Hamilton City Council's rubbish and recycling contractor Waste Management plans to reopen the Lincoln St Refuse Transfer Station and Wickham St Hamilton Organic Centre from Tuesday April 28, following the country's move to COVID-19 Alert Level 3. Both sites will be operating safely and within required guidelines at reduced capacity. Recycling drop-offs at the station will not be permitted and the reuse shop will remain closed.
The Refuse Transfer Station will be open between 7.30am and 4.30pm on weekdays and between 9am and 4pm on Sundays and public holidays. The Hamilton Organic Centre, which accepts green waste from residents and commercial operators, will be open every day from 8am to 5pm.
Both sites will require contactless payment from customers – no cash payments will be accepted. Waste Management will log registration plate numbers and time on site for COVID-19 contact tracing purposes. There will be no assistance from staff when tipping, and customers are required to maintain the set physical distancing requirements of two metres. Please be patient and considerate of staff and other customers during this transitional period.
To keep everyone safe, a strict one-in one-out policy will be in place, which may lead to traffic congestion. If queues back up to public roads, we ask residents to come back at an alternative time. The traffic flow at the Refuse Transfer Station will change from Tuesday 28 April, with left turn only entry and exit.
Recycling drop-offs at the station will not be permitted due to a lack of storage space at the facility and safety concerns over the virus being spread to staff who manually sort the items. Once the facility can safely receive recyclable materials for sorting and processing, the station will be able to resume recycling drop-offs.
