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The move into Level 2 Covid-19 restrictions means Mahurangi Wastebusters is now accepting recyclable and reusable items again at its two recycling centres in Snells Beach and Wellsford.
The Lawrie Road and Rustybrook Road sites reopened during Level 3, but could only accept a limited range of rubbish and unwanted items, but there was still huge demand, according to director Matthew Luxon. He says the first week under Level 3 was as busy as Christmas, as a result of people having a good clear out during lockdown.
“We had about twice as many customers as a normal week and, with extra health and safety requirements, we were flat out making sure people were staying safe while emptying their loads,” he says.
“We’re delighted to be taking recyclables and reusables again now, albeit with contactless and physical distancing protocols in place.”
As well as general rubbish and green waste, Wastebusters currently accepts cardboard and paper, glass bottles and jars, food grade tin and aluminium cans, single use plastic containers (1 & 2); metal and whiteware appliances, timber, beds, tyres, e-waste, polystyrene, car and truck batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, and they have recently added farm silage wrap to the list.
Matthew says Covid has created significant challenges for Wastebusters, which wasn’t helped when its digger broke down and couldn’t be fixed. However, Chris Dyer of Matakana’s Little Digger Company came to the rescue with a new 5-tonne digger.
“As a not-for-profit, Covid has really stretched our resources so we are extremely grateful to Chris and his crew for letting us use their little digger,” says Matthew.
Info: mahurangiwastebusters.nz
