Location
Landfill Road, off Happy Valley Road between Brooklyn and Owhiro Bay.
Open Hours
Southern Landfill & Recycle Depot
| Monday - Saturday: | 7.30am - 5.00pm |
| Sundays: | 9.00am - 5.00pm |
| Public Holidays: | 7.30am - 5.00pm |
Closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Easter Friday.
Customers should expect delays of 30 minutes or more in the weekends when delivering loads after 3.00pm. These delays are due to the sheer volume of customers arriving at the landfill and the time taken to process transactions.
Second Treasure Shop
| Monday - Saturday: | 8.30am - 4.30pm |
| Sundays: | 9.00am - 4.30pm |
Closed Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Easter Friday, Easter Monday and Anzac Day.
This Landfill Accepts
The Second Treasure Recycling shop
- general domestic and commercial waste
- green waste
- tyres
- fridge / freezers
- kitchen appliances such as microwaves and dishwashers
- car bodies, trailers and motorbikes
- sewage / toxic waste
- hazardous waste
- paint tins
- dead animals
- computer screens
- smoke alarms (notify landfill staff)
Recycling Station
The Southern Landfill has a recycling station where you can drop off the following types of waste:
- glass bottles
- cardboard
- paper
- plastic
- aluminium cans.
Clothes can be put into the clothing bins (which are run by a private organisation) or taken to the Second Treasure Shop.
Household Hazardous Waste
The Southern Landfill has a facility for the storage of household hazardous waste. The disposal of hazardous waste is restricted to 20 litres per customer. If you have more than 20 litres, contact one of the companies listed below in the Commercial Hazardous Waste Disposal section.
Paint cans for recycling.
The following hazardous items are accepted free of charge:
- garden pesticide and weed killer
- petrol, diesel and oil
- anti-freeze
- kerosene
- paint and paint thinner
- solvent
- lacquer
- varnish
- furniture polish
- household cleaning products
- pool chemicals
- used car batteries
- used propane gas tanks
- fluorescent lamps and power-saving light bulbs that contain mercury (wrap these in newspaper or in their original packaging)
If you bring general waste and hazardous waste to the Southern Landfill, you will need to go through the weigh bridge twice in order to get free hazardous waste disposal.
Commercial Hazardous Waste Disposal
Commercial quantities can be disposed of at:
Transpacific Technical Services
59 Port Road
Seaview
Lower Hutt
| Phone: | (04) 568 0780 |
| Fax: | (04) 568 0787 |
Asbestos Disposal
Substances such as asbestos that can endanger human health require the completion of the application form below. The landfill needs at least 24 hours to process your application and prepare for your delivery.
Application for Disposal of Special Waste (14Kb PDF)
Related Links
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