WasteNet is the Councils' shared service that works to reduce waste to landfill and encourage the uptake of actions to improve use of resources.
Waitangi Day (6 Feb) will affect some wheelie bin and transfer station services. Click here to find out how these changes affect you.
The yellow recycling bin is for the disposal of clean recyclables - plastic packaging and white polystyrene, paper and cardboard, glass bottles and jars and, metal cans and tins. Click on the picture for a more detailed list of accepted materials.
The Orange Pages is the Love Southland Waste Guide, where you can find practical information on how to reduce, reuse, recycle and dispose of your unwanted materials (rubbish).
Follow the WasteNet team on Facebook and join in the conversations on waste minimisation taking place locally, nationally and globally.
The yellow recycling bin is for the disposal of clean recyclables.
Southland has a network of Waste Transfer Stations (refuse sites/dumps) that accept... read more >
Almost every activity using materials generates waste, but waste does not have to b... read more >
A Special Waste Permit is required for the disposal of "Difficult" or "Discretionar... read more >
The simplest way to tackle our waste problem is to reduce the amount that we create... read more >
Recycle your empty aerosol cans in the yellow recycling bin or local recycle centre