Rubbish bags and collection

One of the new red rubbish bags out on the kerb for collection.

Find out where to buy rubbish bags, and how to make the most of our weekly collection service.

Is your usual collection day on Friday?

There is no collection on Good Friday, 29 March. We'll pick it up the next day instead, Saturday 30 March. Or, you can take your Council rubbish bags to the Enviro NZ transfer station on Matthews Ave free of charge.

Please put your bags, crates and bins out on the kerb by 7.30am.

Easter Monday collections will happen as usual. 

Recycling centres opening hours


Ferguson Street Awapuni
Good Friday (Friday 7th April)  Closed Closed
Saturday  (Saturday 8th April) 8am – 4.30pm
7.30am – 4.30pm
Easter Sunday (Sunday 9th April)
10am – 3pm
12pm – 4pm 
Easter Monday (Monday 10th April)
10am – 3pm 12pm – 4pm

Ashhurst Transfer Station will not be affected by the Easter period.

Please note that due to Easter trading restrictions, we can't sell compost or mulch on Easter Sunday.

One of the new red rubbish bags out on the kerb for collection.

Our rubbish bags are changing to the colour red.

We provide a weekly collection service for rubbish in official Palmerston North City Council bags. You can put out as many Council rubbish bags as you like, but rubbish in unofficial bags won't be collected.

Please be aware that we are slowly switching our kākāriki (green) rubbish bags for whero (red). You can read more about those changes here: Whero is red for rubbish

Council rubbish bags come in two sizes:

  • 40 litres (maximum cost of $2.20 each)
  • 60 litres (maximum cost of $2.90 each)
  • The maximum cost for 5 x 40-litre bags is $11.00, and the maximum cost for 5 x 60-litre bags is $14.50.

Our rubbish and recycling collection service operates every weekday except Good Friday and Christmas Day. If your collection day falls on one of these two days, we'll pick it up the following Saturday. Can't wait that long or going away? You can drop off your Council rubbish bag at the Envirowaste transfer station in Matthews Ave for no extra charge.