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Marlborough’s first remote transfer stations (RTS) are about to be built as part of improvements to the way Council manages waste and recycling.

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Fly-tipping or illegal dumping is a growing issue we’re all facing as a region.

Council’s Solid Waste Manager Mark Lucas said Council’s approval by the Packaging Forum as a collection point is great news for the region. Recycled containers can be dropped at the Hazardous Waste Centre in Wither Road, Blenheim or Envirohub in

New wheelie bins – which replace plastic rubbish bags – are being wheeled out in Marlborough. From Monday, 4 March, wheelie bins will be delivered, area by area, to households in Marlborough. Delivery will continue until all areas have been covered ...

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Wheelie bins are coming which means from 1 July 2024 Council rubbish bags will no longer be collected kerbside in Marlborough. Rubbish bags are on “borrowed time”, Council’s Solid Waste Manager Mark Lucas says. “Replacing rubbish bags with the ...

Fire risk is front of mind during summer but did you know you might be creating a fire risk by disposing of batteries in your household waste? Council’s Solid Waste Manager Mark Lucas says when batteries are put in the rubbish or recycling, ...

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Most Marlborough property owners will receive a letter from Council in the next few days asking which wheelie bin size they would like to use when the new service rolls out on 1 July 2024. The new wheelie bin kerbside collection areas include Blenheim, ...