Collection - Grey District Council

Goal

To provide roadside refuse collection in urban areas and refuse disposal facilities (tips and skips) throughout the district for the sustainable management of public health and the environment.

Nature and Scope of Activity

The council provides a roadside domestic refuse collection for about 4,800 properties.

For any issues regarding a missed collection, please contact Council's contractor on 03 768 4058.

New Refuse Collection system

In order to make the cost of refuse disposal more equitable ie, those who produce the most pay the most, Council introduced the following changes to the collection system effective from 1 July 2007:

· Residential properties on the collection route will be issued with 104 plastic ties to tie around the neck of refuse bags each year. Those properties putting out more than 104 bags per year can purchase additional ties from Council offices and approved outlets at $2.10 each.

· Commercial properties that currently receive two collections per week will receive 208 ties per year. Those putting out more than 208 bags per year can purchase additional ties from Council offices and approved outlets at $2.10 each.

· Only standard refuse bags (approx 800mm length by 350mm wide) from retail outlets or Council will be accepted for pick up.

· The weight limit is 15kg per bag.

· Bags must be out by 8am on collection day.

· Bags without the official ties will be left with a sticker placed on them reminding the property owner of collection conditions.

· Overweight bags will be left and stickers placed on them reminding the property owner of collection conditions.

· Council will phase out the selling of refuse bags

The following can be recycled in the Grey District:

· Cardboard, Newspaper and magazines via the following outlets

Blue Bins – Corner of Preston Road and Steer Avenue

McLean’s Landfill

Moana Resource Centre

Blackball Resource Centre

Nelson Creek Resource Centre

· Tin Cans

McLean’s Landfill

Moana Resource Centre

Blackball Resource Centre

Nelson Creek Resource Centre

· Aluminium Cans

McLean’s Landfill

Moana Resource Centre

Blackball Resource Centre

Nelson Creek Resource Centre

The Warehouse Carpark

Local Schools

South Island Metal Exchange – Preston Road

Hunt Scrap Metal – Turumaha Street

At present glass and plastic cannot be recycled in the Grey District. Please remove the top and squash all plastic containers prior to disposal in your bag.

Composting – Organic kitchen waste can be composted with garden waste. Kitchen waste usually make up 20% of refuse so composting is an effective way of reducing your waste disposal quantity.

Day + Frequency	Area
MONDAY (weekly – as at present)	The area south of the South Beach overhead bridge to the Taramakau River bridges including Paroa, Gladstone, Camerons and Rutherglen / Marsden rural collection including Boddytown.
TUESDAY (weekly – as at present)	Town area from, and including, Brunner/Heaphy Streets, Bridge Street, Geraldine Street, Josephine Street, Bidgood Street, Lydia Street, Kilgour Road, Tindale Street, Devon Street, Perotti Street, Nancarrow Street and Winnie Street. Runanga, Dunollie, Rapahoe, Coast Road to Punakaiki, south of river bridge.
WEDNESDAY (weekly – as at present)	South of Heaphy/Brunner Streets, (excluding these streets from Bridge Street to Winnie Street as above). Includes Arnott Heights, Karoro.
THURSDAY (weekly – as at present)	Greymouth business area; Blaketown, Cobden including North Beach. Omoto area, Kaiata including Clifton Road and Omoto Valley Road.
FRIDAY (weekly – as at present)	Grey Valley, both sides of the Grey River, includes Blackball, Moonlight, Atarau, Waipuna, Totara Flat, Ahaura, Taylorville from State Highway 6 turnoff to Stillwater bridge, Nelson Creek, Ngahere and areas in between, Dobson & Stillwater (to Kokiri meatworks).