Waste Fees and Charges
The waste fees and charges are reviewed by October each year and any changes implemented by 1 January.
The review covers, but is not limited to, the following factors:
- Inflation
- Contract costs
- Carbon price for landfill
- Legislative changes eg; waste disposal levy
Changes to pricing due to the opening of the temporary transfer station in Blenheim
With effect from Monday 24 June 2019 the waste sorting centre will be closed as post-fire reinstatement works are undertaken. A temporary transfer station will be in use from Monday 24 June 2019 for up to 12 months. The temporary facility will receive rubbish, greenwaste and grass deliveries from the community. All deliveries will be recorded via the weighbridge system. Entrance to the temporary transfer station is via George Conroy Drive. The rates table below shows the revised charges.
Temporary Transfer Station | Revised Charges |
General refuse per tonne | $132.30 |
| Official Council refuse bags | No charge for disposal at Waste Sorting Centre |
Cleanfill per tonne | $52.30 |
Minimum weigh charge | $4.00 |
Tyres per tonne | $687.50 |
Lost ticket | $40.00 |
| Grass per tonne | $97.75 |
| Greenwaste per tonne | $97.75 |
Other Transfer Stations | Revised Charges |
General refuse per cubic metre rate | $38.50 |
Official Council refuse bags | No charge for disposal at transfer station |
Other 60 litre refuse bags | $2.30 |
Medium 80 litre refuse bags | $3.10 |
Large refuse bags | At site operator's discretion based on measure and current rate per cubic metre |
240 litre refuse wheelie bin | $9.20 |
120 litre refuse wheelie bin | $4.60 |
205 litre (44 gallon) refuse drum | $7.90 |
Standard woolpack filled with refuse | $18.50 |
1 tonne sacks filled with refuse | $27.90 |
Scrap metal per cubic metre | $12.00 |
Car body (Blenheim) - stripped of upholstery, glass and tyres - by assessment contact MDC on Ph: 03 520 7400. | $150.00 |
Car body - not stripped - by assessment contact MDC on Ph: 03 520 7400 | $300.00 |
Whole tyres | Revised Charges |
- Car tyres | $5.50 |
- Four wheel drive tyres | $6.50 |
- Light truck to 17.5 t | $9.50 |
- Heavy truck tyres | $17.50 |
- Truck tyres with rims | $30.00 |
Tractor tyres (small) | $47.50 |
Tractor tyres (medium) | $60.00 |
Tractor tyres (large) | $70.50 |
Loader tyres (small) | $60.00 |
Loader tyres (medium) | $70.50 |
Loader tyres (large) | $82.00 |
Whiteware - fridges, ranges, etc | $15.00 |
Electrical goods - TVs, computers, etc | See our e-Waste Collection Facility page |
Hazardous Waste | Revised Charges |
Used oil for quantities less than 20 litres | No charge |
Used oil for quantities greater than 20 litres | 20 cents per litre |
Toxic and hazardous material | By assessment, please contact MDC on Ph: 03 520 7541 |
Regional Landfill (commercial users only - by arrangement - Phone Council 03 520 7400) | Revised Charges |
General refuse per tonne | $133.30 |
Offal burial per tonne | $133.30 |
Ash per tonne | $98.30 |
Winery filter media per tonne | $98.30 |
Mussel shells per tonne | $98.30 |
Sawdust per tonne | $98.30 |
Liquid Waste per tonne | $98.30 |
Polystyrene per tonne | $1,538.30 |
All mixed loads per tonne | $133.30 |
Minimum tonnage charge | 1 tonne |
Toxic and hazardous material | By assessment, please contact MDC on |
Hardfill/Cover fill | By assessment, please contact MDC on |
| Asbestos Waste | By assessment, please contact MDC on Ph: 03 520 7541 |
Refuse Bags - Blenheim and Picton | Charges |
Plastic bags - each | $1.40 |
Plastic bags x 10 | $13.30 |
Plastic bags x 52 | $69.00 |