REthink your REcycling
Changes to our recycling services at the Waitaki Resource Recovery Park in Oamaru.
So what has happened?
The Waitaki Resource Recovery Park (WRRP) has been proudly supporting Oamaru in responsible waste management since 2003. Unfortunately, external factors have now forced us to make some changes to what materials our facility can and can’t accept until further notice.
Recycling the WRRP accepts:
Plastics
Types 1 & 2
(Domestic General – excludes industrial or farm plastics)
See through PET plastic bottles. We can only accept bottles such as soda, juice, and water bottles.
Harder, less flexible plastic. We accept all type 2 plastic including all milk and cream bottles, shampoo and detergent bottles.
Paper & Cardboard
All paper including magazine, newspaper, flyers. Brown Paper and cardboard should be separated and flattened where possible.
Glass
Unbroken, clean glass bottles and jars.
Steel & Aluminium
All clean steel and aluminium cans, lids, foil, pie trays and aluminum trays.
Other Material
We also accept cooking oils, used motor oil, batteries, cell phones and chargers, printer cartridges, fluorescent tubes, and low energy light bulbs.
Items the WRRP does not accept as recycling:
Plastics
Types 3 to 7
Chemical dispensers, packaging, plumbing pipes, carpet backing.
Cling film such as Glad Wrap, squeezable bottles, bread and frozen food bags.
Yoghurt and margarine containers, straws, medicine bottles.
Meat trays, plastic cutlery, polystyrene, toys.
Sports bottles, baby bottles, lids, oven bags.
Glass
Window glass, Light bulbs, Drinking glasses/crystal, Ceramics can not be recycled and will be treated as rubbish
Thank you for continuing to do your bit for our town and planet.
Opening Hours
Drop-off facility
Monday to Friday: 9am – 4.30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10am – 4pm
Closed Public Holidays.
Get Sorted Shop
Tuesday & Thursday: 9am – 4.30 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 4 pm
Closed Mondays, Wednesdays,
Fridays, and Public Holidays.
Tell us how you manage your waste.
Fill out our form to help us understand the districts waste needs.
If you have any questions regarding this change, please contact us:
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