Bin collection days for every Blenheim suburb, what goes in each bin, and where to drop off everything else.
Blenheim has a red bin for rubbish and food scraps, and a yellow bin and maroon crate for recycling, with rubbish and recycling taking turns each week. Here is how to find your collection day, what goes in each bin, and where to take everything else.
Have your bins out by 7am on collection day. A few streets differ from the rest of their suburb, so check your exact address with the council’s lookup.
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Leave bins 50cm apart, lid shut flat and opening facing the kerb.
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Keep items loose, and the lid must close.
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Glass goes in the crate, not the yellow bin.
Bins are collected on all public holidays except Christmas Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day. On those days, collection is on the following day.
Coming up: Christmas Day is Friday 25 December, so Friday bins go out on Saturday 26 December. New Year's Day, Friday 1 January, is collected as normal.
George Conroy Drive, Blenheim
Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm; weekends 10am to 4pm, 8am to 4pm over summer (closed Christmas Day and Good Friday; Anzac Day from 1pm)
Rubbish (fee)CleanfillTyresWhitewareDirections3 Wither Road, Blenheim
Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm; weekends 10am to 4pm, 8am to 4pm over summer
Paper and cardboardCansGlassPlastics 1, 2 and 5DirectionsGeorge Conroy Drive, Blenheim (transfer station site)
Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm; weekends 10am to 4pm, 8am to 4pm over summer (closed Christmas Day and Good Friday; Anzac Day from 1pm)
Green waste (fee)Grass clippings (fee)DirectionsOpposite the Resource Recovery Centre, Blenheim
Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm; weekends 10am to 4pm, 8am to 4pm over summer (closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day)
Hazardous waste (free)BatteriesE-waste (fees)Whiteware (fee)DirectionsMonday to Friday 8am to 4pm; Saturday 8am to 12pm; Sunday 12pm to 4pm (closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day)
RubbishRecyclingGreen wasteHazardous wasteE-wasteScrap metalDirections| Suburb | Collection day |
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| Blenheim | Thursday or Monday (depends on street) |
| Burleigh | Monday |
| Grovetown | Tuesday |
| Islington | Thursday |
| Mayfield | Wednesday or Thursday (depends on street) |
| Rapaura | Wednesday |
| Rārangi | Tuesday |
| Redwoodtown | Monday or Friday (depends on street) |
| Riverlands | Friday |
| Riversdale | Thursday |
| Springlands | Wednesday |
| Thomsons Ford | Wednesday |
| Witherlea | Friday |
| Yelverton | Monday |
In the red bin. There is no separate food scraps bin.
No, and garden waste can't go in the red bin. Compost at home or take it to the Blenheim greenwaste facility.
Leave it out until 5pm. If it still hasn't been emptied, contact the council on 03 520 7400. The Antenno app has kerbside collection alerts.
No. Council rubbish bags are no longer collected at the kerb.
Bin rules and drop-off points from the Marlborough District Council website. Collection zones: Marlborough District Council open data, CC BY 4.0. Checked 22 October 2026.
