WBOPDC deputy chief executive and group manager of infrastructure services Gary Allis said the tags were an initiative to reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfill.
"By implementing a pre-paid system for red lid rubbish bins, each household is only paying for the rubbish they generate and is not bound by a fixed rate – providing a financial incentive for people to reduce their waste."
The Council's new kerbside rubbish and recycling service starts on July 1.
Serviced households' recycling, food waste and glass bins would be collected on a regular basis, but the red lid bin frequency was up to the resident.
The bin will only be collected when a pre-paid tag is attached to the bin.
The cost is not included in the annual targeted rate being added to eligible households rates invoices, however — $149 for a full service and $98 for a partial service, which covers the component of the service (recycling, glass and food scraps).
"The costs of disposing [of] waste to landfill will continue to increase," Allis said.
"To reduce this we all need to think about sending waste from landfill to be recycled or composted.
"Moving from plastic bags to a pay-as-you-throw system is also a better environmental choice for our District."
How to use the tags:
• Purchase a tag from one of the selected stockists;
• Attach the pay-as-you-throw tag to the red rubbish bin by looping through handle and bin attachment;
• Fasten tag;
• Place the red lid rubbish bin on the kerb by 7am alongside other bins ready for collection on your collection day.
Where the tags can be bought:
Western Bay of Plenty District Council – Barkes Corner
Te Puke Library and Service Centre
The Centre - Pātuki Manawa
Ōmokoroa Library and Service Centre
Waihi Beach Library and Service Centre
Countdown Te Puke
Countdown Papamoa
Whakamarama General Store
Waihi Beach Dairy
Challenge Ōmokoroa
Pukehina Beach Store & Takeaway
Caltex Tauriko
Countdown Bethlehem
Countdown Bayfair
Countdown Fraser Cove
Countdown Tauranga
Countdown Greerton
