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Waste and Recycling Resources

  • Labelling Your Bins

    Clear bin labelling takes the guesswork out of recycling and helps everyone sort waste correctly.

    WM New Zealand will supply your bins with the appropriate labels as part of your service. To support correct use, we’ve also developed a range of recycling posters to be placed near internal bins to guide your team.

    How to get bin labels or posters

    If you require bin labels or recycling posters, please contact your WM New Zealand sales or operational representative. They will ensure you receive the most up‑to‑date, approved materials relevant to your site and region.

    Recycling acceptance criteria can differ by region, so this process helps ensure the information you receive is accurate for your location.

    Available poster types include:

    • General Waste
    • Cardboard
    • Paper
    • Food Waste
    • Food Waste (Hawke’s Bay)
    • Garden Waste
    • Polystyrene (Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin, Queenstown)
    • Plastic Wrap
    • Glass: Brown
    • Glass: Clear
    • Glass: Green
    • Glass: Mixed

    Recycling streams by region:

    • Commercial Combo Recycling (Christchurch only)
    • Recycling: Cans & Plastic (Kerikeri, Waikato, Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatāne, Taupō, Gisborne, Napier/Hastings, New Plymouth, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Horowhenua/Kāpiti, Wellington, Blenheim, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin)
    • Recycling: Glass, Cans & Plastic (Whangārei, Auckland)
    • Recycling: Glass, Cans, Cardboard, Paper & Plastic (Christchurch)
    • Recycling: Cans, Paper, Cardboard & Plastic (Nelson, Queenstown)
  • Recycling Videos

    Our sustainability experts have created a video training series to help your business minimise contamination and maximise resource recovery. In these short videos, you’ll learn about:

    • Acceptance criteria per recycling service
    • Correct WM New Zealand bin to use
    • Correct WM New Zealand label to showcase on or above the bin
    • Common items that cause contamination

    Watch the videos here

  • Recycling Destinations

    After we collect your recycling, we process as much as possible right here in New Zealand. This keeps carbon emissions low and means we are building a strong circular economy in Aotearoa. When there isn’t an option to recycle locally, we’ll send materials overseas – but only to companies we trust and have long-standing relationships with.

    Here’s a simple diagram that shows where your recycling is going. See the full PDF here.