Recycling and rubbish collection in the Tertiary area
Find all the information you need about recycling and rubbish collection on the Dunedin City Council (DCC) website, including a map of the area covered, and an app to remind you which bin is collected when.
Find out what goes in which bins:
Diversion days on Castle Street
Diversion day events will be held over the course of the student year at the Marsh Study Centre carpark. These days are designed to reduce unnecessary waste going straight to landfill. The recycling options are for clean cardboard, glass (separated out by colour), cans, other metal items, and some small electronic appliances.
All recycling should be sorted prior to placing the recycling in the correct bins. Gloves will be provided if sorting needs to happen at the time of disposing of materials. General waste skips are ONLY available for items with no recycling or donating options.
Diversion days for 2026 are to be confirmed.
Other services
Rubbish and recycling disposal
Your nearest transfer station is at the Green Island Landfill (where you will be charged).
Any questions please email ashley.king@otago.ac.nz
Trailers
Campus Watch have two caged trailers, brooms, and shovels all available for students to use for free.
Green Island Landfill
The landfill at Green Island offers many recycling options. All these are free for the public to use, but there is a cost to drop off rubbish and green waste.
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars (no lids and they must be clean)
- Rigid plastics 1, 2, and 5 (no lids and they must be clean)
- Polystyrene
- batteries
- e-waste – at a cost.
The landfill site also has a Rummage store for donation of unwanted reusable goods.
E-waste
E-waste cannot be placed in the general rubbish bin. There are many options for different e-waste items.
- TVs: These can be taken to the Green Island Landfill and disposed of at the Rummage store. There is a charge for these.
- Laptops, computers, tablets, printers, cameras: TechCollect NZ allows free drop-off of these items to some technology stores.
- Cell phones: Free disposal at Spark, One NZ, 2degrees, and Noel Leeming stores listed on the Re:Mobile website or at the Green Island Landfill Rummage store.
- Household batteries: Can be dropped off for free at the Rummage store.
Sustainability at Otago
Sustainability at Otago has some great tips for disposing of extra waste and ways to prevent it in the first place.