Event Recycling Bins

Collect the bins and trailer from Henderson Road Transfer Station, 121 Henderson Road, Flaxmere. Our staff will meet you at the agreed weekday collection time. You can return the bins and trailer anytime within opening hours (Monday-Saturday, 7.45am-4.30pm and Sunday 9.45am-4.30pm).

You can hire up to eight bins. As our aim is divert waste from landfill, you should hire more recycling and food scrap bins than rubbish bins. If you need more bins have a chat with us. There is no minimum number of bins.

Yes. The trailer has been designed just for these bins. It means you can transport them and the signage safely without risking spilling the bins on your journey.

This will depend on the contamination levels of what you’ve collected. If everything is clean, then yes, it’ll be sent off for recycling. If it’s too dirty and unable to be processed, we won’t be able to recycle it. We strongly recommend (if possible), having staff or volunteers stationed at the bins for the full duration of your event. This helps keep contamination rates low so that items can be recycled/composted. We will give you an information sheet for staff/volunteers about what can go in each bin.

We need at least two weeks’ notice for bookings. We recommend contacting us as soon as you know about your event, to secure the dates you need. Contact our team via reducewaste@hdc.govt.nz for availability.

We may not be able to collect the bins that evening, but should be able to arrange collection the next suitable day.

Maximum hire is four days. We need to have them available for other groups to use.

The dimensions of the trailer are 1500mm wide x 3000mm length, with a 1500mm high cage. A 1, 7/8” tow ball is required. Vehicles towing the trailer will require a towbar with a tow rating of 2000kg or greater.

See NZTA’s guide to safe loading and towing for light vehicles. 

If you can’t get access to a tow bar, you’ll need to look at option C, where we deliver/collect the trailer for you.

Think about what types of waste/products will be at your event and what your goals are. Our team can help you choose the right bins for your event. Email reducewaste@hdc.govt.nz.

As long as the trailer and bins come back undamaged, yes. It can take a few days to process the refund.

The bond has been set up to cover any damage to the bins, trailer or signs. The service costs cover staff time and resources for sorting recycling and delivering/collecting the trailer.

No. We suggest groups check their organisation’s insurance policy, and recommend that your organisation has insurance to tow trailers, as domestic vehicle policies do not cover accidents whilst towing hire trailers. More detail on liability is in our ‘terms and conditions of hire’. More detail on liability is in our terms & conditions of hire.