Southland has a variety of waste facilities ranging from recycle centres where people freely dop off specific recyclables to Waste Transfer Stations that accept household and commerical rubbish.
Transfer Station
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Invercargill
8am-6pm
9am-6pm
Bluff
2pm-4pm
11am-2pm
10am-12.30pm
Gore
10.30am-5pm
12pm-5pm
Lumsden
4pm-5.30pm
3.30pm-5.30pm
Otautau
10am-12pm
10am-12pm 6pm-8pm
Riverton
3pm-5pm
11am-1pm 3pm-5pm
Te Anau
2pm-6pm
Winton
2pm-5.30pm
12pm-5.30pm
11am-5pm
1pm-5pm
Wyndale
4pm-6pm
6pm-7pm
1.30pm-5pm
8am-5.30pm
9am-5.30pm
10.30am-4pm
12pm-4pm
2pm-5pm
See below for directions to your nearest facility and to find out what materials (rubbish, recycling, reusable items) are accepted.
75 Suir Street, Bluff
Accepts - Rubbish. Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
9 Garston Athol Highway, Garston
Open 24/7
Accepts - Recycling (FREE)
Toronto Street, Gore
The Transfer Station is open 7 days a week.
303 Bond Street, Invercargill
Accepts - Reusable Items, Recycling, Rubbish. Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
35 Oxford Street, Lumsden
The Transfer Station is open 2 days a week.
Accepts - Reuseable items, Recycling, Rubbish. Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
205 Hillside Manapouri Road, Manapouri
12 Clearwater Road, Mokotua
1525 Mossburn Lumsden Highway, Mossburn
10 Richmond Street, Ohai
5 Bridport Road, Otautau
The Transfer Station is open 4 days a week.
26 Berwick Street, Riversdale
1 Havelock Street, Riverton
The Transfer Station is open 5 days a week.
Horseshoe Point Road, Oban, Stewart Island
Open: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Saturday from 9:30am to 12:30pm
Accepts - Rubbish, Food waste, Recyclables, Second Hand goods.
Te Anau Manapouri Highway, Te Anau
23 McEwan Street, Tokanui
51 King Street, Tuatapere
193 Florence Road, Winton
190 Edendale Wyndham Road, Edendale.
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