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Waikato District Council is now seeking feedback from the community on its Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan (WMMP).
The WMMP sets the direction for waste management and minimisation in Raglan and other parts of the Waikato District.
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The Council is required to review the plan every six years and its proposed vision for the 2018-24 WMMP is: “Zero waste and resource recovery are an integral part of our community”.
This vision sets the strategic picture as to where Council wants to move to in the area of waste management and minimisation, and describes Council’s aspirations for the community and businesses to achieve.
The plan intends to focus on the avoidance, reduction and minimisation of waste, and to make use of opportunities created from resource recovery.
Goals of the WMMP include a reduced quantity of material entering the waste stream; ensuring collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders are growing our “zero-waste communities”; and that our waste minimisation and management are best practice.
Targets include increasing per capita kerbside diverted material by 10% and reducing the per capita kerbside rubbish to landfill by 5%.
As well as continuing kerbside rubbish collection and other council services (such as litter and illegal dumping collections), proposed activities in the WMMP include:
- a review of waste services and behaviour change programmes to bring them into alignment with the WMMP (including, but not limited to, contracting of solid waste services, kerbside refuse service, inorganic collection, food waste and drop off collections)
- the development of new recycling centres
- the introduction of a Solid Waste Bylaw and a waste operator licensing system
- improved mechanisms for the collection of waste information
- greater co-operation with other councils in the region, Mana Whenua, community groups and the private sector
- advocating for greater Central Government leadership on waste issues such as the introduction of mandatory product stewardship and a container deposit scheme.
The WMMP is supported by another document, the Waste Assessment, which presents a clear picture of what happens with waste in the Waikato District area.
The community is encouraged to make submissions on the plan now, submissions close on 23 May 2018.
Have your say
Please take the time to read the plan and make a submission if you have any recommendations.
Or download the submission form and return via:
- email it to consult@waidc.govt.nz
- post it to the Corporate Planner, Waikato District Council, 15 Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia 3720
- fax it to (07) 824 8091
- deliver it to any Waikato District Council Office or library.
Consultation closes on 23 May 2018.