Reuse & recycling
Reuse and recycle with Te Aro Zero Waste
Find our resource recovery centre at 2 Forresters Lane, Te Aro.
Open Wednesday to Saturday, 10am–4pm.
When closed, Te Aro Zero Waste have collection containers outside for metal and plastic lids, alongside non-lid plastic #2 and #5.
Questions? Email info@tearozerowaste.org.nz
If you are in Kāpiti, check out Otaihanga Zero Waste.
Tip Shop collection
The Tip Shop regularly has collection days at Te Aro Zero Waste. Collection days will be posted in our events . The Tip Shop team collect any big, bulky, awkward and other forgotten reusable items. They take furniture, building and gardening materials, books, and bric-a-brac.
Where else can I recycle, reuse, and rehome?
Find what Te Aro Zero Waste accepts below. If you have an item we can’t take, our Circular Wellington map is a directory of places that share, reuse, repair, rehome, recycle and hire goods for Wellington consumers.
Te Aro Zero Waste does not accept kerbside recycling, clothes, or other items covered by op shops e.g. linen, books, toys. Find a location for these items in the map below, or for more information on what you can recycle and what to do with it, check out Wellington City Council’s A to Z guide on recycling.
What does Te Aro Zero Waste accept?
E-Waste recycling
Drop off your e-waste to Te Aro Zero Waste, 2 Forresters Lane, open Wed to Sat, 10 to 4. The centres takes everything from TVs, stereos, heaters, phones, cellphones, batteries, small appliances.
Battery recycling
Drop off your batteries to Te Aro Zero Waste, 2 Forresters Lane, open Wed to Sat, 10 to 4. The centres takes domestic and commercial regular batteries, as well as laptop and power tool batteries.