Green waste + pest plants

At Anamata CRC we accept ‘general’ green waste, which we process to add to our hot compost.

What to bring on Weed Amnesty Days

Bring high-risk weeds only on scheduled Weed Amnesty Days. Please keep them separate from ordinary green waste and bag them securely before transporting them. Accepted material includes invasive plants and any parts that can spread, such as seed heads, berries, roots, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, runners and fragments that may regrow.

  • Keep weed bags separate from compostable green waste and clean woody material. 

  • Do not put high-risk weeds into the compost or wood chip areas. 

  • If you are unsure what a plant is, treat it as high-risk and ask before dumping it.

  • Clean tools, trays and boots before unloading.

Pest Plants

Pest plants (sometimes called weeds) are plants that are not native to an area and have a negative impact in some way. The plants represent a range of climbers or vines, shrubs and large trees. They all damage our indigenous biodiversity, most often by displacing or competing with our native plants directly. Aotea has low numbers of some species of High Risk Pest Plants that have overrun parts of the mainland. In this respect the island is incredibly unique and has an excellent opportunity to control and eradicate species that otherwise left unchecked would have a significant impact on the Islands biodiversity.

The following pest plants are currently present on Aotea but are not yet widespread, and we would love to keep it that way. We hope this information helps you spot these plants on your property, at a friends’ or neighbours’ place and report sightings through to Auckland Council, to arrange control. A seedling controlled today could reduce the need for intense control in years to come

See this handy Auckland Council guide for information on Pests of Aotea.

Green waste/plants accepted at Anamata

✔ grass clippings

✔ tree trimmings

✔ garden waste

Green waste/plants NOT accepted at Anamata

ㄨ contaminated greenwaste ie removed with digger incl dirt, roots, gravel (anything that can’t be mulched)

ㄨ flax

ㄨ cabbage tree leaves

ㄨ tree stumps

ㄨ herbicide treated plant matter