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Colson Rd Regional Landfill

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Opening hours

Opening hours

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm.
Saturday 8.00am to 1.00pm.
Closed Sundays.
Address: Colson Rd, New Plymouth.

Charges

Charges

Charges

The Colson Rd Regional Landfill is a regional facility. It is restricted to accepting refuse that can be landfilled without special procedures. Access is limited to approved customers only.

General rubbish
$46 per tonne (includes clean fill).
Minimum charges: Compactor trucks  $138, other vehicles  $230.

A minimum charge, equivalent to the charge for five tonnes of general refuse, applies except when the refuse is carried in a purpose built refuse compactor vehicle. The minimum charge in this case is equivalent to the charge for three tonnes of general refuse.

General wastes

Accepted wastes

• Municipal or domestic refuse collected for disposal.
• End of life tyres (quartered).
• Non-hazardous commercial and industrial refuse for disposal.  
• Clean fill, if authorised as acceptable by the solid waste officer.Return to top

Special waste

Special wastes

As a class A landfill, the Colson Rd Regional Landfill is able to receive the following special waste:

• Asbestos (acceptable only if provided in accordance with the Asbestos Regulations 1998).
• Confidential documents.
• Small quantities of solids and sludges suitable for co-disposal with municipal refuse.
• Hydrocarbon contaminated material (oily waste material has restricted daily volumes).
• Non hazardous liquid waste and waste from commercial grease interceptors that cannot be disposed of at the wastewater treatment plant.
• Non-hazardous commercial and industrial rubbish.
• Screenings from approved wastewater treatment plants.
• Small quantities of waste products containing potentially hazardous materials that is not likely to have adverse effects when contained within municipal waste.

Controlled wastes will only be accepted if accompanied by documentation showing acceptability. Please contact us for more information.Return to top

Prohibited wastes

• Solid wastes which, following a TCLP test, result in leachate concentrations unacceptable to the Colson Rd Landfill trade waste consent conditions.
• Industrially toxic or chemically hazardous wastes.
• Bulk liquid wastes.
• Medical wastes.
• Explosive, flammable, oxidising, or corrosive substances as defined under the HSNO Act.
• Bulky containers.
• Liquid wastes with less than a 20 per cent solid content and wastes which exhibit free running liquids when transported.
• Radioactive wastes.
• Lead acid batteries.
• Refrigerators or freezers, unless they have been degassed.
• PCB wastes.
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