Council Services

Refuse/Recycle

All householders (urban and rural) in Upper Hutt have the availability of a weekly household kerbside refuse and recyclables collection service. 

For business in the Central Business District of the City a bi-weekly service is available being Tuesday and Friday mornings.  This also includes the maintenance of street litterbins.

Public Holiday Collections

Refuse and recycling will be collected on all statutory holidays where these fall on a weekday except:
 

• Good Friday
• Christmas Day
• New Years Day

On these three days refuse and recycling will be collected on the following day, except where Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Years Day fall on a Friday where refuse will be collected on the preceding day.

Rubbish Bags

The refuse collection service is funded by a user pays system where by the contractor provides Council specified refuse bags which are bought by the users from retail outlets as and when required.  Upper Hutt City Council rubbish bags are coloured green and can be purchased from local supermarkets and dairies.

Silverstream Landfill

Urban household and central city waste and recycling collection services are carried out by contract.  Local people and businesses are able to use the Silverstream Landfill, which is owned by the Hutt City Council but jointly operated on behalf of Hutt City and Upper Hutt City Councils.

	Silverstream Landfill - Opening Hours Silverstream Landfill - Charges

Solid Waste Bylaw 2005

The purpose of this bylaw is to ensure that refuse is collected and disposed of in the interests of public health and to ensure that any obstruction of streets is kept to a minimum.

Solid Waste Bylaw 2005 (pdf 20K)