WasteNet is the Councils' shared service that works to reduce waste to landfill and encourage the uptake of actions to improve use of resources.
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 Waste Advisory Group Committee is holding an extraordinary meeting on Thursday 14 February 2019 at 9:00pm, at the Southland District Council, Council Chambers, 15 Forth Street Invercargill. The discussions will be held in Public Excluded Session.
The Easter and ANZAC public holidays in April 2019 mean changes to the kerbside recycling and rubbish collections and transfer station operating hours. Find out how these changes affect you.
Recycle your empty aerosol cans in the yellow recycling bin or local recycle centre
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