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
Waste Sorting Centre Blenheim | 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 |
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 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 contact MDC on Ph: 03 520 7541 |
Hardfill/Cover fill | By assessment 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 |
Greenwaste Acceptance Facility and Composting | Revised Charges |
Greenwaste material to Blenheim compost site per cubic metre | $18.00 |
Grass clippings for landfill disposal per cubic metre | $46.20 |
Greenwaste to Picton Transfer Station per cubic metre | $25.00 |