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EcoShop
191 Blenheim Rd, Riccarton
03 941 7513
This retail outlet receives material from the EcoDrops, checks it for safety and retails these items to the public, thereby diverting material from landfill.

MOLTEN MEDIA TRUST
8B Wordsworth Street, Sydenham,
Christchurch 8023
Monday to Friday – 9AM until 2PM
A registered charity which promotes ethical recycling of electronic equipment

For more information on recycling and waste facilities in Chrischurch, including opening hours and fees, see below.

EcoDrop
25 Parkhouse Rd, Wigram
03-941 7513
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EcoDrop Metro
40 Metro Pl, Bromley
03-941 7513
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EnviroWaste Services
190 Maces Rd, Bromley
03-349 7059
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Styx Mill EcoDrop
76 Styx Mill Rd, Casebrook
03-941 7513

Waste Management
301 Marshs Rd, Hornby South
0800 101 010
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Recycling Top Tips

A list of 10 handy tips to help you bin good.

Tip #1 Soft plastics – any plastic you can easily scrunch or bend in your hand, like plastic bags, cling film, courier bags, bubble wrap, chip packets, frozen food bags, biscuit trays, sushi trays, bread bags, chocolate bar wrappers and plastic ties – need to go in the red bin.

Tip #2 Bottle tops and lids of ANY kind should go in the red bin. They’re made from a different material and if they are in the yellow bin they will contaminate the recycling.

Tip #3 Food-soiled cardboard and paper, such as pizza boxes, fish ‘n’ chip paper, burger bags and paper towels, should go in the green bin.

Tip #4 Hard plastic bottles and containers numbered 1 through to 7 can go in the yellow bin. However, they need to be bigger in size than an individual yoghurt pot but smaller than three litres to get through our automated sorting plant. Don’t squash them or bag them up. Make sure you clean them and remove the lids.

Tip #5 Bags and packaging that are bio-degradable or compostable don’t break-down within the 12 weeks it takes us to turn the contents of your green wheelie bin into compost so they need to be home composted or disposed of in the red bin.

Tip #6 Cartons that hold liquid or food – like juice, yoghurt, soy milk or milk cartons – can’t be accepted for recycling. They need to go in the red bin.

Tip #7 Drink cans and metal tins are the only metal items that can go in your yellow bin. Remember to give them a quick rinse and make sure they are loose in the bin. Any other metal items might cause breakdowns in the machinery at our processing facility. If you want to get rid of metal tools, kitchen pots and pans, or household appliances you can drop them off for free at one of our three EcoDrop recycling centres where they can be reused at the Ecoshop or salvaged as scrap metal.

Tip #8 Polystyrene - whether it is in the shape of meat trays or packaging peanuts - needs to go in your red bin.

Tip #9 Clean cardboard and paper, including glossy paper, needs to be the size of an envelope or larger to go in the yellow bin. If it is smaller it can go in the green bin. If you can remove any packaging tape around the cardboard, we would appreciate it but it’s not essential.

Tip #10 Any paper or cardboard that has a coating to waterproof it, like disposable coffee cups and till receipts, need to go in the red bin because they cannot be recycled.

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