Special Waste Permit

Apply for a Special Waste Permit

A special waste permit is required for the disposal of “Difficult” or “Discretionary” waste at the Landfill (operated by AB Lime). If your waste material is defined as Special Waste you will need to apply for a special waste permit.

Special Waste Application

To apply for a Special Waste Application, you will need to register or login to our Permits Dashboard to complete an application for approval by Council. You can do this here.

Troubleshooting

Contact the Invercargill City Council on (03) 211-1777 if you would like any assistance.

Authorised Users Fees and Charges

The fees and charges shown are those set by WasteNet Southland for the period of 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

These charges also include the Government Waste Disposal Levy of $65 (ex GST) per tonne, and $62.31 (ex GST) per tonne for New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme costs. These charges may be subject to change through unforeseen circumstances.

Note:
The Landfill Operator’s surcharge for Other Controlled Waste will be determined by the Landfill Operator when the Landfill Operator gives notice of such waste becoming a Controlled Waste.

The Landfill Operator will determine applicable charges that are additional to the standard permit application fee (or the basis for such additional charges) at the time of processing an application for a Special Waste Permit.

A list of authorised landfill users can be found below:
 
 
  • Bluff Sand Supply & Cartage Ltd
  • Central Southland Excavating
  • Central Southland Freight
  • Cleanways 2003 Ltd
  • Easy Bins
  • Freight Haulage Ltd
  • Fulton Hogan
  • Herberts Transport
  • Hokonui Haulage ltd
  • Hokonui Rural Transport
  • Hydra-Care (NZ) Ltd
  • JD Souness Limited
  • Kiwi Skips Ltd
  • McGregor Concrete
  • McIver Group
  • McLellan Freight
  • Northern Southland Transport
  • Purdue Bros Ltd
  • Road Transport Logistics
  • Skevingtons
  • Southern Transport
  • Te Anau Earthworks
  • Transport Services Southland Ltd
  • Tulloch Transport
  • Waste Management NZ Limited
  • All heights Ltd
  • Downer NZ
  • Martin Civil Construction
  • McNeill Distribution
  • Riverton Rural Transport
  • WasteCo Nz Ltd
  • Wilson Contractors
  • Winton Stock Feed