Community recycling facilities at Willowby are under review after household rubbish was dumped there twice in the past four weeks.

The facility is near Longbeach School and consists of two large skips, clearly marked for recyclable goods only along with glass recycling bins.

Twice in January, Council contractor EnviroWaste has found household rubbish dumped into and alongside the skip bins.

Council’s Infrastructure Services Group Manager Neil McCann said the skip bins with rubbish put in them had to be taken to landfill, because they were contaminated with non-recyclable material.

“Taking a bin such as this to landfill has cost ratepayers about $1000. It appears as if someone has just dumped their rubbish there, which is really disappointing considering a good many other people manage to do it correctly.”

Most Willowby area residents are now included in Council’s kerbside rubbish and recycling collection, but the community facility has remained open to make it easier for rural residents to use.

“We might have to consider installing a security camera or moving the facility because we don’t want this sort of fly-tipping to become a regular occurrence.”

Recyclable materials include plastics 1, 2 and 5, clean tins and cardboard, and newspapers.

Lids of any size are not acceptable in recycling bins and can only be recycled at the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park.

All rubbish can be dropped off at the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park.