Our EcoCentre is located at 2 Forresters Lane, Te Aro, Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington)
We are open on Saturdays 9am - 4.30pm
Do you have recycling to dispose of outside EcoCentre opening hours? Not to worry - there are other drop off locations around the city for e-waste, lids, batteries and more. Scroll down for more information.
If you have recycling questions, please check out our FAQs list. Alternatively, you can email the Sustainability Trust team at advice@sustaintrust.org.nz
If you have recycling items to dispose of outside of the EcoCentre opening hours, see below for a list of alternative drop off locations:
You can drop e-waste at the Tip Shop at Southern Landfil free of charge; TVs and monitors have a $30 charge.
Householders can drop off your used batteries for free at:
Island Bay Community Centre
Karori Library
Kilbirnie Library
Newlands Community Centre
Tawa Community Centre
Te Awe Library (CBD)
Tip Shop at the Southern Landfill
You can drop off lids at:
Brooklyn Community Centre
Hataitai Community House
Karori Community Centre
Linden Community Centre
Newlands Community Centre
Ngaio Residents Association
St Ninians Uniting Parish
Tawa Community Centre
Tip Shop
Remember to check first for their opening hours!
Aerosol cans, blinds, plastic bread tags, CDs, chemicals (solvents, spirits etc), clothing, construction waste, carpet, dehumidifiers, furnishings (beds, sofas), large whiteware, lightbulbs (we only take CFL eco bulbs & fluorescent tubes), paints, toys, VHS tapes, oral care products, plastic razors
We also do not take any lithium scooter batteries or EV batteries. For more information on responsibly disposing of lithium batteries, please email advice@sustaintrust.org.nz
For more information on what you can / can’t recycle and what to do with it, check out Wellington City Council’s A to Z guide on recycling
Drop off your e-waste to us. We take everything from TVs, stereos, heaters, phones, cellphones, batteries, small appliances.
Read MoreDrop off your batteries to us. We take domestic and commercial regular batteries, as well as laptop and power tool batteries.
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