Recycle South

02/04/2026

Recycle South will be closed Friday 3rd – Monday 6th April

Public Drop off - Closed Friday 3rd April

We reopen Tuesday 7th April

What a brilliant Easter day at Recycle South today! 🐰🍫🎯

The Easter Bunny made a special visit and delivered plenty of chocolate and Hot Cross Bun smiles across the team 🍫😄

Huge thanks to Cooper for organising a fantastic game of Boccia - there was some very serious competition happening! 🔴🔵⚪

A great way to head into the long weekend together 💚

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Easter break! 🐣🌼♻️

01/04/2026

27/03/2026

What a great way to fuel the team! 🥪💚

A huge shout-out to Subway South City for keeping our crew topped up with fresh, healthy, delicious kai. There’s nothing better than seeing everyone gathered around the tables enjoying lunch together.

We were also honoured to have Cameron from our Board, and Doug, Shane, and Donna from our Trust join in with the team - always special when our wider Recycle South whānau takes time to connect on the floor with everyone. 👏

If you’re out and about, make sure you call in and see Becs and the team at Subway South City - fresh, tasty goodness every time! 🥗🥪✨

A huge shout out to the wonderful team at Community Trust South for their ongoing support 💞

14/03/2026

🔴🟠 We had 641 red tags and 383 orange tags issued across Southland in our last inspection run so still some funky items finding their way into yellow bins!

🟢 If you’re not sure, ask one of the "Green Tag Legends" in your local community or check out our website for information on what is & isn’t accepted in yellow recycling bins:

https://www.wastenet.org.nz/2-recycling/2-what-goes-in-the-yellow-bin

Gore District Council Southland District Council Invercargill City Council

08/03/2026

Massive shout out to Pete, Regan, Shane, Carla and Michael Q, Paul B and John D on their bikes for braving the Surf to City today. 🌧️💨

Not exactly a postcard day out there with the rain and wind doing their thing, but you still got out there and got it done. That takes some real grit.

We are so proud of you all - legends! 👏🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🚲e

05/03/2026

Huge shout out to Barry and the team at Safety 1st for shouting our crew some Electrolite ice blocks today! ❄️ ☀️

Safe to say they went down an absolute treat. Thanks for looking after our team — collaboration at its best! 🙌

19/02/2026

🥪🍎 Free fruit + fresh salad rolls = happy team! 🍎🥝

Thanks to the amazing support of Community Trust South we’re able to keep our team fuelled with healthy options that everyone can enjoy. From juicy apples and kiwifruit to stacked salad rolls - it’s safe to say they’re a real hit! 💚

Nothing beats seeing our crew tucking into fresh fruit and loaded salad rolls at smoko - and even better when it’s free 🙌

Huge thanks again to Community Trust South for backing our team and keeping them fueled. ♻️💛

18/02/2026

💚🎄 A Christmas Miracle on the Conveyor Belt 🎄💚

One of our amazing team members, Jenny Barclay, spotted something unusual on the conveyor belt - a Christmas card that turned out to contain $250 in cash that had accidentally been recycled.

Thanks to Jenny’s sharp eye and honesty, and a bit of detective work and social media sleuthing, we were able to reunite “Nannie Lord” with her very special gift from her grandchildren.

This is a beautiful example of the care, integrity, and community spirit our team shows every day. We’re incredibly proud of Jenny in helping return this treasured gift to its rightful owner.

Please take a moment to read the full story below - it’s one we’re very proud to share. 💞

The recent arrival of a Christmas present was better late than never for a Gore grandmother who accidentally threw a gift of $250 cash out with the...

05/02/2026

We’re closed today for Waitangi Day🇳🇿

Taking the time to acknowledge our history and the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Reopen on Monday - enjoy the long weekend everyone.

30/01/2026

BBQ sausage sizzle today for the team and they were all smiles 🌭😄

A huge thank you to Riverton Butchery for donating 100 sausages, and to Bowmont Wholesale Meats Limited for supplying sausages at half price.

All cooked up on our brand new Weber, which we were lucky enough to win from Trents Wholesale, Invercargill - how good! 🔥

We’re incredibly grateful for the amazing support we continue to receive from our Southland community - and a huge thanks to the boss for taking care of the cooking duties! Absolute legends. 💛♻️

16/01/2026

APPRECIATION POST 💚♻️

What a way to kick off 2026 🍦

Our Recycle South team are absolute legends.

The mahi they put in every single day sorting Invercargill and the wider district’s recycling, the way they look out for each other, and the pride they take in what they do never goes unnoticed.

They give so much to their work and to our community, and they more than deserve the treats, the thanks, and then some.

We’re pretty lucky to have this team 💚♻️

Safe to say the ice creams were a hit - cheers Boss! 🍦😄

14/01/2026

We won a BBQ thanks to Trents Wholesale Invercargill - how lucky are we?! 🔥

Here’s Shafalia accepting our amazing Weber BBQ from the awesome Trents team.
A huge thank you to Trents Wholesale for supporting our crew - we’re absolutely stoked!

BBQ is officially locked in for the end of the month for our team… and we’re already dreaming of the sizzles and smiles 😄♻️