Auckland Council has been confiscating recycling bins ... 1046 put bagged waste or other non-recyclables in their bins and had their bins red-tagged. Three hundred and ninety-two households ...

The region joins other parts of Auckland who have already moved away from bin tags, as Auckland Council rubbish collections will be funded by residential property rates. Council Waste Solutions ...

Food waste from Auckland's kerbside bins travels more ... to persuade them to put their food waste into the little bins, not the red-top rubbish bins whose contents are emptied at landfill.