Household rubbish collections

• Rubbish is collected weekly on the same day.
• Rubbish bags must be kerbside by 8am on the collection day.
• Collections take place on all public holidays as scheduled. Any other changes will be advertised.

View our online recycling and rubbish calendar

Only rubbish in a pre-paid black plastic Council rubbish bag will be collected. 

The 60 litre rubbish bags are sold at our Customer Services Centre at 16 Cobham Court, all Porirua City libraries and most supermarkets and dairies. 

They cost $4.50 each from 1 August 2024.

All prices include GST.

The bag must not weigh more than 15 kg when full.

It is not safe to put the following items in your black rubbish bag:

• explosives, hot ashes, highly flammable or infectious materials, or any material not from a household.
  
• liquid, acid, printer’s ink, paint or any other sticky fluid.
  
• broken bottles or glass, broken crockery or other sharp articles (unless they’re wrapped to prevent injury).

If you can’t easily move around, we can collect one official Porirua City bag of household rubbish and your recycling bins from your back or front door.

• Back door Front door Collection Application (33KB Word). 

You’ll need a written statement from your GP confirming that your mobility is limited.