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What we accept at the EcoDrops

If you are unsure whether you can dispose of a particular item, please don’t hesitate to ask or feel free to contact us in advance. Our helpful staff are here to assist you when you arrive. We’d also love any commercial volumes of your reusable goods.

Please call us prior to your arrival

Resource Recovery Centres
Each EcoDrop has a designated area that focuses on waste diversion and recycling.

The Resource Recovery Centres accept the following for FREE:
- Reusable goods – furniture, clothing, homeware and kitchenware, sports equipment, tools and garden equipment. More info on our EcoShop page under ‘Curious what you’ll find’.
- Fridges & Whiteware – stoves, fridges, freezers and dryers.
- Batteries – power tool, car and household batteries and vapes.
- Paint.
- Scrap Metal.
- Gas Bottles.
- Heat Pumps & Dehumidifiers.
- Agrichemicals and Household Hazardous Waste.
- E-waste – household and kitchen appliances, wires and cables, laptops, cell phones – NO TV’s or computer monitors unless they are in working condition and can be reused (TV’s must have HDMI port).
- Waste Oils – engine waste oil & cooking oil.
- Tyres: Each customer can drop off a maximum of 5 tyres for free at a time. Tyres must be clean, off rims and truck size or smaller.
Mixed Recycling
- Drop off any recycling to your local EcoDrop.
- Unsure what to take? Check here.

Rubbish, Green Waste, and Other
Rubbish
- Anything that can be placed in your red wheelie bin at home
- Anything non-hazardous that cannot be accepted at our Resource Recovery Centres (RRCs)
Green Waste
- Fresh garden matter
- Branches
- Leaves
- Shrub and hedge trimmings
- Rose prunings
- Lawn clippings
Other
- Hardfill (except Parkhouse Rd. site)
- Soil
- Plasterboard
- Asbestos
  Please take asbestos, correctly wrapped, to our Bromley EcoDrop facility at 40 Metro Place
  Download the Asbestos Acceptance Criteria and Instructions

PRICING

EcoDrop current charges

Effective from 1 July 2024

The full list of current charges, including GST, are below. If you have any questions, ask at the kiosk on the way in and one of our friendly EcoDrop team will help.

General Refuse	$405.75	[Per Tonne]
Minimum charge	$16.20

Green waste	$136.50	[Per Tonne]
Minimum charge	$16.20
Prepaid charge – station wagons/small 4×4′	$16.20
Prepaid charge – cars/hatchbacks	$15.20
Prepaid charge – senior citizens (station wagons / small 4×4’s)	$13.90
Prepaid charge – senior citizens (cars / hatchbacks)	$13.00
Senior citizen discount available on Monday to Friday only & not on public holidays. A senior citizen card or other relevant information may be required.

Asbestos	$660.80	[Per Tonne]
Minimum charge	$52.90
Only accepted at Metro Place site. Only accepted Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 12.00pm & 1.00pm – 4.00pm. Will not be accepted on public holidays or weekends. Must be wrapped according to EcoCentral’s acceptance criteria. Instructions available on request.

Hardfill	$112.30	[Per Tonne]
Minimum charge	$16.20
Only included at Metro Place and Styx Mill Road sites. Includes clean rubble, concrete, bricks, large stones.

Soil	$112.30	[Per Tonne]
Minimum charge	$16.20
Clean top soil – dedicated trailer loads only.

Sorted mixed load	$351.91	[Per Tonne]
Rubbish and mixed load. Loads must contain more than 50% green waste and be easily separable. Mixed load pricing is not available for commercial customers.

Plasterboard	$172.10	[Per Tonne]
Minimum charge	$16.20
Clean plasterboard only.

Rims
Rims	$8.22	[Per Tyre]

Public weigh	$18.20
Price applies per weigh (truck and trailer = 2 weighs)

Polystyrene	$8,451.10	[Per Tonne]
Minimum charge	$253.50

ON SITE GUIDELINES

Please make sure you read and understand the following guidelines before you visit our EcoDrops

Under no circumstances are you to enter the pit area

Children and pets are to remain in your vehicle at all times

No riding in trailers/vehicle trays on site

Only park your vehicle in designated areas or where instructed by our staff

Drive only within the guides marked on the road

Obey all speed limit signs in the EcoDrop areas

Heavy vehicles and machinery operate at each site so be vigilant at all times

Take care when placing objects such as glass into recycling bins

Place your product in the correct container and/or location

If you have any questions, please ask one of our staff members for assistance

Stop by your local EcoDrop to dispose of reusables, recyclables, household hazardous waste, green waste, as well as any rubbish you can’t fit in your red bin.

LOCATIONS

1. Bromley:
Metro Place, Bromley

2. Styx Mill:
76 Styx Mill Road, Redwood

3. Parkhouse Road:
25 Parkhouse Road, Wigram

HOURS

All of our EcoDrops are open daily from 7:00am – 4:30pm

Closed on:
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
New Year’s Day
Good Friday
Anzac Day

SITE MAPS

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Make your EcoDrop visit easy with these simple tips to help plan ahead

Image of EcoDrop customer service person at drive through

1. Before you load your car or trailer, make sure you are familiar with what we accept

2. In order to unload your car in the appropriate order, ensure that hazardous waste, recyclables, and reusables are easily accessible on top. Rubbish will be accessed last

3. Prior to your arrival, get acquainted with your closest EcoDrop by checking out a map of the site – see here

4. When you arrive, head to the Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) to drop off recycling, anything reusable, and hazardous waste for free before you go over the weighbridge

5. Next, drive over the weighbridge and tell our friendly staff what you are dropping off so you can be charged correctly

6. Drop off your green waste in the green waste area and your general rubbish in the pit

7. Finally, go back over the weighbridge and pay for the amount you dropped off

Supporting Cantabrians’ efforts to reduce waste to landfill

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Call Centre: +64 3 941 7513

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