Arthur's Pass and Castle Hill

Residents, holiday home users and visitors to Arthur's Pass and Castle Hill can take their rubbish to large frontload skip bins located within the villages. The bins are emptied fortnightly on Monday. Additional collections are scheduled during busy holiday periods.

There are two recycling stations in Arthur's Pass. Facility # 1 is located opposite the Alpine Motel and #2 is located at the campground adjacent to the public toilets (location map [PDF, 545 KB]).

There is one recycling station located in Castle Hill on Luge Loop, off Castle Hill Drive (location map [PDF, 1223 KB]).

The recycling stations are constructed from modified 20 foot shipping containers and fitted with kea-proof flaps to reduce the risk of the inquisitive birds moving the bin contents elsewhere or harming themselves by eating the contents. The stations have been funded with support from the Ministry for the Environment's Waste Minimisation Fund. Waste Management NZ Ltd funded the cost of siteworks.

Darfield

A recycling station has been installed in Darfield on a trial basis to support households that are not on a kerbside collection route. It is located on South Terrace, near the Farmlands (location map [PDF, 4648 KB]). Please be aware that this site is monitored by CCTV.

Tips for Use of the Recycling Stations

• Glass bottles and jars, rigid household plastic containers (numbers 1, 2 and 5 only), steel and aluminium cans, as well as paper and cardboard can be recycled via this service. Please ensure containers are empty, clean and with their lids placed in the rubbish bins.
• Recyclables contained within bags is treated as refuse by the machinery that sorts the recycling. Please ensure all recyclables are put in “loose”. 
• Please respect our neighbours and their guests by depositing recycling during reasonable daylight hours.
• This service is funded by local ratepayers. Commercial use of the recycling stations is prohibited under the Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2019 [PDF, 212 KB].
• The signage is very clear. If you see someone depositing rubbish into the recycling station, please say something (if you feel comfortable). It is very important that the recycling stream is kept contamination free in order for the service to be successful.

If you see anything that needs attention, please contact us.