Raglanites are being asked by Waikato District Council if they want to pay $72.90 per year for the food waste collection service. This is for a weekly kerbside collection of food scraps plus caddy liners for the kitchen caddy. If Raglanites are not willing to pay the charge, the current service will end in July 2022.
The Council’s Strategy & Finance Committee voted at it’s 16 February meeting for the consultation to go ahead.
You can give your view on the food waste collection service and the $72.90 charge at this web page: https://shape.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/raglan-food-waste-2022
In August 2017, the Raglan kerbside food waste service was rolled out and was funded by
Council until June 2019.
In April 2019 Council consulted with the Raglan community. Following the consultation,
Council made the decision to not continue the service as a Council rate-funded
collection.
Following this decision, Xtreme Zero Waste continued to run the service, through a
combination of fundraising via Give a Little, donations, and funding applications to cover
the operational cost.
Following this period, Xtreme Zero Waste were unable to continue to fund the collection
after June 2021, due to having exhausted funding avenues and goodwill.
In early 2021, the Raglan Community Board approached Council requesting the Raglan
community be reconsulted with on a targeted rate to continue the service from July 2021.
As the Raglan community were consulted with only two years prior, the decision
was made to not consult through the Long-Term Plan 2021-31 (LTP), however, a
resolution (INF2105/15 – 17 May 2021) was made for the Council to fund the service for
the 2021/22 financial year via its Waste Minimisation Fund and carry out consultation
with the community in preparation for a decision for the 2022/23 financial year.
Two Council workshops were held in December 2021 and February 2022 to seek
guidance on the appetite for consultation and possible options for part-funding the
service and to discuss the consultation questions, the targeted rate amount that will be
consulted on and key communications messaging.
You can give your view on the food waste collection service and the $72.90 charge at this web page: https://shape.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/raglan-food-waste-2022