Hutt City Council news release

29 June 2010

Public help needed to combat illegal dumping

Hutt City Council is urging people to report incidents of illegal rubbish dumping.

There are five recycling stations across Hutt City intended for plastics, cans, bottles and paper but many visitors are dumping other materials.

This illegal dumping creates unsightly, smelly piles of rubbish and is also a health and safety hazard for other users and council’s recycling contractor. 

Some people also illegally dump rubbish such as mattresses, car parts and grass clippings on roadsides and under city bridges.

Council’s environmental investigations officer Alan Pope says there is no need for illegal rubbish dumping.

“With weekly kerbside rubbish and recycling collections, two landfills at Silverstream and Wainuiomata, one waste transfer station on Seaview Road and five recycling stations, there are plenty of rubbish disposal options in Hutt City.

“Fines will be issued to any one caught dumping rubbish illegally and I hope residents will let council know if they spot someone in the act,” he says.

Fines for illegal rubbish dumping can range up to $400 with further fines possible if offenders are prosecuted.

To report incidents of illegal rubbish dumping call council’s customer call centre on 04 570 6666 and describe details such as the time and date the rubbish was dumped and a description of the rubbish and the person who left it.

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