The Alexandra Transfer Station on Boundary Rd is closed until further notice, following a fire yesterday.
Alexandra Volunteer Fire Brigade officer at the scene Derek Shaw said it was called to the site yesterday about 12.20pm because of a blaze inside a compactor container.
It was too far inside for firefighters to reach, so it was contained within, and transfer station staff had plans to empty it and extinguish the fire at a later time, he said.
The brigade was also called to a fire near Aronui Rd, which turned out to be a controlled burn-off.