Invercargill Rubbish & Recycling

Bin collection days for every Invercargill suburb, what goes in each bin, and where to drop off everything else.

Invercargill has a red bin for rubbish and food scraps, collected every week, and a yellow bin for recycling, including glass, collected every two weeks on the same day. Here is how to find your collection day, what goes in each bin, and where to take everything else.

Have your bins out by 7am on collection day. A few streets differ from the rest of their suburb, so check your exact address with the council’s lookup.

Collection dayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday

Tap your suburb to see its days.

Which bin does it go in?

Red binRubbish · every week

Yes

  • Household rubbish, including lids and drink cartons
  • Food scraps
  • Dirty paper, tissues and greasy pizza boxes
  • Nappies and sanitary products
  • Polystyrene and soft packaging
  • Cold ashes and broken glass

No

  • Building and demolition waste
  • Hot ashes
  • Liquids, paint and ink
  • Hazardous waste, including lithium batteries
Yellow binRecycling · every 2 weeks

Yes

  • Plastic containers marked 1, 2 or 5
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Steel, aluminium and tin cans
  • Paper, newspapers and magazines
  • Cardboard packaging

No

  • Lids, caps, pumps and triggers
  • Plastics 3, 4, 6, 7 and plastic bags
  • Foil, aerosols and batteries
  • Juice and milk cartons
  • Containers over 4 litres
  • Cookware, mirrors and drinking glasses

Rinse items and take lids off, as recycling is sorted by hand.

Public holidays

There is no collection on public holidays. Collection is delayed by one day instead.

Drop-off points

Invercargill Transfer Station

303 Bond Street, Invercargill

Summer (October to March): Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm, Sunday 9am to 6pm. Winter (April to September): Monday to Saturday 8am to 5.30pm, Sunday 9am to 5.30pm

Rubbish (fee)RecyclingReusable goodsDirections

Recycle South Recycle Centre

28 Ettrick Street, West Invercargill

Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm

Recycling (free)Directions

Bluff Transfer Station

75 Suir Street, Bluff

Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2pm to 4pm; Saturday 11am to 2pm; Sunday 10am to 12.30pm

Rubbish (fee)Directions

Every suburb’s collection day

SuburbCollection dayCalendar
ApplebyFridayWeek 1
AscotTuesdayWeek 1
AvenalMondayWeek 1 or 2 (depends on street)
BluffWednesdayWeek 2
CliftonFridayWeek 2
GeorgetownThursdayWeek 1
GladstoneMondayWeek 2
GlengarryTuesday or Wednesday (depends on street)Week 1
GrasmereMondayWeek 1
HargestTuesdayWeek 1
HawthorndaleWednesdayWeek 2
HeidelbergThursdayWeek 2
InvercargillWednesdayWeek 1 or 2 (depends on street)
KewFridayWeek 1 or 2 (depends on street)
KingswellFridayWeek 2
NewfieldThursdayWeek 1 or 2 (depends on street)
PrestonvilleMondayWeek 2
RichmondWednesdayWeek 1
RockdaleThursdayWeek 1 or 2 (depends on street)
RosedaleTuesdayWeek 1
StrathernThursday or Friday (depends on street)Week 1 or 2 (depends on street)
TisburyFridayWeek 2
WaihopaiTuesdayWeek 1
WaikiwiMondayWeek 1 or 2 (depends on street)
WaverleyTuesdayWeek 1 or 2 (depends on street)
West InvercargillMonday or Friday (depends on street)Week 1
WindsorTuesdayWeek 2

Good to know

Where does glass go?

Glass bottles and jars go in the yellow recycling bin, with the lids off.

What about Bluff?

All Bluff collections are on Wednesday, and yellow bins follow the Week 2 schedule.

My bin wasn't collected. What now?

Call (03) 211 1777 within 24 hours. For Friday collections, call by 12 noon Monday. The Antenno app sends council notices, including when to put bins out.

Is there a garden or food scraps bin?

No. Food scraps go in the red bin.

Bin rules and drop-off points from the Invercargill City Council and WasteNet Southland websites. Collection areas from Invercargill City Council mapping data. Checked 22 October 2026.