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A new recycling station trial in Darfield will start today to help make recycling easier for Malvern residents who do not have a kerbside recycling service.

A 20 Ft recycling container will be placed at the Darfield Train Station, accepting clean glass bottles and jars, plastic containers numbered 1, 2 and 5, aluminium and steel cans, and paper and cardboard.

It will operate similar to the highly successful remote rubbish and recycling centres at Arthur’s Pass and Castle Hill and is the first time one has been placed in an urban setting in the district.

The Council collects kerbside recycling directly from 30,324 properties in Selwyn (over 96% of properties in the district), however around 6oo properties do not have a kerbside service at their gate.

Resource Recovery and Waste Manager Andrew Boyd says the trial is about closing the gaps for those properties in the area around Darfield.

“Residents have told us they want to recycle and we’ve noticed the public recycling bins in the area are being used to recycle a lot of household rubbish. People have also told us that it needs to be easy and convenient, so by trialling this recycle station in Darfield they have an easier option available.”

The station will be monitored and is not for use by businesses or people who have kerbside recycling. The trial will be reviewed regularly to make sure it’s working effectively and supporting the community well and its success will rely on only clean recyclable items being deposited.

“We hope that the trial is successful, and we can make the recycling facility a permanent option for off-route residents” Mr Boyd says.

For a full list of what can and cannot be recycled please visit selwyn.govt.nz/recycling.

Last modified: 06 Nov 2025 10:33am