Recycling and refuse transfer station
Cheviot’s transfer station is on Mina Road. It is open between 10am and 1pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
Cheviot’s transfer station is on Mina Road. (Turn off Hall Street (Main Rd) in middle of town.) It is open between 10am and 1pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
It is possible to recycle glass bottles and jars, food and drink cans, newspapers, magazines, cardboard, plastic (both hard and film), untreated timber, gib board, hardfill, car batteries, green (garden) waste, scrap metal and white goods.
Apart from glass, car tyres, gas bottles, green waste and car batteries, all waste and recycling should be placed together into plastic bags supplied at the transfer station for recycling.
Directions on how to manage items which cannot be placed into the compactor will be provided by the operator on site or can be obtained through contacting the Council on 03 314 8816.
When recycling glass bottles and jars, they will need to be emptied from boxes and bags and all lids and caps will need to be removed, but there is no need to sort glass into individual colours. There is no charge to recycle glass bottles or jars through the transfer stations.
In addition, engine oil can also be recycled through the Amberley transfer station and empty (triple rinsed) agricultural chemical containers through the Culverden transfer station.
Refuse and Recycling
Cheviot householders are entitled to place up to two sacks of refuse out each week for collection. Refuse must be tied securely and left at the kerbside boundary of the property by 8am on the day of collection. Should there be more than two sacks put out, they will be stickered and not removed.
· Refuse collection – householders in Cheviot and Gore Bay township may have up to two refuse bags per week collected. To ensure collection, bags must be securely tied, not exceed 15kg in weight or 60 litres in size and be left at the kerbside by 8am on collection day. Refuse is collected in Cheviot and Gore Bay on Monday.
· Rural refuse collections – rural residents are able to utilise Councils refuse and recycling collection, please contact Sally Cracknell on 03 314 0055 for further information and details of how to obtain the rural refuse collection stickers.
· Cheviot Transfer Station – for information contact 03 314 8816.
A wide range of recyclables are accepted, visit the HDC website or call 03 314 8816 for further information.
New 2012 Recycling banks - Cheviot (behind the service centre) and Gore Bay (by the public toilets) - through these glass bottles and jars, food, drink and pet food cans, newspapers, magazines, cardboard, egg boxes, junk mail, office paper, telephone directories and plastic bottles can be recycled at any time.
Cheviot Transfer Station – for information contact 03 314 8816.
A wide range of recyclables are accepted, visit the HDC website or call 03 314 8816 for further information.
New 2012 Recycling banks - Cheviot (behind the service centre) and Gore Bay (by the public toilets) - through these glass bottles and jars, food, drink and pet food cans, newspapers, magazines, cardboard, egg boxes, junk mail, office paper, telephone directories and plastic bottles can be recycled at any time.