Rethink rubbish in southland!
Red Bin Collection
All eligible properties are issued with a red lid mobile bin for the collection of recycling by their local Council. If you have recently built a property, you may need to contact your respective council to arrange your kerbside bins.
Each Council has a different collection time, frequency, and bin size. Please see below for collection information for your area.
HANDY TIPS!
- If it’s windy outside and your bin is barely filled, in order to avoid the bin toppling over and spilling its contents, you might want to consider waiting until it is sufficiently filled for collection.
If your bin is only getting partially emptied, then it may be overstuffed or compacted. Please put rubbish loosely to ensure that they get emptied completely. If your food scraps are sticking, put a little bit of water in the bottom of your bin to loosen things up.
Invercargill City Council
Frequency: Weekly
Collection Time: From 7:00am
Put bin out: Before 7:00am
Bin Size: 140 Litres
Southland District Council
Frequency: Fortnightly
Collection Time: Varies
Put bin out: Night before
Bin Size: 240 Litres
Gore District Council
Frequency: Every week for 3 consecutive weeks
Collection Time Business area: From 6:00am
Collection Time Residential area: From 7:00am
Put bin out Business area: From 6:00am
Put bin out Residential area: From 7:00am
Bin Size: 240 Litres
Batteries don’t belong in your red kerbside bin. They are a fire hazard at our landfills
What Goes in your red kerbside Bin?
Yes please!
- Household rubbish including lids, liquid paper board, non-recyclable glass, takeaway cups
- Food scraps and wrappings
- Dirty paper, tissues, paper towels, greasy pizza boxes
- Nappies and sanitary products
- Cold ashes
- Packaging and styrofoam
- Broken toys, clothing, carpet, fabrics
- Dirty or contaminated plastic, polystyrene, tin/steel
- Broken glass
No Thank You!
- Building materials and DIY rubble
- Construction and demolition waste
- Hot ashes
- Infectious material
- No liquid or viscous fluid (i.e. paint, ink)
- Hazardous waste (i.e. lithium batteries, chemicals, explosives)
Contact an authorised transport company to dispose of your hazardous waste to landfill. Find the list here.
What goes in my bin?
Not sure which bin something should go in?
Try our handy search function to find out which item/material goes in which bin or if you need to dispose of it differently.
Transfer Stations And Recycling Centres
Southland has a variety of waste facilities ranging from recycling centres where people can dop off specific recyclables to Waste Transfer Stations that accept household and commercial rubbish.
Items not acceptable at our transfer stations or recycling centres:
Asbestos
Dangerous goods such as; flammable liquids, flammable solids, poisons, pool chemicals and gas bottles
Explosives and fireworks
Agricultural residues or chemicals
Scrap motor cars
Medical waste of any nature
Firearms
Radioactive materials
Fees and Charges
Each council have different fees and charges for their transfer stations. Please click on the links below to find out more.
Invercargill City Council
Refer to: Fees & Charges | Invercargill City Council (icc.govt.nz)
Southland District Council
Refer to: Fees and charges | Southland District Council (southlanddc.govt.nz)
Gore District Council
Refer to: Fees & Charges – Gore District Council (goredc.govt.nz)
Summer Hours (1 Oct – 31 Mar):
Mon, Wed, Fri: 2pm-4pm
Sat: 11pm-2pm
Sun: 10am-12:30pm
Winter Hours (1 Apr – 30 Sep):
Mon, Wed, Fri: 2pm-4pm
Sat: 11pm-2pm
Sun: 10am-12:30pm
Accepts – Rubbish.
Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
Summer Hours (1 Oct – 31 Mar):
Mon-Sat: 10:30am-5pm
Sun: 12pm-5pm
Winter Hours (1 Apr – 30 Sep):
Mon-Fri: 10:30am-5pm
Sat: 10:30am-4pm
Sun: 12pm-4pm
Accepts – Rubbish. Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
Summer Hours (1 Oct – 31 Mar):
Mon-Sat: 8am-6pm
Sun: 9am-6pm
Winter Hours (1 Apr – 30 Sep):
Mon-Sat: 8am-5:30pm
Sun: 9am-5:30pm
Accepts – Reusable items, Recycling, Rubbish. Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
Summer Hours (1 Oct – 31 Mar):
Thu: 4pm-5:30pm
Sun: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Winter Hours (1 Apr – 30 Sep):
Thu: 4pm-5:30pm
Sun: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Accepts – Reusable items, Recycling, Rubbish. Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
Summer Hours (1 Oct – 31 Mar):
Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun: 10am-12pm
Thu (evening): 6pm-8pm
Winter Hours (1 Apr – 30 Sep):
Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun: 10am-12pm
Accepts – Reusable items, Recycling, Rubbish. Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
Summer Hours (1 Oct – 31 Mar):
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat: 11am-1pm & 3pm-5pm
Sun: 3pm-5pm
Winter Hours (1 Apr – 30 Sep):
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat: 11am-1pm & 3pm-5pm
Sun: 3pm-5pm
Accepts – Reusable items, Recycling, Rubbish. Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
Hours:
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri: 9:30am-4:30pm
Sat: 9:30am-12:30pm
Accepts – Rubbish, Food waste, Recyclables, Second-hand goods.
Summer Hours (1 Oct – 31 Mar):
Mon-Sun: 2pm-6pm
Winter Hours (1 Apr – 30 Sep):
Mon-Sun: 2pm-4pm
Accepts – Reusable items, Recycling, Rubbish. Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
Summer Hours (1 Oct – 31 Mar):
Mon, Wed: 2pm-5:30pm
Fri: 12pm-5:30pm
Sat: 11am-5pm
Sun: 1pm-5pm
Winter Hours (1 Apr – 30 Sep):
Mon, Wed: 2pm-5:30pm
Fri: 12pm-5:30pm
Sat: 1pm-5pm
Sun: 2pm-5pm
Accepts – Reusable items, Recycling, Rubbish. Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
Summer Hours (1 Oct – 31 Mar):
Wed, Fri: 4pm-6pm
Thu: 6pm-7pm
Sat, Sun: 1:30pm-5pm
Winter Hours (1 Apr – 30 Sep):
Wed, Fri: 3pm-5pm
Sat, Sun: 1:30pm-5pm
Accepts – Reusable items, Recycling, Rubbish. Charges apply for rubbish disposal.
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
Accepts – Recycling (FREE)
Open 24/7
