ECOLOGICAL INITIATIVES
ECOLOGY AT LUNASA towns – they get full easily and are only intended for people to deposit an item or two. If you have a bag or more of recycling and/or rubbish, the local communities would love it if you would do the right thing and make the drive, or hitch a ride, to a nearby Refuse /Recycling centre and use the facilities there. • You can buy TDC (Tasman District Council) approved rubbish bags at the supermarket for anything that can’t be recycled, and then there is no further charge to dispose of your rubbish when you take it to the Refuse /Recycling centre in a TDC rubbish bag. • Refuse /Recycling centres are signposted on the main roads and have large facilities including a range of recycling bins and second hand shops. In fact, they are also great places to score lots of handy resources and upcycle other people's “trash”.
LOCATION OF RECYCLING/REFUSE FACILITIES TAKAKA 45 Scott Road, Takaka. On the road between Takaka and Pohara, off Abel Tasman Drive. Open Mon, Wed, Fri, 8.30am – 4pm. Sat 9am – 4pm. Sun 1.30pm – 4pm. Along with rubbish & recycling facilities there is also a second hand shop which sells items reclaimed from going to the dump. You can visit nearby Labyrinth Rocks while you are there.
MOTUEKA Robinson Road, Mariri. On the right off SH6 after leaving Motueka towards Nelson. Open Mon to Sat 9am – 4pm. Sun 1.30pm – 4pm. There is also a recycle shop which sells items reclaimed from going to the dump.
NELSON Nelson ReUse & Recycle Centre, 6 Vivian Place, off Pascoe Street in Tahunanui. (close to airport). Mon to Sat 8am – 4.30pm. Sun 10am – 4.30pm. As well as rubbish & recycling facilities, there are two reuse shops on site where a wide range of second hand items are available for purchase, including “flash trash” at the front shop.