Refuse Transfer Stations

Some RTS sites may close due to storm related issues.

Friday 3 February

Update on RTS sites as of 9:30am

Tairua – Open from 9.00am

Whitianga – Open from 8.30am

Thames – Open from 8.30am

Whangamata –Open from 8.30am

Coromandel – Open from 9.30am

Pauanui – Due to open at 12.30pm

Matarangi – Due to open at 12.30pm

This may be subject to change at short notice due to weather conditions and road closures.  Please keep an eye on our Facebook page and this website page for the latest updates. 

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Our Refuse Transfer Stations don't take cash for payment, but welcome Eftpos, debit and credit cards. The move to going cashless is helping us streamline our service and keep our team members and customers safe. 

Phone: 07 866 7616

 

Phone: 07 866 5427 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials accepted at your local RTS

In addition to ordinary household waste;

• Car Batteries
• Dry Cell Batteries
• Fluorescent Tubes/Energy Saving Bulbs
• Used Engine oils in household quantities
• LPG bottles
• Old Flares/EPIRBs
• Hazardous/chemical waste in domestic quantities, garden pesticides etc.
• Paint in household quantities

Please hand these items in at the RTS for appropriate disposal - do not place them in the general rubbish pit.

Materials not handled by your local RTS

• Clean fill, hard fill, trees, stumps etc.
• Offal, dead stock / large animals
• Bulk liquids
• Radioactive wastes
• Explosives
• PCB wastes
• Asbestos or products containing asbestos
• Fuel, more than 2 litres
• All timber lengths of 1.2 metres and over will not be accepted
• E-waste such as old computers, tablets and mobile phones. The Seagull Centre in Thames will take these for a koha to help cover the cost of recycling them

 

Fees and Charges