A community recycling centre and reuse store on Holmes Road in Manurewa, South Auckland. It takes household items for reuse and recycling, and it runs a Reuse Store, a Repair Café and Mending Circle, and a Paataka Kai, where people can give what they can and take what they need.
Opening hours are Wednesday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm, except public holidays. Items in good working order can be dropped off free, but whiteware, electrical items and damaged goods are excluded. Donations are sorted with a volunteer, who checks what can be accepted, and clothing donations are limited to one bag per person. Items accepted include books and magazines, flattened cardboard, scrap metal, car tyres, clean soft plastic, Tetra Pak, lids and toothpaste jars.
Some drop-offs have a fee. Textiles are $2 per kilogram, small electrical items are $3, and fridges are $20, by arrangement with a call or email in advance. For a limited time, appliance and e-waste drop-offs are free for residents of the Manurewa Local Board area, with proof of address and a limit of five items per person.
The website describes the centre as a Zero Waste hub and a community place for learning.
Our pick in Manurewa for clearing household items the right way, with a reuse store close by.