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          Resource Recovery Parks

           

          Resource Recovery parks operate at Ashburton and Rakaia and an inert material and greenwaste drop-off facility operates at Methven. The Ashburton Resource Recovery Park also has a dedicated Eco Education Centre that organizes a variety of educational activities. 

          Ashburton Resource Recovery Park

          Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm
          Saturday 9 am – 5 pm
          Sunday 1 pm – 5 pm

          Rakaia Resource Recovery Park

          Monday 10 am – 12pm
          Wednesday 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm
          Friday 2 pm – 4 pm
          Saturday 9 am – 3 pm

          Methven Greenwaste and Inorganic material drop off facility

          Wednesday 2 pm – 4 pm
          Sunday 12pm – 4 pm

          Resource Recovery Parks are closed on: New Years Day, Waitangi Day, Easter Friday, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Queens Birthday, Labour Day, Canterbury Anniversary Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

          Drop Off Facilities

          Drop off facility in Methven for household items to be reused

          Friday - 2 pm – 4 pm
          Saturday - 10 am – 12 pm

          There are also 10 unmanned recycling drop-off depots:

          Willowby - Longbeach Rd (beside the school)

          Mt Somers - Hoods Rd (behind Mt Somers Tavern)

          Methven - Methven Chertsey Road and Line Road

          Mayfield - Arundel Rakaia Gorge Rd (beside Mayfield Tavern)

          Staveley - Behind the Hall

          Hinds - Behind Hinds Tavern

          Rangitata Huts - Wrens Road

          Haketere Huts - River Road

          Pendarves - Chertsey Kyle Road

          South Rakaia Huts

           

          The following items are accepted at the unmanned drop-off depots:

          ·         Aluminium and tin/steel cans

          ·         Flattened cardboard

          ·         Glass containers (rinsed)

          ·         All paper

           

          For more information

          Contact our Solid Waste Manager on (03) 307 7700.

           

          Links:
           

           Transfer Station / Landfill Fees

           Reducing street litter and papers in landfill

           Resource Recovery Parks


          Ashburton District Council PO Box 94, Ashburton 7740, New Zealand Telephone: +64 3 307 7700 Fax: +64 3 308 1836 Email: info@adc.govt.nz
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