As things get cheaper to buy, we get more possession obsessed, which results in clutter. Through a study by LexisNexis Study “it’s estimated that only 20% of the things we own are actually used.” This is just one of the many reasons why decluttering your home is so important.

Here are the top 5 reasons why you should declutter your home this summer:

1. Creates more living space

Everyone wants a spacious home and the easiest way to do this is to remove unwanted items. No more tripping over endless items or hopping over things that you don’t use. Clearing out large furniture items you now longer need leaves you with more space around the home, well clearing out smaller items makes your home look less cluttered and ensures that you can find your keys easier around the house.

1. Saves you money

The more objects you have, the more repairs you have to complete when each item breaks. Overtime, repairing all your items can become costly and overwhelming. That’s why giving away your good items to charity stores or making some money by selling your good items can be a great way to decrease the clutter, resulting in less repairs. On top of this, throwing away broken items that no longer get used will save you time and money.

1. You will be able to find things easier

Finding that document or spare key is such a hassle when there are countless items on the desk, bookcase and table. However, decluttering all those nik-naks and unused items can save you time, as less stuff means less places to lose items.

1. Less dust and cleaning

The more items and furniture you have in the home, the more surfaces and little cracks the dust can sit on. Resulting in more cleaning and less time doing the things you love.  In the Soap and Detergent Association study found that “In the average home, getting rid of clutter would eliminate approximately 40% of housework.”

1. Make you feel great

Decluttering is the most satisfying thing you can do, as you feel amazing knowing you have achieved your goal of creating space and have blessed others by giving back to the community by donating your items in good condition. Likewise, less clutter means less cleaning, which means less stress. Also, when donating your used items, you don’t have to feel bad because you haven’t been wasteful throwing away good items.

Therefore, your council general and recycling bin schedules are back to their original times and all collection services are running smoothly again.

“Pay as you throw” tags can still be bought from grocery stores and collection services are running normally.

The compost bin collection services are still running in selected areas only.

The Auckland Council dump is now back open to the public again. However, there are some restrictions on what you can dump and may be some delays. For more information click here.

The inorganic service collections should resume from July 1^st. Nevertheless, you still need to book in for your once a year inorganic collection through the Auckland Council, if you would like them to come collect one cubic metre of rubbish from your home. For more information go to the Auckland Council Website.

Recycling Service

Auckland Council recycling service still continues as normal. Although, during lockdown, the recycling collections headed straight to landfill with all the other rubbish due to covid-19 restrictions; instead of going to the recycling centres to be recycled.

Now that lockdown is over, the Auckland recycling collections are picking up speed again and sending as much recycling as they can to recycling centres ever since May.

However, since Covid-19, the recycling world has changed, and some recycling materials can’t be sent to overseas buyers to be recycled. Therefore, plastics that are numbered 3-7 are still being sent to the dump as the council are still awaiting a solution to recycle these.

This means 4% of recycling plastics are going to landfill.

However, this does not affect your Council recycling bin collection, as services run as normal.

Council encourages less waste

The Auckland Council is encouraging Aucklander’s to create less waste by encouraging everyone to eat food that is normally throw away but safe to eat, such as bread crust and broccoli stalks.

On top of this, they are encouraging composting food scraps instead of throwing them in the general bin.

How can you do your part?

To reduce waste, you can go to your local refill store which sells package-less food and drinks and zero-waste, recyclable, biodegradable gifts, bathroom and beauty items. This will reduce the plastic packaging and other waste that comes along with your shopping items from normal stores.

To find out more about this go to:  refillnation.co.nz

0800 Dump Me services are back to normal and we are here if you need rubbish removal. We are a privately owned rubbish removal company that services the Auckland region. We can pick up old furniture, general household rubbish, whiteware, tyres, paint, you name it we can lift and remove it for you. To get an estimate quote click our Quoteme page.

After years of fun on the trampoline, weather wear and tear and the kids growing up and moving out, the old trampoline is now sitting, rusting in the backyard. If you remember how much work it was to construct the trampoline, you will know how hard it will be to disassemble it. Although, don’t worry, we are here to help! Let our professional’s breakdown, lift and load the trampoline onto our truck and remove it for you.

We dispose of trampolines of all sizes, shapes and conditions. Whether you want to get rid of a small 6 ft or a 17 ft trampoline, we can do it for you. If your trampoline is broken, we will try to dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way by recycling the metal legs and springs. If it’s in good working condition, we will try to find it a good home.

How it works

Call or email us for a quote. Our friendly customer service team will let you know what kind of price you would be looking at for trampoline removal in your area.

Next, if you accept the quote, we will book you in on a day that suits your schedule or if you can’t be there on the day, we can remove your trampoline in your absence, if it’s in an accessible space on your property.

Our experienced team will come and remove your trampoline at an efficient pace and affordable price wherever the trampoline is located.

Pay and sit back and relax. You now have a clean, spacious yard and avoided the long, heavy process of taking the trampoline down and disposing of it!

Arrange now for the trampoline removal service and let our guys do the work for you! Call us on 0800 386 763 or get a free quote here.

With more and more high-rise hotels, apartments and offices going up all around Auckland, more people than ever are living and working in high rise buildings.

Removing rubbish from high-rise buildings can be hard and dangerous. If you are moving offices or apartments and need old furniture, office equipment and rubbish removed, we can help! Let our professionals do all the lifting and removal.

Our team can come and remove the rubbish and items efficiently and easily. This means you can sit back and relax without having to hire a skip bin or remove the rubbish yourself. We also recycle and donate where we can, so if you need something to go to a charity store, we can drop it off for you.

Summer is also the season for renovations, which means you may have old building tools, builder’s waste, paint, hazardous waste or general rubbish to remove but are not sure how to go about it. Email us or call us on 0800 386 763 and we can remove it for you or point you in the right direction.

0800 Dump Me has been removing rubbish for over 14 years and have completed jobs for offices, schools, residential areas and building companies all over Auckland, no job is too big for us to handle.

To get a free quote click here or call us on 0800 Dump Me.