Recycling

Not sure what goes where? We’ve got you covered.
Our A–Z of Recycling Options makes it easy to find the right place for tricky items — from bras to batteries, paint to polystyrene. Every item you keep out of landfill helps protect our environment and supports a circular economy here in Mercury Bay.

Explore the list below to discover where to drop off, donate, or recycle your items — locally where possible, and with trusted partners when needed.

A-Z of Recycling options

Bras

Brother Products - printers, inks and other consumables

Coffee Capsules: Two local heroes 

Cosmetics:  NZ brands

Curtains:  Three local heroes

Eye Glasses: Specsavers are not local but accessible

Hearing Aids

Liquid Paperboard (Tetrapak): contact us on hello@wahitukurua.co.nz

Medicines

Metal bottle tops contact local lions Jilly/ Julie? Check

Mobile Phones: contact us on hello@wahitukurua.co.nz

Paper: For hints on the do and don’t of paper recycling

Paint - Guthrie Bowron Whitianga 

Paint - Dulux, British Paints, Berger, Cabot’s, Intergrain or Feast Watson

Paint - Resene

Plastic Pool Toys

Polystyrene 

Softplastics