Organic green and food waste collection - Ōkāreka and Mamaku

Rotorua Lakes Council would like to know whether or not Ōkāreka and Mamaku residents would like a food organic and green organic (FOGO) waste collection service. Ōkāreka and Mamaku residents should have received a letter in the post or an email.

Have your say

• Complete the survey - Options for collection for Mamaku and Ōkāreka residents
• Or complete and return the survey that was sent via post

Please indicate your preference

Before the new collection service starts in July 2026, Council wants to confirm the views of the Mamaku and Ōkāreka communities about whether they wish to have either:

1. a weekly food and green waste collection and a fortnightly household rubbish collection; or
2. want to retain the status quo of a weekly household rubbish collection with no organic food and green waste collection.

Council is asking Mamaku and Ōkāreka residents to indicate their preference, so final decisions can be made. Please indicate your preference, by completing the survey.

Further information on this project is available

• Information on the options
• Background of this project

Email Infrastructure.Environment@rotorualc.nz if you have any questions.

Council decision making post-consultation

Once feedback has been received, Council will make a final decision on the inclusion or exclusion of your community from the new FOGO collection service, based on which option receives majority support (50 per cent or more) received through this consultation.