Matamata-Piako District Council has a weekly rubbish and recycling collection service for 9250 households and businesses in the district. If you are unsure whether the collection includes your property phone Customer Services on 0800 746 467.

Properties that are rated for refuse will receive a voucher with their rates notice once a year entitling them to 52 rubbish bags, which can be collected from the Council office. Further rubbish bags can be purchased from Council offices for $3.00 each.

Your rubbish and recycling collection includes:

• Your black rubbish bags, which are collected weekly. Your rubbish bags are for anything that should go to landfill (so try not to put anything in here that could be recycled)
• Your green crate (for glass only), which is collected fortnightly
• Your wheelie bin (for all other recyclables) which is also collected fortnightly

Collection days

The collection days are:

• Thursday: Te Aroha township (rubbish collected weekly, recycling collected in week 2)
• Friday: Matamata, Waharoa, Walton, Tamihana (rubbish collected weekly, recycling collected in week 2)
• Friday: Morrinsville, Waihou, Waitoa, Mangateparu, Tahuna (rubbish collected weekly, recycling collected in week 1)

View collection map

View the recycling calendar (pdf, 9.8mb)

The rules

To help with the rubbish collection and ensure your rubbish is picked up, please:

• Place bags and bins on kerbside by 7.30am on your collection day, ensuring they can be easily seen from the road
• Place your bin at least half a metre from other objects (this is so the wheelie bin truck can empty it)
• Make sure you use only offical Matamata-Piako District Council rubbish bags (20kg max per bag)
• Make sure your rubbish bag is tied up at the top
• Make sure your wheelie bin lid is closed
• Do not put out any broken glass