Bin collection days for every Taupō suburb, what goes in each bin, and where to drop off everything else.
Taupō's kerbside service is a green recycling bin, a black glass bin and rubbish in bags with a pre-paid orange sticker, all collected every week. Here is how to find your collection day, what goes in each bin, and where to take everything else.
Have your bins out by 7.30am on collection day, close to the kerb and clear of the footpath. A few streets differ from the rest of their suburb, so check your exact address with the council’s lookup.
Plastics marked 1, 2 and 5 from kitchen, bathroom and laundry
Aluminium and tin cans, including pet food
Flattened cardboard, up to banana box size
Newspapers, magazines and junk mail
Pizza boxes, scraps removed
Clean paper and envelopes
No
Plastics 3, 4, 6 and 7
Caps and lids, including ice cream lids
Containers over 4 litres
Items smaller than 5cm by 5cm
Soft plastics, foil and aerosol cans
Cartons and takeaway cups
Tissues, paper towels and dirty paper plates
Plant pots and plastic toys
Rinse items and don't fill above the top.
Black binGlass · every week
Yes
Whole glass bottles and jars, empty and rinsed
No
Broken glass (wrap it, put it in your rubbish)
Window glass, drinking glasses and vases
Cookware, ceramics and light bulbs
Lids and caps
Glass in cardboard boxes
Keep glass separate from other recycling.
Rubbish bag with orange stickerRubbish · every week
Yes
Any bag up to 60 litres with an orange sticker
Yellow Enviro NZ prepaid bags
Polystyrene, nappies and wet wipes
Plastics 3, 4, 6 and 7, lids and caps
Broken glass and sharp items, wrapped
Cold ashes, sweepings and bones
No
Hot ashes
Garden waste
Hazardous waste
Recycling
Bags over 60 litres
Orange stickers are $3 each.
Drop-off points
Broadlands Road Landfill and Resource Recovery Centre
132 Broadlands Road, Taupō
Sep to Apr: Mon to Fri 8am to 5.30pm, weekends and public holidays 8am to 6pm. May to Aug: closes 30 minutes earlier. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday, and until 1pm on Anzac Day.
Free recycling, glass and e-wasteFree batteries, paint and whitewareStickered bags free, others $3Rubbish and green waste (charged)Reuse shop on siteCard only, no cashDirections →
Tūrangi Transfer Station
62 Te Rangitukehu Street, Tūrangi
Sep to Apr: daily 8am to 5.30pm. May to Aug: daily 8am to 4.30pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday, and until 1pm on Anzac Day.
Rubbish and stickered bagsGreen wasteRecycling and glassFree household batteriesReusable goods and furnitureDirections →
Kinloch Transfer Station
780 Whangamata Road, Kinloch
Oct to Apr: Tue to Sun 11am to 3pm, and daily 10.30am to 4pm from 15 Dec to 11 Jan. May to Sep: Tue to Fri 11am to 1pm, weekends 11am to 3pm. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday, and until 1pm on Anzac Day.
Recycling and glassFree household batteriesGreen wasteRubbish (charged)Directions →
Other transfer stations (3)
Mangakino Transfer Station Rubbish, Green waste, Recycling
Omori/Kuratau Transfer Station Rubbish, Green waste, Recycling
Whareroa Transfer Station Rubbish, Green waste, Recycling
Orange stickers are $3 each from council customer service centres and other outlets. There is no limit on how many stickered bags you put out. Two small bags tied together, up to 30 litres, need half a sticker.
Is there a garden waste collection?
No, and garden waste can't go in your rubbish bag. Take it to Broadlands Road, where green waste is $8 minimum or $80 a tonne.
What if my bin is lost or I need another?
Each household gets one green and one black bin, replaced free if lost or stolen. Extra bins are $10 from customer service centres in Taupō, Tūrangi and Mangakino.
Bin rules and drop-off points from the Taupō District Council website. Collection zones: Taupō District Council open data, CC BY 4.0. Checked 22 October 2026.
