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Dunedin City Council – Kaunihera-a-rohe o Otepoti

Rubbish and recycling

2025/26 (GST Inclusive)

Waste and Environmental Solutions

Transfer Stations without weighbridge – Small Vehicle Charges - General Solid Waste (includes ETS)
Non-Council Refuse bag – per bag (max size 80 litres) $5.20
Car – small load $27.00
Car – large load $65.00
Wool pack per pack or part pack $27.00
Wheelie Bin per bin or part bin $27.00
Station wagon – small load $52.00
Station wagon – large load $102.00
Cars and single axle trailers, vans and utes – small load $66.00
Cars and single axle trailers, vans and utes  – medium load $90.00
Cars and single axle trailers, vans and utes – large load $123.00
Transfer Stations without weighbridge – Small Vehicle Charges (excludes ETS)
Clay cover (per cubic metre) $16.50
Cleanfill (per cubic metre - dry) $21.50
Rubble (per cubic metre) $31.50
Car tyres – each $6.00
Transfer Stations without weighbridge - Vegetation for composting only (excludes ETS)
Car – small load 100% vegetation $9.00
Car – large load 100% vegetation $24.00
Wool pack 100% vegetation $9.00
Wheelie Bin per bin 100% vegetation $9.00
Station wagon – small load 100% vegetation $14.00
Station wagon – large load 100% vegetation $35.00
Van or Ute, Car with single axle trailer - 100% vegetation (small load) $22.00
Van or Ute, Car with single axle trailer, 100% vegetation $44.00
Green Island Transfer Station – General Solid Waste (includes ETS)
General Solid Waste per 50kg (or part thereof) $16.00
Green Island Transfer Station – Vegetation for composting only (excludes ETS)
100% vegetation per 50kg (or part thereof) $5.00
Green Island Transfer Station / Landfill – Large Vehicle Charges (excludes ETS)
Clean fill per tonne (dry)  $21.50
Clean fill minimum charge (dry) $21.50
Clay cover per tonne $16.50
Clay minimum charge $16.50
Cover per tonne $16.50
Cover minimum charge $16.50
Rubble per tonne $31.50
Rubble minimum charge $31.50
Middlemarch and Waikouaiti Landfill – Large Vehicle Charges (includes ETS)
General solid waste minimum charge $128.00
General solid waste per cubic metre  $128.00
Middlemarch and Waikouaiti Transfer Stations – Large Vehicle Charges (excludes ETS)
Vegetation for composting -  per cubic metre $75.00
Vegetation for composting - minimum charge $75.00
Green Island Transfer Station / Landfill - Special/hazardous waste
Sludges and liquids (solids content at least 20%) per 50kg (or part thereof) $21.55
Sludges and liquids (solids content less than 20%) per 50kg (or part thereof) $24.50
Animals remains/asbestos including high contaminated soil per 50kg (or part thereof) $21.55
Green Island Transfer Station / Landfill - Special/hazardous waste (excludes ETS)
Non Hazardous tanker waste per 50kg (or part thereof) $8.10
Foundry sands per 50kg (or part thereof) $6.50
Contaminated soil (low level) per 50kg (or part thereof) $6.50
Tyres (bulk loads) per 50kg (or part thereof) $36.00
Oil (per litre) $1.50
Household chemicals (inclusive of  car - small load fee) $18.00
Gas bottles (each) $15.00
Green Island Transfer Station - e-Waste at the Recycling centre
As per recovery costs
After Hours Opening Fee (excludes ETS)
Opening Fee - After Hours $468.00
Booth operation costs – per hour (plus any additional machine fees) After hours $95.00
Public weigh (weigh only)  $11.00
Other charges
Bokashi - 10lt bin $37.00
Bokashi - 15lt bin $40.00
Bokashi - Zing - bag $7.20
Bokashi - Replacement lid $5.20
Blue glass bin  $15.00
Kerbside bin (additional bin/replacement bin/change of bin size) – delivery & administration fee  $32.50
Mixed recycling bin - annual service charge (additional bin) $50.00
Optional garden waste bin - annual service charge $92.00

Waste and Environmental Solutions

Littering Offences and Infringement (set by the Litter Compliance Policy 2024)
Infringement First Offence Second or Subsequent Offence
Household rubbish deposited in public litter bins or public space recycling bins will be treated as litter $100.00 $400.00
A single item of litter, or less than 1 litre, left in a public space, or on private land without the occupier’s consent  $100.00 $200.00
Litter, of more than 1 litre and less than or equal to 40 litres*  $150.00 $400.00
Litter, or more than 40 litres and less than 240 litres**  $250.00 $400.00
Litter, of more than 240 litres, left in a public space, or on private land without the occupier’s consent***  $400.00 $400.00
Dangerous litter or offensive litter left in a public place, or on private land, without the occupier’s consent  $400.00 $400.00
* Single item or small scale litter offence i.e. less than the volume of blue glass recycling bin
** Medium scale litter offence i.e. less than the volume of a yellow-lidded kerbside mixed recycling bin
*** Large scale litter offence, in these cases the Litter Control Officer will make a judgement as to whether to apply a fine or pursue a prosecution through the courts.

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