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Pizza Box (oily)
Kerbside collection: check your council
Kerbside rules differ across New Zealand — bins, crates and accepted materials all vary — so your council's own guide is the only reliable answer for where this goes at home.
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Large quantities can be taken to a refuse transfer station.
Impact: Soiled pizza boxes can contaminate other recyclables if placed in the recycling bin. The grease and food residue can make the paper fibers unsuitable for recycling.
Did you know? The cardboard fibers in a pizza box can only be recycled a limited number of times, typically five to seven, before they become too short and weak.
Your council is the authoritative source for local collection rules.