Household Quantities

All transfer stations provide a "drop-off" for household quantities only of hazardous materials.

Examples

• Paint
• Eco bulbs
• Car and truck batteries
• Household or garden chemicals
• Escrap
• Waste oil (not accepted at Pleasant Point)
• Gas cylinders: All types to be dropped off at transfer station hazardous goods sheds

Quantities

• Liquids - up to 20 litres
• Solids - up to 20 kilograms

For larger quantities, phone 03 687 7200 for advice or referrals.

Cost

Only TVs and CRT screens incur a charge. All other items are at no cost.

Contacts

Chemwaste - a division of EnviroNZ: Provide collection, treatment and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. A division of Envirowaste Technical Services Ltd. Contact Rupinder Brar (03 384 5435) - Area Manager South Island.

Interwaste: International Waste Ltd: For collection and disposal of  dental amalgam, X Ray and photographic film and fluid; medical, sharps, pharmaceutical and quarantine waste materials. Phone 0800 102 131

Waste Management Technical Services: Phone 0800 835 645.

Asbestos Removal

There are specific requirements for the disposal of Asbestos at Redruth and it is recommended that an Asbestos Removal Specialist is used.

Please refer to the attached information provided by Worksafe.

https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/topic-and-industry/asbestos

Last updated: 01 May 2024