Rubbish & Recycling Fees

Please note: an additional fee will be charged if paying by credit card or paywave. Manawatu District Council does not receive any part of this fee.

Fee Description Fee ($)
Refuse Bag Charges
Official refuse bags if purchased from Council 2.40
Non-Council rubbish bags - 60 litre volume or weight limit 10 kg 3.80

Refuse Transfer Stations and Bulk Collection Charges

General Refuse
Wheelie Bin 15.70
Small load (car boot) 55.40
Medium load - ute or trailer load (up to 350 kg) 97.38
Large load (351 to 500 kg) 138.40
Trucks and loads over 500 kg (per tonne) 275.80
Commercial waste operators (per tonne) 302.10
Concrete with no reinforcing steel (per tonne) 56.80
Greenwaste
Refuse bag (each) - 60 litre 1.05
Wheelie Bin 3.20
Small load (car boot) 3.20
Medium load - Ute load (up to 350 kg) 10.60
Large load (351 to 500 kg) 22.10
Trucks over 500 kg (per tonne) 43.00
Recycling at recycling centres (Council listed items)
Purchase of additional recycling bin 120L (includes kerbside collection) 135.00
Purchase of additional recycling bin 240L (includes kerbside collection) 163.00
Purchase of recycling of glass crate (includes kerbside collection) 54.00
Other Charges (each item)
Hazardous waste (household quantities 20 litres or 20 kg - Feilding only)  
Fridges and Freezers - de-gassed 28.00
Whiteware - except refrigeration 18.50
Microwave/small appliances 7.00
TV - CRT 34.00
TV - LCD and Plasma 19.00
Monitors 19.00
E-Waste (Desktop/Fax/Scanners/Printers/UPS) 19.00
E-Waste (VCR)9.50
Photocopier - small to medium 31.00
Photocopier - large 60.00
Tyres - car 9.50
Tyres - 4x4 9.50
Tyres - light truck less than 50 kg 14.00
Tyres - long haul vehicle 28.50
Tyres - tractor 105.00
Automotive oil - over 20 litres (per litre in excess of 20 litres) 1.15
Gas bottles 6.00
Fluorescent tubes 1.05
Eco bulbs 1.05
PCB (per kg) 75.44
Paint 4 litre pail 3.50
Paint 10 litre and over 6.50
Waste Collectors (per year) 691.77
Donated Goods Container, per year (1-20 containers) 359.47
Donated Goods Container (Over 20 rate, each, in addition to the set fee of $359.47) 16.81
Fly Tipping
Deposited litter of quantities up to 20 litres in a public place 400.00
Deposited litter of quantities up to 20 litres on private land without consent of owner 400.00
Deposited litter of quantities 20 litres to 120 litres in a public place 400.00
Deposited litter of quantities 20 litres to 120 litres on private land without the consent of the owner 400.00
Deposited litter of quantities greater than 120 litres in a public place 400.00
Deposited litter of quantities greater than 120 litres on private land without the consent of the owner 400.00
Deposited hazardous waste in a public place 400.00
Deposited hazardous waste on private land without the consent of the owner 400.00