Kerbside Waste Options 2025

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We're Rethinking Your Rubbish

Invercargill City Council and Gore District Council are proposing a change to your kerbside waste service. We are considering adding a blue bin for glass and a green bin for organics, which includes green waste and food scraps. We want to hear from households in each community about what bin setup they would prefer to have at home.

The reason for the proposed changes is to enable you to recycle more of your waste, to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, and improve the safety and efficiency of our service. Once each council has decided on its preferred service, it is expected that the new service will be implemented in 2027/2028.

You can find out more about the options below, as well as more about WasteNet's kerbside waste service in our FAQs

There has already been some discussion about these options around our Council Tables. In the important links section, you will find links to the live stream of those meetings, and in our key documents section, you can read the reports to Council and review the business case overview.

We are planning joint hearings at the end of the year, so please let us know if you want to speak to your submission, and we will be in touch.

What options are we considering?

We've developed these options based on providing a regional service with regional pricing. The projected costs include the additional investment needed in new bins and collection trucks. The charges will be confirmed based on the final contract negotiation. Southland District Council will be included in the service and will consult with their community about their options in the new year.

Invercargill City Council Options

OPTION 1 Add a separate glass bin (Council's preferred option)

o 120 L Weekly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling

o New 80 L Fortnightly Glass Bin

• $341 household charge per year

• ($0 increase on status quo).

• Increase in level of service.

• 1.2% rates increase.


OPTION 2 Add a separate glass bin and a green waste bin

o 120 L Weekly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling

o New 80 L Fortnightly Glass Bin

o New 80 L Weekly Food Organics/Green Waste Bin

• $396 household charge per year

• ($55 increase on status quo).

• Increase in level of service.

• .2.6% rates increase.

OPTION 3 Stay with the current service

o 120 L Weekly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling (Glass-In Service)

• $341 household charge per year.

• No impact on level of service.

• 1.2% rates increase.


Gore District Council Options

The options below refer to the planned service, which Gore District Council have already agreed to and will be implementing soon

OPTION 1 Add a separate glass bin (Council's preferred option)

o 140 L Weekly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling

o New 80 L Fortnightly Glass Bin

• $341 household charge per year ($46 increase on Planned Service).

• Increase in level of service.

• Estimated 0.96% rates increase based on 25/26 year.


OPTION 2 Add a separate glass bin and a green waste bin

o 140 L Fortnightly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling

o New 80 L Fortnightly Glass Bin

o New 80L Organics Bin

• $356 per household charge per year ($61 increase on Planned Service).

• Increase in level of service

• Estimated 1.26% rates increase based on 25/26 year.

OPTION 3 Add a separate glass bin and a larger green waste bin

o 140 L Fortnightly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling

o New 80 L Fortnightly Glass Bin

o New 240L Organics Bin

• $411 per household charge per year ($116 increase on Planned Service).

• Variable impact on level of service.

• Estimated 2.38% rates increase based on 25/26

OPTION 4 Planned Service

o 80/240 L Fortnightly Refuse

o 80/240 L Fortnightly Comingled Recycling (Glass In)

• $295 per household charge per year.

• No level of service increase.

• 0% rates increase based on 25/26 year.



You can let us know what bin setup works best for you using the form below.

Submissions close 5pm Monday 1 September

We're Rethinking Your Rubbish

Invercargill City Council and Gore District Council are proposing a change to your kerbside waste service. We are considering adding a blue bin for glass and a green bin for organics, which includes green waste and food scraps. We want to hear from households in each community about what bin setup they would prefer to have at home.

The reason for the proposed changes is to enable you to recycle more of your waste, to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, and improve the safety and efficiency of our service. Once each council has decided on its preferred service, it is expected that the new service will be implemented in 2027/2028.

You can find out more about the options below, as well as more about WasteNet's kerbside waste service in our FAQs

There has already been some discussion about these options around our Council Tables. In the important links section, you will find links to the live stream of those meetings, and in our key documents section, you can read the reports to Council and review the business case overview.

We are planning joint hearings at the end of the year, so please let us know if you want to speak to your submission, and we will be in touch.

What options are we considering?

We've developed these options based on providing a regional service with regional pricing. The projected costs include the additional investment needed in new bins and collection trucks. The charges will be confirmed based on the final contract negotiation. Southland District Council will be included in the service and will consult with their community about their options in the new year.

Invercargill City Council Options

OPTION 1 Add a separate glass bin (Council's preferred option)

o 120 L Weekly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling

o New 80 L Fortnightly Glass Bin

• $341 household charge per year

• ($0 increase on status quo).

• Increase in level of service.

• 1.2% rates increase.


OPTION 2 Add a separate glass bin and a green waste bin

o 120 L Weekly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling

o New 80 L Fortnightly Glass Bin

o New 80 L Weekly Food Organics/Green Waste Bin

• $396 household charge per year

• ($55 increase on status quo).

• Increase in level of service.

• .2.6% rates increase.

OPTION 3 Stay with the current service

o 120 L Weekly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling (Glass-In Service)

• $341 household charge per year.

• No impact on level of service.

• 1.2% rates increase.


Gore District Council Options

The options below refer to the planned service, which Gore District Council have already agreed to and will be implementing soon

OPTION 1 Add a separate glass bin (Council's preferred option)

o 140 L Weekly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling

o New 80 L Fortnightly Glass Bin

• $341 household charge per year ($46 increase on Planned Service).

• Increase in level of service.

• Estimated 0.96% rates increase based on 25/26 year.


OPTION 2 Add a separate glass bin and a green waste bin

o 140 L Fortnightly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling

o New 80 L Fortnightly Glass Bin

o New 80L Organics Bin

• $356 per household charge per year ($61 increase on Planned Service).

• Increase in level of service

• Estimated 1.26% rates increase based on 25/26 year.

OPTION 3 Add a separate glass bin and a larger green waste bin

o 140 L Fortnightly Refuse

o 240 L Fortnightly Recycling

o New 80 L Fortnightly Glass Bin

o New 240L Organics Bin

• $411 per household charge per year ($116 increase on Planned Service).

• Variable impact on level of service.

• Estimated 2.38% rates increase based on 25/26

OPTION 4 Planned Service

o 80/240 L Fortnightly Refuse

o 80/240 L Fortnightly Comingled Recycling (Glass In)

• $295 per household charge per year.

• No level of service increase.

• 0% rates increase based on 25/26 year.



You can let us know what bin setup works best for you using the form below.

Submissions close 5pm Monday 1 September

  • Submission Form

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