Waste Reduction - The Way to Go

Welcome to Recycling Kapiti – the place where you can find out almost everything you need to know to reduce daily waste where you live and work.

Recycling is one of our most important contributions we can make to a clean, strong and sustainable Kapiti Coast.

Up until now we’ve been sending 43,000 tonnes of waste to the Otaihanga landfill every year – that’s a tonne of rubbish for every man, woman and child in the District!

Now, with our new recycling scheme, and a new $2.4 million waste recovery centre on its way, the Council estimates we can reduce our current waste by 50 per cent over the next seven years by recycling. That’s about 20,000 tons less annually - how good is that!

By recycling we’re preserving Kapiti for generations to come, we’re working together to do something really good for our district, we’re saving money, and we’re using our resources more wisely.

Soon, kerbside recycling will be as common, and as reliable, as your weekly rubbish collection. Let’s save the earth’s precious resources and see what we can do to reduce, reuse and recycle.