The council announced last year its contractor, Green By Nature, would remove public rubbish bins throughout the district.
The majority to be removed were in Oamaru, but a handful were also to be removed in Palmerston, Macraes and Omarama.
Council network manager Erik van der Spek said the council had since reversed the decision to remove two bins from Omarama after determining all bins there were needed.
The council actually added bins during the Christmas-new year period to help the town deal with an influx of holiday-makers, Mr van der Spek said.
Additional bins were provided at the public toilets.
These bins were emptied by the council at a "higher frequency" as well.
It was an operational decision made by council’s network and locality team, he said.
"We haven’t received any complaints over the peak period, so it looks like the bins and our contractors have done the job."
Mr van der Spek attributed some of the increased rubbish to those passing through the town.
"With a population of 354 and Omarama being a key stopping point on the tourist route it’s known that the town experiences a lot of traffic and visitors during the summer.
"A lot of passing visitors come over the Lindis, or down from Mt Cook, and take the opportunity to dump all of their rubbish into our litter bins.
"This is very seasonal and why additional bins are provided at those times.
"These passing visitors often don’t stay in Omarama and are only passing through, which puts a burden on the local ratepayers in dealing with the waste."
