Hazardous waste

The EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centres(external link) accept the following items:

• LPG gas bottles, helium gas bottles, butane camping gas canisters CO2 cylinders, nitrous oxide canisters and aerosol cans
• All vehicle batteries, household batteries, power-tool batteries
• Fire extinguishers
• Used engine oil, unwanted cooking oil
• Liquid chemicals
• Dry chemicals
• Household cleaners
• Paints and associated painting solvents
• Fireworks
• Refrigerators and freezers
• Garden pesticides and agrichemicals
• Cooking oil

Open 7 days, 7am to 4.30pm:

• Styx Mill EcoDrop recycling centre: 76 Styx Mill Road, Redwood(external link)
• Metro place EcoDrop recycling centre: Metro Place, Bromley(external link)
• Parkhouse Road EcoDrop recycling centre: 25 Parkhouse Road, Wigram (external link)

Domestic quantities only.

• Hazardous waste from any business or commercial site.
• Medical waste. For medicine and sharps (needles and insulin pens) visit CDHB(external link) and for all other medical waste visit Interwaste(external link).
• Ammunition and firearms. Contact the Police Arms Office(external link).
• Explosives. Don't touch, leave the area and call 111 to report these to Police(external link). 
• Flares. Contact your local marine equipment supplier or Police(external link) on 105. For advice visit CoastGuard(external link). 
• Asbestos and products containing asbestos.

For more information, go to the EcoCentral website(external link).

Batteries contain numerous components that are bad for the environment. If put in wheelie bins, batteries can potentially harm staff and members of the public.

Collecting batteries before they deteriorate means they can be recycled appropriately, saving valuable components for reuse and reducing the risk to people and the environment.

Find a battery recycling station(external link). 

1. Soak - Completely submerge fireworks in a bucket of water. Allow to soak overnight.
2. Wrap - Double wrap the soaked fireworks in plastic wrap or plastic bags so they do not dry out.
3. Dispose - Place wrapped bags in the red bin.

Alternatively, you can drop these off at an EcoDrop Resource Recovery Centre(external link).