Help shape our future waste management and achieve our goal for a waste-free Tairāwhiti.
Every day we're all creating waste - from food scraps to packaging. We're throwing more and more away.
Do you know where it ends up?
- Landfills are filling up faster than we can keep up. This comes at a huge cost not only for councils and ratepayers but also for our environment.
- Illegal dumping is increasing - often it's recyclable material that could be disposed of at no cost at recycling centres.
Facts - what's in our kerbside rubbish?
What our 2023 kerbside waste audit told us
Together we can do all do our part to reduce what's going to landfill - reduce, recycle, reuse. From the 2023 regional kerbside waste audit, we found:
Our plan for waste minimisation and management
We need a new Waste Minimisation and Management Plan for our community. This is our chance to include opportunities for better waste solutions. The plan has a 6-year timeframe and needs to set out how we can:
- reduce waste going to landfill and focus on reducing and reusing.
- manage our waste to prevent pollution of the land, air and water.
- support community-led initiatives to reduce waste and increase opportunities for innovation.
You can help us set the direction for the plan. We'd love to hear your suggestions for what's working well, what could be improved, ideas for reducing waste and anything else that you feel would help our community reduce waste.
Read our current plan
Have your say
Let's create a plan that reflects our commitment to a waste-free Tairāwhiti
Feedback closes 28 February.
Let's have a conversation - Kōrero mai
Share your ideas, suggestions and concerns for reducing waste to landfill - what's working well, what could be improved and what could the community lead to create a waste-free Tairāwhiti.
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