Got A Question?
Enquiries: 0800 227 559
What are your Easter and Southland Anniversary Opening Hours
The Southern Regional Landfill will only be closed on Friday 29 March (Good Friday).
Normal opening hours of 8am - 5.30pm will apply for Easter Monday and Southland Anniversary Day.
I’m unsure about what category my waste falls into and if it can be accepted at the Southern Regional Landfill?
Permitted waste is defined as Municipal Solid Waste. Municipal Solid Waste is any non-hazardous, solid waste from a domestic, commercial, or industrial source that does not fall within the categories of Special Waste or Excluded Waste as those terms as defined on this website. Municipal Solid Waste may contain small amounts of Special Waste but cannot exceed what would be typically seen in general municipal waste throughout New Zealand that is accepted to landfill. For example, what would be found in a curb side general waste bin.
I have a waste that is located in the Southland region, does the same Waste Acceptance Protocol apply?
Waste within Southland and out of region have separate Waste Acceptance Protocols, please see the Southland or Out of Region tab on our website
What if I want to use a transport operator or are a transport operator which is not on the authorised users list?
If you are a transport operator, which is a registered company and has appropriate vehicles to transport waste, you can apply to become an authorised user of the landfill. To begin this process, get in touch with the waste team by email here.
I am a member of the public; can I bring my trailer load of waste to the landfill?
No. The landfill is not open to the public. You will need to take the trailer load of waste to your nearest transfer station.
I have some contaminated material that exceeds the acceptable limits listed in your waste acceptance criteria, is there no way this can go to landfill?
If a waste is too high in contaminants under the waste acceptance criteria limits then there may be suitable options so it can come to landfill by treating the waste. Treatment options may include but not limited to blending with another product to stabilise the waste and re-testing to assess effectiveness or encapsulating the waste in concrete. It is recommended that third-party advice is sort to carry testing out on the best options such as a contamination consultant. Southern Regional Landfill can give some advice on what to do with a waste that exceeds the waste acceptance criteria limits.
Where does “Out of Region” cover?
When stating “Out of Region” this refers to anywhere outside of the following council areas…
- Southland District Council
- Invercargill City Council
- Gore City Council
Why should the waste owner apply for a Special Waste Permit? Can't the transport operator do this?
It is recommended that the waste owner applies for the Special Waste Permit as this ensures all responsibility falls back onto the waste owner. If you are not the waste owner, and you apply for a Special Waste Permit for the waste then you become responsible for the waste. For example, if waste arrives at Southern Regional Landfill in an unacceptable condition, it is the Special Waste Permit holder’s responsibility to bring the waste up to standard or if an extra charge occurs due to unexpected mitigation onsite then the Special Waste Permit holder is the one who is charged. If the transport operator wants to take full responsibility for the waste, then they can do this.
What is WasteNet?
WasteNet Southland is a shared solid waste service for the Gore District Council, Invercargill City Council and Southland District Council.