The Ultimate Guide to Recycling in the Gore District

Glass bottles and jars can be recycled via kerbside collection in Gore and Mataura. Items need to be clean and lids removed. Items go in the yellow bin, which is collected every four weeks.

We do not accept drinking glasses or Pyrex.

Click here for the 2024 kerbside collection calendar

Keep the tabs on drinking cans and ensure tins (such as baked bean tins) are cleaned. Aerosol cans ARE NOT accepted.

They can be dropped at the following locations:

• Gore Transfer Station (24 Toronto Street, Gore)
• Mataura Community Centre (McQueen Ave, Mataura)
• Pakeke Lions Gore (117 Hokonui Drive, Gore)

Make sure the cardboard is clean and dry. Remove any foil or plastic lining. This can include clean pizza boxes.

Cardboard can be dropped at the following locations:

• Gore Transfer Station (24 Toronto Street, Gore)
• Mataura Community Centre (McQueen Ave, Mataura)
• Pakeke Lions Gore (117 Hokonui Drive, Gore)

Clean, dry paper, larger than the size of an envelope can be recycled. This includes newspapers, office paper, envelopes and magazines.

Paper and books can be dropped at the following locations:

• Pakeke Lions Gore (117 Hokonui Drive, Gore)

Soft plastics from bread bags, fresh produce, frozen food, cereal, courier bags, dry pet food and more can be recycled in Gore.

Click here for a full list of accepted plastics

Soft plastics can be dropped at the following locations:

• The Warehouse Gore (24 Medway Street, Gore)
• Woolworths Gore (5/9 Irwell Street, Gore)

Clean milk bottles and drink bottles such as 1.5lt fizzy drinks, can be recycled. Please keep lids on and dispose of them in the labelled containers onsite. Currently see-though bottles can be recycled only, not light shielding milk bottles.

Plastic bottles can be dropped at the following location:

• Pakeke Lions Gore (117 Hokonui Drive, Gore)

A range of batteries can be recycled so long as they are not damaged or modified. Car battery contacts need to be taped before dropping off.

Click here for a full list of what batteries are accepted.

Batteries can be dropped off at:

• Mitre 10 Gore (15 Irwell Street, Gore)

Packaging should be rinsed, cut open and flattened. All associated plastics such as lids and straws should stay on / in the packaging.

• Pakeke Lions Gore (117 Hokonui Drive, Gore)

Greenwaste includes items such as grass clippings, dead leaves, branches and twigs, dead flowers, weeds, and other plants.

It is free to dispose of a small trailer of greenwaste (under 100kg) at the following locations:

• Gore Transfer Station (24 Toronto Street, Gore)
• Mataura Transfer Station (Henderson Park Road, Mataura)