Pilot Inner City Residential Recycling

Project Management & Implementation
Completed 2017

Ahikā works towards assisting at any level with all things sustainable.  Waste just happens to be one of Niki’s favourite topics.

Dunedin has had kerbside recycling since 2009 but not within the inner city.  Residential properties within the inner city area (ranging from stand-alone houses, apartment buildings to multi-tenanted residential/ commercial properties) are located within the CBD and have little or no off street service area for the collection of waste and recycling - basically the city streets can’t be littered with wheelie bins.

Based on a survey the Dunedin City Council (DCC) conducted in the CBD area and direct feedback from residential customers, a neighbourhood recycling drop-off facility has been developed.  Many residents indicated that they would be willing to walk up to two blocks to a drop off point.  Two areas are being targeted for a 12 month pilot programme.  The pilot recycling facilities will be located south of the Octagon, one under the Cumberland St over bridge at Jetty and Vogel Streets (see photo below) and the other on Moray Place opposite the bottom of View St (see photo backdrop or above).

The View St residential recycling hub was completed in May 2017 and the design is based on a pergola (as the hub was placed in a garden space). The Vogel St residential recycling hub (below) was opened in October 2017. The design of the hub is called “Corrections” and is based on the proof writing and editing language that was used in the area in the printing press companies.