Hazardous
wastes are unwanted chemicals or materials which have dangerous
properties such as corrosiveness, explosiveness, flammability, toxicity,
ecotoxicity or capacity to oxidise.
Household Hazardous Waste
The Council provides Waimakariri residents a free disposal service for domestic quantities
of household hazardous wastes at the drop-off facilities at our
transfer stations.
These
household hazardous wastes (HHW) will be accepted free of charge from
Waimakariri District residents, but we will accept only domestic
quantities - up to 20 litres or 20 kg of any one waste type, and no
containers (bottles, drums, boxes or bags) larger than 20 litres or 20
kg.
When bringing in HHW to the transfer station:
- Please label the contents clearly if you know what the contents are and the original label is unclear
- Make sure that lids fit the containers tightly
- Transport
the containers upright and secured in the boot to that they can’t tip
over and leak (for example, place the containers in a cardboard box or
plastic tray)
- Place any unsound containers in a heavy-duty
plastic bag or bucket (as described above) when they are to be
transported to the transfer station, to prevent leaks in the car.
Hazardous Waste Not Accepted at Drop-off Facility
We will not accept the following at a Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Facility:
- Asbestos
- this can only be disposed of under manifest at the Eco Central
EcoDepot in Bromley. Please contact Eco Central Ltd on (03) 941 7513 for
more details.
- Ammunition or other explosives - if you have such items please contact your nearest Police Station for advice.
- AgChems or farm hazardous waste
(i.e. more than 20 kg or 20 litres of any waste AgChem) - for disposal
of agricultural chemicals, please contact AgRecovery or a hazardous
waste treatment company.
- Empty agricultural chemical containers - please dispose of these at an AgRecovery site or another appropriate facility.
- Commercial hazardous waste
(i.e. more than 20 kg or 20 litres of any one waste) - please contact a
hazardous waste treatment company to arrange disposal of commercial
quantities of hazardous waste.
- Medical waste such as syringes - please ask your doctor or other health professional for advice.
- Medicines - all unused or old medicines can be taken to any pharmacy in the District for free.
Red-zoned Properties
Please dispose of all hazardous waste before leaving your red zone
property. Hazardous waste can be disposed of for free at the Southbrook
Resource Recovery Park.
If residents are physically unable to dispose of the waste themselves
(e.g. elderly, disabled) they are advised to pack the waste in a box or
other container, label it clearly and leave it in a safe, cool, dry and
well ventilated place on their property. Let the Council know what you
have and where you have left it so that we can arrange for its removal.
Disposing of Hazardous Waste in a Rural Area
If you live on a rural property and find a large quantity of
agricultural chemicals when you're cleaning out a shed, please don't
take them to the Council's household hazardous waste drop-off facility.
Contact AgRecovery or another certified waste treatment company.
For detailed information about how Agrecovery can help you deal with persistent waste on your farm or property, please visit www.agrecovery.co.nz
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