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  • NoRamyunForYou@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    We recently moved (Auckland) and noticed that there were two “recycling” bins only.

    Can we just use one of them as a “Rubbish” Bin by putting a Rubbish Bin Tag on it?

    • Lennyhead@lemmy.nz
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      1 year ago

      The blue one with the yellow lid is the old recycling bin and they gave us a new and bigger one (green). You can now either use the old blue on for rubbish with the tag, or buy the pre-paid rubbish bags. Bin + tag is cheaper I think.

      • NoRamyunForYou@lemmy.nz
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        1 year ago

        Ahh thank you for that explanation as to why they were both labelled “recycling” :)

        Ended up looking at what the neighbors were doing last night and copied what they were doing haha.

      • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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        1 year ago

        Looks like they are in Auckland and you’ve linked to the Wellington page. But likely it works in a similar way.

        It’s also possible you can get a rubbish wheelie bin from a local company. I’m not in Auckland but normally the cost of collection is paid for in when you buy the rubbish bags, so you aren’t paying twice if you use a wheelie bin from a private company. They also often let you choose a smaller bin, have fortnightly collection, and other options like that.

        • NoRamyunForYou@lemmy.nz
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          1 year ago

          We have council wheelie bins here and pay for tags for each collection.

          I’m guessing they don’t have a problem with people using “recycling” wheelie bins as rubbish bins when clearly marked with a rubbish tag, as that must’ve been what the previous owner was doing.