Northland Regional Council operates a free monthly hazardous waste collection day at Re:Sort.
For more information on what you can and cannot get rid of, please follow the link below.
Household hazardous waste disposal (nrc.govt.nz)
The collection days are for domestic hazardous waste, in household quantities only (up to a maximum container size of 20 litres). Businesses can contact NRC to find out about options for the disposal or treatment of their hazardous waste. Alternatively, they can bring their hazardous waste to the collection days and will be on-charged for the disposal costs.
2022 hazardous waste collection dates (between 8:00am and 12:00pm)
- 18 January 2022
- 15 February 2022
- 15 March 2022
- 19 April 2022
- 17 May 2022
- 21 June 2022
What products are classed as hazardous?
A product is considered hazardous, and must be disposed of as such, if it is:
- flammable
- toxic
- explosive
- corrosive
- radioactive
Hazardous products commonly found in the home include:
- paint
- pool chemicals
- disinfectants
- drain cleaners
- gas cylinders
- batteries
- acids
- garden sprays and
- insect baits.