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PAINT
Water-based paint is not toxic, but it is a major cause of water pollution. If it is completely dry, it can be put out with the household rubbish as it can no longer leak out of the container and spill into a stormwater drain.
You can dry out paint by mixing it with sand, cement, sawdust, plaster, kitty litter or a similar non-toxic dry base. Leave the lid off so that the mixture dries faster, and when the mixture has gone completely hard put it out with the household rubbish.
Schools can often use water-based paint for their art projects, and test pots are particularly popular! Please contact your local school to find out more.
BUT – this only works for water-based (acrylic) paint. Oil-based paint contains flammable solvents, and specialist paints such as marine paints or very old-lead-based paints are toxic. These types of paint must be taken to the shops listed below for special treatment. The HazMobile also accepts flammable and toxic paint.
Enviropaints
Enviropaints collects paint free of charge at Reid Paints in Penrose or through Placemakers stores, and recycles it into Enviropaints.
For more information contact Enviropaints on 0800 50 ENVIRO,
Resene PaintWise
In October 2005, Resene launched the PaintWise programme in selected stores in Auckland, Tauranga and Hamilton. Now, almost all Resene stores will accept waste paint and/or empty paint containers, as shown in the list below. Resene-branded paint is accepted free of charge, but a handling levy is charged for non-Resene paint ($1 per container of 4 litres or smaller, and $2.50 per container of 10 litres or larger).
For further information and useful tips on storing paint please visit the Resene website (www.resene.co.nz/paintwise.htm) For more detailed information about paint click here.
MOBILE PHONES
Vodafone and Telecom operate take back schemes for mobile phones and their batteries.
You can drop off any brand of mobile phone at any Vodafone, Telecom or Noel Leeming stores.
Or post it to:
Freepost
VODAFONE MOBILE RECYCLING PROGRAMME
Private Bag 92 222
Auckland
COMPUTERS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
RCN are specialists in electronic waste disposal and IT remarketing. They take all types of electronic equiptment and recycle them.
Phone: 0800 RCN ENV (0800 726 368)
This is not a free service - please call to find out chargers or visit the website www.rcn.co.nz
Dell offers a recycleing service for all brands of computers and related equiptment. Email recycling_dell_nz@dell.com for costs and further information.
WASTE OIL
Salters Cartage will accept waste oil from householders at their Wiri processing plant free of charge during business hours (Ph 278 6563).
9 Bolderwood Place; Wiri, Manukau
Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm
CAR, TRUCK AND BOAT BATTERIES (WET-CELL or LEAD-ACID BATTERIES)
The Metalman will pay for lead-acid batteries at their yards at:
2 Ormiston Rd, East Tamaki (Ph 274-4567)
Mon – Fri 6 am to 6 pm and Sat 7 am to 4 pm
Takanini, 1 Rangi Road, (Ph 267-3456)
Mon – Fri 8 am to 5 pm and Sat 8 am to 4 pm
Marshall Batteries accepts unwanted car batteries free of charge at shops in Glenfield, New Lynn, Newmarket, Papatoetoe, Pukekohe, Warkworth and Whangaparoa.
Please phone 0800 800 779 for further information.
HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES (DRY-CELL BATTERIES)
Not all household batteries must be taken to the HazMobile for recycling. Non-rechargeable (single use) zinc carbon, zinc chloride and alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, C, and D sizes) are not classified as hazardous waste and can be disposed of in the normal household rubbish. Please check that these batteries do not contain mercury.
All other batteries, especially rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium batteries can be recycled and should be taken to the HazMobile.
9KG LPG BOTTLES
There are some transfer stations and other companies in the Auckland region that will accept these gas bottles. In most cases a fee is charged - please call first to find out.
Masons's Transfer Station on Lawrie Rd, Snells Beach, Warkworth. Ph 09 425 856
Metrowaste Transfer Station at 101 Foundry Rd, Silverdale. Ph 0800 854 401
The Dive Centre, Takapuna. Ph 444 7698
Wiri Transfer Station, corner of Langley Rd and Wiri Station Rd, Manukau. Ph 250 0214
Pikes Point Transfer Station, Captain Springs Rd, Onehunga. Ph 636 8738
For further information about batteries, as well as computer equipment and mobile phones, please follow this link to information sheets provided by the Ministry for the Environment.
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