Council bins, Rocking Horse Road, Southshore

Rubbish collection truck depot

Circa 1960s

Bay area with parked trucks at the central depot for rubbish collection trucks on the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Montreal Street.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - Southwest

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

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Rubbish collection truck and crew

27 May 1973

A group of three men loading rubbish onto a truck for the Paparua County Council on Yaldhurst Road.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: West / Avonhead

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Rubbish truck unloading at the dump

circa 1970s

View of a rubbish truck unloading at the dump in Bromley near the Estuary, surrounded by seagulls.

Area: East / Bromley

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Reference ID: CCL-PhArch-0052

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Neighbourhood recycling station

circa 1980s

Close-up of a neighbourhood recycling station for glass, cardboard and cartons.

Area: Other / Unknown

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Council bins, Marine Parade, South New Brighton

Monday, 4 July 2016

A line of council bins outside 376 Marine Parade in South New Brighton.

Creator: Rachel Pugh

Area: East / New Brighton

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Council bins, Rocking Horse Road, Southshore

Friday, 15 July 2016

Two council bins knocked over by the wind outside 203 Rocking Horse Road, Southshore. Green bins are for organics, yellow for recycling and red for rubbish. Each bin is emptied once a fortnight as part of the Love Your Rubbish program.

Creator: Rachel Pugh

Area: East / New Brighton

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Demolition - Bexley Tip

Creator: Robin Thomas.

Area: East / Aranui

Source: Kete Christchurch

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Seagull Scavengers at the Bexley Tip

circa 1980

Creator: Robin Thomas.

Area: East / Aranui

Source: Kete Christchurch

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Bexley rubbish tip

22 August 1984

A truck driving through rubbish bags and seagulls in flight at Bexley rubbish tip.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: East / Aranui

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Bulldozer beseiged by Seagulls at the Bexley Tip

circa 1980

Creator: Robin Thomas.

Area: East / Aranui

Source: Kete Christchurch

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Blue Rubbish Bags & Seagulls at the Bexley Tip

1970s-80s

Looking towards the Port Hills & estuary.

Creator: Robin Thomas

Area: East / Aranui

Source: Kete Christchurch

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Reference ID: CCL-Kete-16614

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