# Bins & kerbside collection in Christchurch

41,204 reports filed under 2 related headings in the council’s public record since 2015, 2,080 in the year to 14 October 2026. Kerbside wheelie-bin and recycling collection problems, missed collections, damaged bins and the like.

Filed by residents through the council’s reporting channel and relayed here as lodged. A report is somebody’s word that the problem was there, the record is the reporting, not a count of verified fixes.

Report yours the way every one of these was filed, Snap Send Solve: https://www.snapsendsolve.com.

## Year by year

| Year | Reports |
| --- | ---: |
| 2015 | 873 |
| 2016 | 1,795 |
| 2017 | 2,162 |
| 2018 | 3,679 |
| 2019 | 5,235 |
| 2020 | 5,139 |
| 2021 | 8,067 |
| 2022 | 6,381 |
| 2023 | 2,235 |
| 2024 | 2,195 |
| 2025 | 1,832 |
| 2026 | 1,611 |

## Where it gets reported

- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), 60
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), 40
- [Halswell](https://www.chch.live/halswell), 38
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham), 32
- [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton), 28
- [Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/lyttelton), 26
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington), 26
- [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham), 23
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood), 23
- [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield), 22

_Suburb is read from the report’s own address text, recent record, ranked._

## The latest on file

- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9087008), 58 Colman Ave · 13 Oct 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9085531), 29 Waiau St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9084994), 43 Bass St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9084515), 24 Bateman Ave · 13 Oct 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9083763), 3 Rossall St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9081173), 15 Bernard St · 13 Oct 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9078695), 14 Short St · 12 Oct 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9078556), 47 St Andrews Hill Rd · 12 Oct 2026

## Other problems on the record

- [Illegal dumping & dumped rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 55,843
- [Graffiti & tagging](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 155,351
- [Road damage & street signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 59,624
- [Water leaks & supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 42,749
- [Park maintenance](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 32,733
- [Footpaths & pavements](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 17,101


## Questions, answered briefly

**How many Bins & kerbside collection reports are there in Christchurch?**

41,204 in the council’s published record, filed by residents since 2015, the busiest year was 2021 with 8,067; 2,080 in the year to 14 October 2026.

**Where is Bins & kerbside collection reported most in Christchurch?**

Christchurch Central City tops the recent record, read from each report’s own address text, so it is the reporting pattern, not a claim the problem is worst there.

**How do residents report Bins & kerbside collection in Christchurch?**

Through the council’s reporting channel, the same channel every report on this page came through (Snap Send Solve). Each report is somebody’s word the problem was there.

**Where does this record come from?**

Christchurch City Council’s public reports layer, resident-filed reports under the heading this page counts. Counts describe reporting, not verified inspections or fixes.

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HTML: https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling
Source: Christchurch City Council, public reports layer (gis.ccc.govt.nz, Snap Send Solve)