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Green Waste
The green waste brought to Nursery Road is shredded and composted for the Council by Tararua Resource Recovery for around 12 weeks, in an open air windrow system. The compost is then screened, blended and sold back to the public. At Carterton and in South Wairarapa, the green waste is shredded but not actively composted. This shredded green waste is available free of charge at some transfer stations.
Garden waste accepted for compostingFresh garden waste such as branches, leaves, shrub and hedge trimmings, rose prunings and lawn clippings is accepted at any transfer station. Care must be taken with lawn clippings, because of the risk of chemical contamination from some lawn sprays. Clopyralid, found in some products; such as Clopyd 300, Versatill, Radiate, Turf Weed Control ,Void and No Lawn Weeds is used to control broad leaved weeds in lawns. It remains active in lawn clippings for 6 months or more and can effect the growth of desirable plants even after composting. If you have recently used these products on your lawn, the grass clippings are not suitable for composting. We do not accept for composting
Any item in the list above must be treated as refuse and should be disposed of just as you would dispose of other domestic waste. Carterton
Masterton
South Wairarapa
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Waste Management Wairarapa, PO Box 444, Masterton New Zealand |
Garden
green waste that has been separated from other waste can be dropped off
for composting at some of the Council refuse stations for a small