Waste Assessment - South Taranaki District...1.4 The Waste Hierarchy Throughout this document, waste services and facilities are generally categorised with reference to the Waste Hierarchy

Waste AssessmentSouth Taranaki District Council

2018

Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.1 Purpose of this Waste Assessment . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 LegislativeFramework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.3 Structure of this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.4 The Waste Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.5 Completness and Accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2 TheWasteSituation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.1 SolidWasteFramework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.1.1WasteMinimisationAct2008 . . . . . . . . . 16

2.1.2 NZ Waste Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.1.3 Health Act 1956 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.1.4LocalGovernmentAct1974and2002 . . 17

2.1.5OtherLegislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.2 Regional and Local Strategic Context. . . . . . . . 17

2.2.1 Regional Waste Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.2.2TaranakiRegionalWasteMinimisation . EducationStrategy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.2.3 Long Term Plan (and Annual Plan) . . . . . 18

2.2.4Bylaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.2.5 Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.3 Existingwasteinfrastructureandservices . . . 19

2.3.1Council-ProvidedServicesand Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2.3.2CommercialandNot-For-ProfitServices 34

2.4 CurrentWasteQuantities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

2.4.1LandfillWaste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

2.4.2TransferStationWaste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

2.4.3KerbsideWasteQuantities . . . . . . . . . . . 48

2.5 WasteGenerationperCapita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

2.6CompositionofWaste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

2.6.1 SWAP Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

2.6.2OtherSourcesofInformation . . . . . . . . . 64

2.6.3DiversionPotential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

2.7 DivertedMaterials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

2.7.1Council-ProvidedServices . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

2.7.2CommercialandInformalServices . . . . 76

2.8 AssessmentofSouthTaranakiServices . . . . . . 83

2.8.1MaterialsRecoveryFacility . . . . . . . . . . . 83

2.8.2KerbsideService . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

2.8.3TransferStations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

2.8.4FutureProjectionWasteQuantities . . . . 110

3 Where Do We Want to Be? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

3.1 ReviewoftheexistingWMMPtargets . . . . . . 113

3.2 Stakeholders’Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

3.3 StrategicDirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

3.4 Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

3.5 Gap Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

3.5.1 Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

3.5.2Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

3.5.3 Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

4 How Are we Going to Get There? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

4.1 StatementofOptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

4.2 Statement of Proposals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

4.3 TheoreticImpactofOptionsonForecast . . . . 157

4.4 Council’sIntendedRoleinMeetingtheForecast Demands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

4.4.1StatutoryObligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

4.4.2OverallStrategicDirectionandRole. . . . 164

4.5 MedicalOfficerofHealthStatement . . . . . . . . 165

4.6 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

4.7 InitialsandAcronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

5 Appendix 1: Taranaki Regional Waste Modelling Summary Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Figure1- ToolkitforManagingandMinimisingWastein NewZealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Figure2- WasteHierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Figure3- LocalWastePolicyDocumentRelationships . . . . 12

Figure4- MassflowdiagramforSouthTaranaki2015/16 26

Figure5- WasteDisposedoftotheLandfillbetween 1996/97and2015/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Figure6- TonnageofWasteDisposedattheSouthTaranaki TransferStations2010-2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Figure7- ComparisonofWasteActivitySourceforthe ThreeMainTransferStationsinTaranaki. . . . . . . 31

Figure8- CompositionofWasteDisposedofattheLandfill 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Figure9- ComparisonofLandfillCompositionby Tonnage between2010and2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Figure10- CompositionofWasteattheHaweraTransfer Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Figure11- ComparisonofWasteCompositionbyActivity Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Figure12- CompositionofSTDCKerbsideBins General Waste Contents2016/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure13- Comparisonofkerbsiderefusebetween NPDC, SDC and STDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure14- BreakdownofKerbsideOrganicWaste CompositionperTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure15- Quantitiesoforganicwastetypeperbag/bin betweendistricts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure16- ProportionofWastetoLandfillIdentifiedas Divertable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Figure17- AnnualRecyclingTonnagefortheSouthTaranaki DistrictKerbsideCollectionService . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure18- CompositionofKerbsideBinMixedRecycling Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure19- AnnualGreenwasteTonnageforSouth Taranaki DistrictVoluntaryKerbsideCollection . . . . . . . . . 42

Figure20- AnnualTonnageofRecyclingfromSTDCTransfer Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Figure21- AnnualTonnageofGreenwastefromSTDC TransferStations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Figure22- Waste,GreenwasteandRecyclingfromSTDC TransferStations2011/16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Figure23- AnnualTonnageofFarmPlasticRecycled within theRegionbyPlasback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Figure24- ContaminationattheMRFbetweenJune2015 andJune2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Figure25- ComparisonofPresentationRatesbetween NPDC, SDC and STDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure26- ComparisonoftheAverageWeightper Container forEachWasteStreambetween NPDC, SDC and STDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure27- PresentationRatefortheCouncilGreenwaste VoluntaryKerbsideCollectionService . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure28- AverageWeightperContainerfortheGreenwaste Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure29- AnnualGreenwasteTonnageforSouth Taranaki VoluntaryKerbsideCollection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Figure30- AnnualNumbersofVisitstoCouncilTransfer Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Figure31- TrendinPricesofUnitsintheNZETSfrom2011 58

Figure32- ForecastWasteGenerationbyWaste Stream to the TaranakiRegionalLandfill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure33- STDCWasteProjectionforKerbsideCollections 61

Figure34- STDCWasteProjectionsforTransferStations . . . 62

Figure35- CommercialandIndustrialSectorWorkshop Collated Response of Desired Changes . . . . . . . . 64

Figure36- HighLevelscenarios-QuantityofWaste Landfilled(2020) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Figure37- Scenarios-QuantityofWasteLandfilledvs Total System Cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

TABLE OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLESTable 1 - Summary of Waste Infrastructure and ServicesinTaranaki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Table2- TaranakiKerbsideCollectionService . . . . . . . . . . 21

Table3- LandfillOverallWastebyActivityType . . . . . . . . 28

Table4- SourceofWastetotheLandfill-6August- 2September2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Table5- ActivitysourceofHaweratransferstation waste-14-17September2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Table 6 - STDC Kerbside Waste per Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Table7- WastepercapitaforeachTAwithintheregion . 32

Table8- Landfill-PotentiallyDivertableMaterialsin OverallWasteStreambyActivitySource . . . . . . 39

Table9- QuantityofResourcesDivertedintheRegion . . 47

Table10- IssuesAssociatedwithContamination Foundin theRecyclingattheMRF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Table11- VisitsandTonnagesReceivedatEachRemote

TransferStationbetween2013/14and2015/16 55

Table12- SummaryofProgressAgainst2012-17WMMP Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Table13- OptionsAnalysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Table14- StatementofOptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Table15- PreferredOptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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The Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (WMA) requiresterritorial authorities (TAs) to review and implementWaste Management and Minimisation Plans (WMMPs).The WMMPs are intended to be the guiding documents forcouncilstopromoteandachieveeffectiveandefficientwastemanagementandminimisationwithintheirDistrict.The Waste Assessment (this document) establishes the planningfoundationfortheWMMPbyprovidingbackgroundinformation.

The TAs in the Taranaki region (the Council, NPDC andSDC) are committed to collaborating regionally to achieveefficiencies and effectiveness in waste management. TheTaranaki Regional Council (TRC) hosts the Taranaki SolidWasteManagement Committee (TSWMC), onwhich eachTAhasasittingmember.Thefourcouncils,NewPlymouth(NPDC), SouthTaranaki (STDC)andStratford (SDC)districtcouncils and the TRC, contribute to funding a Waste MinimisationOfficer(WMO)whoservestheCommitteeandiscentralinimplementingtheRegionalWasteStrategyandthe WMMPs. The regionhasa single landfilland theTAshaveawardeda single contract for the residential kerbside waste andrecycling collection for the region. In continuingwith thisregionalapproachtowastemanagementandminimisation,thisWasteAssessmenthasbeendevelopedwith inputbythe three TAs. A regional Waste Assessment template has been developed and regional waste data and regionaloptionsareconsideredwhereapplicable.

1 Introduction

AsperSection51(1)oftheWMA,aWasteAssessmentmustcontain:a) a description of the collection, recycling, recovery,

treatment, and disposal services provided within theterritorial authority’s district (whether by the territorialauthorityorotherwise);and

b) a forecast of future demands for collection, recycling,recovery, treatment, and disposal services within theDistrict;and

c) a statement of options available to meet the forecastdemands of the District with an assessment of thesuitabilityofeachoption;and

d) astatementoftheterritorialauthority’sintendedroleinmeetingtheforecastdemands;and

e) a statement of the territorial authority’s proposals formeeting the forecast demands, including proposals forneworreplacementinfrastructure;and

f) a statement about the extent to which the proposals will-

(i) ensurethatpublichealthisadequatelyprotected; (ii) promote effective and efficientwastemanagement

andminimisation.

TheWasteAssessmentprovidesbackgroundinformationtodeveloptheWMMP.TheCouncil’sobjectivesindevelopingthis WMMP are to:• fulfilthestatutoryrequirementtoreviewtheplanwithin

sixyears;• provide transparency on how the Councilwill deliver on

objectives,policiesandtargetsforwastemanagementandminimisation;

• produceadocumentthatisactionorientedandprovidesaguidefordecisionmakingandcommunitycollaboration;and

• raiseawarenessofwastemanagementandminimisationwithinthecommunity.

WasteinNewZealandislegislatedbyanumberofActs(Figure1).OfprimaryimportanceistheWaste Minimisation Act 2008.

1.1 Purpose of this Waste Assessment

1.2. Legislative Framework

New Zealand Waste StrategyLEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK

OTHER TOOLSWaste MinimisationAct2008

Local Government Act2002

Hazardous Substances and new Organisms Act 1996

Climate Change ResponseAct2002

Resource Management Act 1991

WasteMinimisation& Management Plans

By-lawsRegulationsandgroup

standardsrelatedtowaterDisposal facility

Nationalenvironmental standards

International conventions

WasteDisposalLevy Long-term plansDistrict and

Regional plans and resource consents

Ministry guideline codes of practiceand

voluntaryintitiatives

Waste MinimisationFund

ProductStewardship

Otherregulations

FIGURE 1: Toolkit for managing and minimising waste in New Zealand

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1.3 Structure of this document ThisWasteAssessmenthasbeenpreparedinaccordancewithsection51oftheWMAandfollowstheguidelinesprovidedbytheMinistryforEnvironmentii (MfE).

Section 1TheWasteSituationThissectiondetailsthecurrentsituationofwasteinTaranaki.Itincludescurrentwasteinfrastructureandservices,currentandprojected quantities and composition of waste and divertedmaterials,demographicandmarketanalysis,andaforecastforfuture demand.

Section 2Where Do we Want to Be?Thissectiondocumentsourvision,goals,objectivesandtargets.Agapanalysisbetweenthisandourwastesituationisprovided.

Section 3How Are We Going to Get There?ThissectionincludesastatementofoptionsandtheCouncil’sproposedroleindeliveringtheseoptions.

1.4 The Waste Hierarchy

Throughoutthisdocument,wasteservices andfacilitiesaregenerallycategorisedwith referencetotheWasteHierarchy(Figure2).

ThewastehierarchyisrequiredwithintheWMA tobeconsideredwhenformulatingWMMPsand

referstothepreferredorderofwasteminimisationandmanagement methods.

LEASTpreferred behaviour

Avoid

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

Recover

Treat

Dispose

FIGURE 2: Waste hierarchy

MOSTpreferred behaviour

1.5 Completeness and Accuracy

The Council has a responsibility to plan for all wastegenerated within the District when considering wasteinfrastructure and services. The Council has detailedinformationonthecollectionandfacilitiesoperatedbyitoronitsbehalf.ThisincludesCouncil-providedkerbsidecollectionservices,transferstationsandthelandfill.

Howeverthereisawebofprivatecompaniesinvolvedinthecollection,diversionofwasteandalternativedisposal(i.e.cleanfills)withintheDistrictandwiderregionfromwhich information ismore difficult to capture. Surveyshavebeenundertakentogainawiderunderstandingofwastequantitiesand theirdestination, and thisdata isusedwhereapplicable.However itmustbenoted thattheresponseratefromthesurveysisgenerallylow(lessthan 15% response rate) and the data is therefore only anestimate.Initialconsultationwiththecommunityandcommercialsector has been held during the development of thewaste assessment to gain a broader understanding ofbehaviour and perceptionswith regard to waste. This,in combination with the surveys and Council data issufficienttoidentifytheareasthatshouldbeprioritised,andtooutlinetherolethattheCouncilcouldpotentiallyplay in resolving the issues relating to both Counciland non-Council controlled waste. Additional targetedconsultation to confirm the success of the proposedoptionsisprudentandwillbesoughtthroughtheSpecialConsultativeProcedure,whichisrequiredaspartofthedevelopmentoftheWMMP.


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2.1 Solid Waste Framework2.1.1. WASTEMINIMISATIONACT2008The WMA was developed with the purpose of encouragingwasteminimisationandadecreaseinwastedisposalinorderto:• protecttheenvironmentfromharm;and• provide environmental, social, economic and cultural

benefits.• This is to be achieved by promotingwasteminimisation

throughreduction,re-use,recyclingandrecoveryusingthefollowingmeasures:

• Regulatingproductstewardshipschemesfocussinginitiallyon‘priority’products.Thiswillhelpand,whennecessary,make producers, brand owners, importers, retailers,consumers and other parties take responsibility for theenvironmentaleffectsfromtheirproductsatend-of-life–from‘cradle-to-grave’;

• Controllingdisposalofmaterialtolandfills;• Providingamechanism to reportdisposal tonnagesback

totheMfEtoimproveinformationonwasteminimisation;• Establishing a “waste advisory board” to advise the

Ministeronbestpractice;and• Collectinga levyonallsolidwastetonnesdeposited into

landfills to generate funding to help local government,communitiesandbusinessesreducetheamountofwaste.

TheWMA also aims to benefit the economy by encouragingbetter use of materials throughout the product life cycle,promotingdomestic reprocessing of recoveredmaterials andprovidingmoreemployment.TheWMA requires TAs to develop and adopt aWMMP, andindoingsotakeintoconsiderationthegoalsoftheNZWasteStrategy.

ThissectioncontainsinformationaboutwasteanddivertedmaterialintheTaranakiregionandintheSouthTaranakiDistrictthatisgenerated,recycled,recovered,treatedordisposedoftolandfill.Theinformationincludeswasteinfrastructureandservices,anddataaboutquantities,trends,composition,sourceanddestinationofwasteanddivertedmaterials.Thisinformationprovidesthebasisforprojectingfuturedemandforwastemanagementandminimisationservicesaspresentedattheendofthissection.Datahasbeencollectedfromthefollowingsources:• landfillandtransferstationweighbridgequantities;• thefindingsfromalandfillandtransferstationsolidwasteanalysisprotocol(SWAP)conductedinSeptember2016;• akerbsideSWAPconductedinNovember2016;and• surveysofindustries.

2 The Waste Situation

2.2 NZ Waste Strategy

2.3 Regional and Local Strategic Context

TheNZWasteStrategy2010hastwohighlevelgoals:• Reducingtheharmfuleffectsofwaste,and• Improvingtheefficiencyofresourceuse.

2 .2 .1 . HEALTH ACT 1956 TheHealthAct1956placesobligationsonTAs(if requiredbytheMinisterofHealth)toprovidesanitaryworks.Undersection25(1)(c) of this act, the definition of sanitaryworks includesworksforthecollectionanddisposalofrefuse.

2.2.2. LOCALGOVERNMENTACT1974AND2002The provisions of the LGA 1974, part 31 and the sanitaryassessment provisions for refuse contained in part 7 of theLGA2002havebeenrepealedandarenowlargelyembodiedintheWMA.However,theLGA2002containsvariousprovisionsthatmayapplytoTAswhentheyarepreparingtheirWMMPs,including consultation and bylaw provisions. For example,it details the process for undertaking a Special ConsultativeProcedure when adopting, amending or revoking a WasteManagement Plan (or WMMP as referred to in the WMA).

2 .2 .3 . OTHER LEGISLATIONOther legislation relevant to waste management andminimisationincludes:

The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, which addresses themanagement of substances that pose asignificantrisktotheenvironmentand/orhumanhealth,frommanufacturetodisposal;andrelatestowasteprimarilythroughcontrols on the handling and disposal of hazardous substances.

The Resource Management Act 1991, which addresseswaste management and minimisation through controls onthe environmental effects of waste activities. The NationalEnvironmentalStandardforAirQualityrequirescertainlandfills(greaterthanonemilliontonnescapacity)tocollectlandfillgasesandeitherflarethemorusethemasfuelforgeneratingelectricity.

The HealthandSafetyatWorkAct2015,whichisrecognisedasakeypriorityforthewasteindustry.Ahealthandsafetyindustrysectorgroupwasformedandhasdevelopedguidelinesforthesolidwasteindustrytoensurebestpracticeinhealthandsafety.

SomerelationshipexistsbetweentheWMMPandlocalstrategiesandpolicydocuments(Figure3).

NEW ZEALAND WASTE STRATEGY

REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND MINIMISATION STRATEGY

COUNCILSWMMP

MISSION STATEMENT COMMUNITYOUTCOMESSOLID WASTE ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN


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2 .3 .1 . REGIONAL WASTE STRATEGYThe purpose of the Regional Waste Strategy is to set out a strategicframeworkbywhichtheTRCandthethreeTAsintheregionwillhelpreduceandbettermanagewasteinTaranakiforatenyearperiod(2011-2021).Strategyobjectives,methodsandtargetsaddressthetwogoalssetoutintheNewZealandWasteStrategy.TheRegionalWasteStrategywasreviewedin2016andnewtargetswereagreedonfortheperiod2016-21.TheTRCandthethreeTAscollectivelymeet the targets through their respectiveWMMPsandworkprogrammes.ProgresstowardsthesetargetsisreportedtotheTSWMC.

2 .3 .2 . TARANAKI REGIONAL WASTE MINIMISATION EDUCATION STRATEGYThe purpose of the Taranaki Regional Waste MinimisationEducation Strategy is to set out the strategic frameworkfor STDC, NPDC, SDC and TRC to undertake education andcommunicationprogrammesthathelptoachievetheregionalwasteminimisationgoalsoutlined intheWasteManagementandMinimisationStrategyforTaranaki.AnannualprogrammeplanisdevelopedeveryyeartogiveeffecttotheStrategy.

2.3.3. LONGTERMPLAN(ANDANNUALPLAN)The Council stated in the 2015-25 Long Term Plan that itsmission statement is to:leadwithfairnessand integrity,andworkto inspireavibrantandcaringspiritofcommunity,whileremaininganefficientandsensitiveproviderofservicesandfacilities.

To give effect to this statement, seven community outcomeshavebeenidentified:Vibrant South Taranaki: a District that provides a highquality and diverse cultural and recreational experience andencouragesindependenceandcreativity.Connected South Taranaki: aDistrict that delivers accessibleand integrated infrastructure, transport and communicationsystems which meet the needs of residents, businesses andvisitors.

Together South Taranaki: aDistrictthatiscaringandinclusive,works together and enables people to have a strong anddistinctivesenseofidentity.Secure and Healthy South Taranaki:aDistrictthatprovidesasafe,healthy,andfriendlyplacetolive,workandvisit.ProsperousSouthTaranaki:aDistrictthatboastsasustainable,resilient and innovative economy that prospers within thenaturalandsocialenvironment.Skilled South Taranaki: a District that values and supportslearningsothatallpeoplecanplayafullandactiveroleinitssocial, cultural, and economic life. Sustainable South Taranaki: a District that appreciates its naturalenvironmentand itsphysicalandhumanresources inplanning,delivery,andprotection.

Alongside these planning documents, the Solid Waste Asset Management Plan outlines specifically how the solid wasteassetsandserviceswillbemanaged.

2 .3 .4 . BYLAWThe South Taranaki District Council Solid Waste Bylaw 2013aims to ensure that refuse collection and disposal does nothavesignificantenvironmentalorhealthimpacts,byregulatingrecycling,ownershipofthewastestream,refusestorage,wastemanagement,andwastecollection.

2 .3 .5 . POLICIESThe Kerbside Collection Policy was adopted in 2016 toencouragewasteminimisation.Thekerbsidecollectionserviceisnowrestrictedtodwellingsthatarelocatedinanurbanareaoralongthekerbsidecollectionroute.Underthispolicy,eachofthesedwellingsisallowedonesetofbins.AnadditionalsetofbinscanbeallocatedtoadwellingifspecialconditionsapplyandareapprovedbytheCouncil.TheLitter InfringementPolicy2015providestheCouncilwithpowertomonitorillegaldumping,actoncomplaintsandissueinfringementnoticesforbreachesoftheLitterAct1979.

2.4 Existing Waste Services and InfrastructureAvarietyofstakeholdersisinvolvedinwastemanagementandminimisationserviceswithintheregionandtheDistrict.ThethreeTAsintheregionhaveajointregionalcontractforthecollectionofurbanresidentialkerbsiderefuse,recycling,andgreenwaste;andtheoperationofkeytransferstations.Anumberofprivateserviceprovidersofferwasteservicestotheruralcommunity,thecommercialsector,andresidentialcustomerspayingforacollectionservice.Agrowingnumberofcommunitysectororganisationsarealsoinvolvedinwasteservices

TABLE1-SUMMARYOFWASTEINFRASTRUTUREANDSERVICESINTARANAKI

INFRASTRUCTURE/SERVICE COUNCIL PROVIDED OTHER PROVIDERS

REDUCE Education/ behaviourchange (acrosswastehierarchy)

Regionaleducationstrategyandcampaigns*TRCEducationOfficeravailableforwastelessonsRegionalWasteMinimisationOfficer.LoveFoodHateWastenationalcampaignDistributionofwastelevygrantsToursofwastefacilitiesStallsandeventsSocial mediaWeCanwebsite/recyclingdirectorySustainableLivingEducationTrustlicence(NPDC only)

TaranakiEnvironmentalEducationTrustEnviroschoolsTaranakiConservationistsCurious Minds programme Reusable bags for sale at most supermarkets . Some retailers chargeforplasticbagsorprovidediscountforbringingyourown bag Impact (funded by Ministry for Youth Development – working with youth aged 12-24) CommunityfruitharvestingPara Kore (Council waste levy funds part) Wastefreeparentingworkshops(NPDConly)

REUSE Second hand trading and upcycling

ReuseshopatNewPlymouthTransfer StationCommunity Reuse and Recycling Centre (NPDC only, under development)

Charitystores–includingHospiceTaranaki,RedCross, SalvationArmy,SPCA,Oxfam,andChurchstoresDemolitionandbuildingtradestores.Second hand traders, including second hand clothing storesOnlinetradingsitesincludingTradeMe,BuyandSellNewPlym-outh,FreecycleNewPlymouth,NeighbourlyMarketsincludingKids’ Market (monthly), The Seaside Market(monthly),SPCAfleamarket(weekly)–(NPDConly)Garage sales

Council/NZTAcontractorsreuseroadingwastesforbeddingandsub-base–material

Gasbottles–‘Swapabottle’andrefillingRetread tyres (processed outside of region)Informalarrangementswithfarmersfortyres:usedinsilagepitsandretainingwallsBounceBags–makinganddistributingreusableshoppingbags

RECYCLE Collection Weeklykerbsidecollectionmixedrecyclingandglass(STDC-8,305householdsand27schools) Publicplacerecyclingbins(7)–(NPDConly)SomeeventsrecyclingonCouncilpremises

Residentialkerbsidecollectionsisprovidedbyatleast2com-mercialprovidersCommercialcardboardcollectionsbyfourprovidersCommercialmixedrecyclingcollectionsbytwoprovidersFarmsector:PlasbackcontractorcollectsfarmplasticsfromsiteHospitalitysector:TwocollectorsofwastecookingoilAutomotiveindustry:Somedivertoilfilters,carbatteries,antifreezeforrecycling.Allpremisessurveyedrecyclewasteoilfrom site Tyreindustry:SmallquantityoftyresrecycledSomerecyclingprocessedwithinthedistrictandregionandsome outside of the region


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RECYCLE Refuse transfer stations

Threemaintransferstationsintheregion(Hawera,NewPlymouthandStratford)withfreedropoffofhouseholdrecyclablesanduserpaysservicesforwhitewareandwasteoil.E-wasteacceptedatNewPlymouthandStratfordtransferstations.IntheSouthTaranakiDistrict:HaweraTransferStation(open7days)andsixruraltransferstations(limitedopeninghours)offerfreedropoffofrecyclables

BalerforcommercialplasticsandcardboardlocatedinNewPlymouth Plasback:regionalfarmplasticsbaler,locatedinSouthTaranakiOneprivatetransferstationinHawera

Resource recovery facilities

New Plymouth RRF (under development) with Material Recovery Facility (MRF) sortingandbalingCouncil-ownedrecycling

Fourscrapmetaldealers(onelocatedintheDistrict)Twoprovidersforcommercialskipprocessing

RECOVER Organic waste collection

STDCopt-inuserpayskerbsidegreenwastecollection

ThreeprovidersforkerbsidegreenwastecollectionMany commercial businesses (e.g. landscaping) drop green-wastetoprocessingfacilitiesPiggeriesandcoordinatingorganisationshaveinformalandformalarrangementswithsupermarketsandhospitalitysectorforcollectionoffoodscrapsFoodbankshavearrangementswithsomesupermarketsfornear end of date foodCoffeegroundsfromsomecafesandservicestationsbaggedandmadeavailableforgardensCommunityFruitHarvestingTaranaki

Refuse transfer stations

Greenwasteisacceptedforalowerfeethangeneralwasteattransferstations

Organicwasteprocessing

Patea greenwaste site no longer accepts free public greenwaste disposal . Greenwastecanstillbebeneficiallyplacedon the Patea Beach sand dunes for their stabilisation.However,quantitiesplacedon site are limited to those needed for that purpose

Meatandpoultrywastessuchasoffal,blood,feathersandfallenstockareprocessedbycommercialoperatorsintheregion(predominantlyintheSouthTaranakiDistrict)Onesiteintheregionprocessespoultrylitter.Oneoperator(locatedatthreesites)operatesonecompostingandvermiculturesiteandtwovermicultureonlysites.Thesitesprocesspaunchgrass,poultrywaste,poultrymortalities,fishcarcasses,greenwasteanddrillingmudsAgriculturalslurryandpoultryshedlitterarespreadtolandDairywasteproducts(suchasbuttermilk)aregeneratedandprocessedintostockfoodintheregion.Timberwastefromoneprocessingsiteisusedonsiteforfuel.Chip,bark,sawdustandwoodareon-sold.Someuntreatedtimberwasteiscleanfilled.

Biosolids/ drillingmuds/sludges

WastewaterbiosolidsfromNewPlymouthwastewatertreatmentplantthermaldriedandsoldasafertiliser(NPDConly).

Drilling muds applied to land (landfarming).

Trade Waste (solidportionorliquidifdisposedatlandfill)

Oneprivatewastedewateringfacility;approximatelysixprivatecollectorsoftradewastethatmayusethelandfillfornon-liquidwastesdisposal.


RECOVER Hazardous Waste

Residentialquantitiesofhazardouswasteacceptedatthreemaintransferstationsinregion,includingtheHaweraTransferStation.Agrecoveryprovideagrichemicalcollection(18monthly)–fundedby3TAsandTRC.

CommercialhazardouswastesarecollectedandtransportedtoeitherAucklandorWellingtonfortreatment/disposal.Twomainprovidersofthisserviceinthedistrict.

TREAT Cleanfills ColsonRoadLandfillacceptscleanfillascover.OkatoandInglewoodTransferStationsac-ceptanddisposeofcleanfillonsite(NPDConly). NocleanfillforpublicdisposalinSouthTaranaki

23consentedcleanfillsinTaranaki.Someoftheseareonlyavailableforowneruse.SouthTaranakiDistricthas3consentedcleanfillsthatareonlyavailableforowneruse

Collection Weeklykerbsidewastecollectionof:• 120LbinsSTDC-8,300house-holds;SDC-2,500households.• bags:NPDC-27,600households.;Illegal dumping clean up on Council land: asrequiredfortheCouncil.FortnightlyforNPDC.Publicplacelitterbins.

Sixcommercialwastecollectorsinregion,FourworkinginSouthTaranakidistrict.Onecommercialroadsweepingprovider.Manyorganisationsinvolvedincleans-upoflitterinbeach,riverandurbanenvironmentsincludingbutnotrestrictedtoschools,TaranakiConservationists,ProjectHotspot.Residentialkerbsidecollectionsisprovidedbyatleast2com-mercialproviders

DISPOSE Transfer Stations

Wastedisposalatalltransferstations(userpays).Tyres (user pays).

Landfills Oneregionallandfill(ColsonRoad);[newCentralLandfillplannedin2019]15closedlandfillsinTaranaki.SevenclosedlandfillsitesinSouthTaranaki,twoofwhichareemergencylandfillsites(HaweraandPatea)Eightclosedlandfillsites(NPDC).Twoofwhichareemergencylandfillsites(InglewoodandOkato).


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2.4.1. COUNCIL-PROVIDEDSERVICESAND INFRASTRUCTUREInTaranaki,wasteminimisationandmanagementplanning isintegratedasfarasispracticablethroughtheTSWMC.ThisisajointcommitteecomprisingtheTRCandthethreeTAschargedwith considering and addressing waste management issuesacross the region. TheMedical Officer of Health and HealthProtectionOfficerareinvitedtoparticipateontheCommitteeinanon-votingrole.Atanoperationallevel,aregionalWMOisappointed to assist the four councils to implement the Regional WasteStrategyandachieveitstargets.

ServicesEducationAccording to the Taranaki Regional Waste MinimisationEducation Strategy, an annual education plan lists theeducationandcommunicationactivitiestheTRCandthethreeTAswillundertakeduring theyear.Theprogramme identifiesschool,communityandbusinessengagementactivities.TheseactivitiesarepredominantlydrivenbytheWMO.Note: Social media has developed since the last wasteassessmentandhasimpactedonthewayweconnectwithourresidents.

WasteMinimisationOfficerThe TRC and the three TAs jointly fund a regional part-timeWMO to facilitate the implementation of the regionalwastemanagement strategy with a particular focus on advocacy,advisoryandeducationalactivities.TheWMOisemployedbyand located at the TRC.

WasteLevyAccordingtotheWMA,a levyof$10pertonne(excl.GST) ischarged on allwaste disposed of at landfill. Half of this levygoes to TAs to spend on promoting or achieving the wasteminimisationactivitiessetoutintheirWMMPs.ThethreeTAsutilise theirwaste levy to fund theWMO(withanadditionalcontributionbytheTRC)andtopart-fundcommunityinitiatives.Funded projects by the Council have included: beneficialgreenwasteplacementforsanddunestabilisationandresearchonorganicwastediversion.AllthreeTAshavesupportedParaKoreandtheirworkinreducingwastefromMaraeandtikangaMāorievents.

KerbsideCollectionServiceThe Council-provided kerbside collection service is fundedthroughatargetedrate.Aregionalsolidwasteservicescontract

that started on 1 October 2015 is operated by EnviroWasteServices Limited, and encompasses both transfer stationoperation and kerbside collection for the three districts. Aspartofthisnewcontractachangetothelevelofservicewasimplemented.All threedistrictsnowprovideaseparateglassrecyclingcollection(colourseparatedatkerbside).TheCouncilandSDCstillprovidebins formixedrecycling,whereasNPDCchanged from collecting recycling in supermarket bags toprovisionofbinsforrecycling.ThekerbsideserviceleveldiffersbetweentheCouncil,NPDCandSDC(Table2).

Council andnumber of households

Receptacleandfrequencyofcollectionof each kerbside service

Mixed Recycling

Glass Waste Green-waste

STDC8,300

140Lbinweekly

60Lcrateweekly

120Lbinweekly

240Lbinfortnightly (voluntaryservice)

NPDC27,300

240Lbinfortnightly

60Lcratefortnightly

60Lbag5weekly

nil

SDC2,300

240Lbinfortnightly

60Lcratefortnightly

120Lbinweekly

nil

All three TAs provide a similar mixed recycling and glasscollection service, with the same branding on educationmaterial,trucksandbins.Thefollowingitemsareacceptedatthekerbsideforrecycling:• aluminium cans• cardboard• glassbottlesandjars• paper• plastic containers 1-7 (excludes soft plastics and

polystyrene)• tincans

Wastefromthekerbsidecollectiongoestotheregionallandfill.Mixed recycling and glass collected on behalf of all three TAs is takentotheNewPlymouthMRFtobesortedandbaledbeforebeingtransportedtoafinaldestinationforrecycling.

TABLE2-TARANAKIKERBSIDECOLLECTIONSERVICE

4 Voluntary user pays service5 52 bags provided annually; additional can be purchased

InfrastructureMaterialRecoveryFacilityAs part of a regional approach, NPDC has invested in thedevelopment of aMRF located at the Colson Road site. Thefunctionof theMRF is tosortandbaledomesticrecyclables,specificallycardboard,paper,tinandsteelcansandhardplastics1-7. Currently the MRF processes Taranaki council-providedrecycling.TheMRFincludesaneducationroomwithaviewingwindowtothefacility.FromJanuarythroughtoDecember2016over50groupshavetouredthefacility.Showingtheimpactofrecyclingmistakestoourcommunityisintendedtoimprovetherecyclingrateandreducecontaminationofrecycling.

PateaGreenwasteSiteThePateaBeachareahasbeeninformallyusedforgreenwastedisposalformanyyears.Bytheearly2000s,thesitehadbecomea regional greenwastedump. TheCouncil startedmonitoringthe site, and as a result the TRC issued a resource consent only allowing fordisposalof theamountofgreenwastenecessaryforsandstabilisation.Overtheyears,theCouncilhasstruggledwith theamountofgreenwastedisposedofonsiteandwithillegaldumpingofwaste.SinceFebruary2017,thesitenolongeraccepts freepublicgreenwastedisposal.Greenwastecan stillbeimportedbytheCouncilandbeneficiallyplacedonthePateaBeachsanddunesontheconditionthatthequantitiesplacedonsitearelimitedtothoseneededforsanddunestabilisation.

TransferStationsIn the region, STDC has seven transfer stations, NPDC fivetransferstations,andSDCasingletransferstation.Allprovidefreedropoff forboth residential andcommercial recyclablesviamobilerecyclingcontainers.Thetransferstationsalsohavebinsfordisposalofgeneralwaste(whetherfromcommercialordomesticsource).ScrapmetalandwhitewareitemsareacceptedatallCouncil-owned transfer stations for recycling (note that a disposalchargeappliesforwhiteware).Greenwasteisacceptedatalowerchargethangeneralwastetoencourageuserstodivertitintocompost.Non-compostablegreenwaste (such asnoxiousweeds, flax, cabbage trees, andagapanthus)isacceptedasgeneralwasteandgoestolandfill.TyresareacceptedattheCouncil’ssitesagainstafeeastheyarederimmedpriortotheirlandfilling.HazardouswasteisalsoacceptedindomesticquantitiesfreeofchargeattheHaweratransferstationonlyforSouthTaranaki.Itis then disposed of out of the region.

LandfillThe region has a single functioning landfill, where all wastefromthecouncil-providedservices isdisposed.Access isalsoavailableforcommercialwasteserviceproviders.Allusersarechargedagate fee.The landfill is expected to reachcapacityin2019andisscheduledtocloseattheendofJune2019.Anew regional landfill, located in Eltham in South Taranaki, isconsentedandscheduledtoopeninJuly2019.

The Council also has seven consented closed landfills. TheHaweraMatangara(alsocalledtheHaweraClosedLandfill)andthe Patea Closed Landfill are both consented for emergencylandfilling,ifrequired.

2.4.2. COMMERCIALANDNOT-FOR-PROFITSERVICESCommercial providers in the region provide a range ofspecialisedservicesincludingresidentialsolidwastecollection,organic waste collection and processing, commercial solidwaste and recycling collections, cardboard cages, recyclingdrop-offpoints (residential, softplastics, scrapmetal), textilereusedrop-off(charityshops/bins)andcleanfillsites.ItisworthnotingthatsincetheCouncil’spreviousWMMPwasproduced,thereisnolongeracleanfillavailableforpublicdisposalintheDistrict.

It is believed, through the data collected for this wasteassessment that commercially collectedwaste from Taranakiis being disposed of outside of the region, in the Whanganui District.However, confirmationof this, orquantities,hasnotbeenmadeavailable.

TheTaranakiregiondoesnothavethefacilityfordisposingofsomecommercialhazardousandliquidwastes,andthesearetransportedoutoftheregion,toeitherAucklandorWellington.The not-for-profit sector is increasingly involved in wastemanagement andminimisationacross the region and groupshavebecomestakeholderstheTAsareworkingwith(Table1).

Areasofinvolvementincludeeducationonwasteminimisationandbehaviourchange,assistancewithsettingupprocessestofurtherwastediversionandlitterclean-ups.


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2.5 Current Waste QuantitiesIntheSouthTaranakiDistrict,asintherestoftheregion,wastestreamsarediverse.Theseloadsarecartedtodifferentlocationstoreflecttheirtreatmentordisposal(Figure4).

Thedata in this section refers to ‘generalwaste’and ‘overallwaste’.Unclassifiedmixedwaste is referred to in thisdocumentas‘generalwaste’andcomprisesconstructionanddemolition(C&D)waste,commercialandindustrial(C&I)waste,landscapingwaste,andresidentialwaste.Whenthegeneralwastestreamiscombinedwiththekerbsidewastecollections,transferstationwaste,andspecialwastes,thewastestreamisreferredtoasthe’overall’wastestream.

Council’s TransferStation

Council’sKerbsideCollection(Residential Collections) TransferStationDrop-off

Market

MRF1627 t

CompostingFacility2226 t

Landfill8682 t

General waste3,297 t

General waste5,094 t

Mixed Recyling1,539 t

Mixed Recyling

379 t

Greenwaste1,432 t

Greenwaste794 t

New Plymouth District Council

StratfordDistrict Council

2 .5 .1 . LANDFILL WASTEQuantitiesTheColsonRoadLandfill (theLandfill) is theonlyoperationalmunicipal landfill accepting general waste in the Taranakiregion.TheLandfillreceiveswastesfromSouthTaranaki,NewPlymouthandStratforddistricts.

Totalwastetolandfillquantitiesarederivedfromweighbridgerecords at the Landfill gate. The weighbridge records thequantity and type of waste entering the Landfill. This isconsideredtobeanaccurateaccountofwastebeingdisposedoftolandfillintheTaranakiregion.

Tonnage to the Landfill has remained around 60,000 tonnessince 2007,whenwastewas consolidated to a single landfillin the region (Figure5). In the2015/16year, this reduced to54,000 tonnes.Two factorsmightexplain thisdecline.Firstly,the introductionofanewregionalwastecontract inOctober2015 has seen a vast increase in recycling in the region.Secondly,commercialwasteisknowntobetransportedoutsideoftheregionfordisposal.The2017datawillprovidegreaterclarityforthereasonandimpactofthisreduction.

ThesplitbetweenthethreeTAsisanindicationonlyasitdoesnot take into account cross-boundary movement of waste(Figure5).STDCandSDCdata,inthisfigure,primarilyrecordskerbside and transfer station waste.Waste within the NPDCcategory includeskerbsideandtransferstationwaste,aswellaswastesourcedfromtheregionanddisposedofattheLandfillthroughcommercialwastecollectors.

WASTE DISPOSED TO COLSON ROAD LANDFILL 1997-2016

SourceWaste from the New Plymouth Transfer Station is the singlelargestsourceofwastetotheLandfill(asidentifiedduringtheSWAP analysis), comprising 30% of the total. General wastewas the second largest component, representing 23% of thetotal(Table3andTable4).Loadsclassifiedasoriginatingfromtransferstations,bothcouncilandprivately-owned,comprised53.5% of all waste disposed of at the Landfill. Kerbsidecollections,bothcouncilandprivate,comprised18.8%oftheoverallwastestreamandspecialwastescomprised4.5%.

% of weight

Tonnes/week

General Waste 23.2% 196

KerbsideCollection(councilsandprivate) 18.8% 159

Special Waste 4.5% 38

TransferStations(councilsandprivate) 53.5% 452

TOTAL 100% 845

% of total

STDCKerbsideCollections 0.6%

HaweraTransferStation 16.4%

STDCOtherTransferStations 0.6%

General Waste 23.2%

NewPlymouthTransferStation 31.9%

StratfordTransferStation 0.5%

NPDCKerbsideCollections 12.3%

SDCKerbsideCollections 2.9%

StratfordPrivateKerbsideCollections 1.1%

PrivateKerbsideCollections 2.0%

Special Waste 4.5%

Privatetransferstations 4.1%

TOTAL LEVIED WASTE 100.0%

TheestimatedamountoflandfilledwastefromSTDCkerbsidecollectionsislessthantheamountofwastefromtheHaweraTransferStation(Table4).ThisistheresultofkerbsidecollectionwastebeingmainlydisposedofattheHaweraTransferStation.

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10 Waste Not Consulting. 2016. Composition of Solid Waste in Taranaki Region, September 2016


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2 .5 .2 . TRANSFER STATION WASTEQuantitiesAllwastereceivedatthetransferstationsacrosstheregionisdisposedofat theLandfill.Thegeographicsourceof transferstationwasteisunknown.ItisassumedthatallwastedisposedofatStratfordandHawera transfer stations ispredominantlyfromtherelevantDistrict.However,atleastonewasteserviceproviderinSouthTaranakidisposesofitswastedirectlytotheNewPlymouthTransferStation.With the current solid waste contract, general waste fromkerbside collections and from remote transfer stations canbecarteddirectly to theLandfill, asopposed to thepreviousmethodologyemployed.Quantitiesofgeneralwastereceivedat the transfer stations have therefore noticeably decreasedsince2015(Figure6).Thisdecreaseinwastequantitiesreceivedat thetransferstationsdoesnotnecessarily indicatethat thedistrictareproducinglesswastesince2015.

SOUTHTARANAKITRANSFERSTATION-REFUSE

Recent data also suggests that one commercial contractor has drasticallyreducedtheamountofwasteitusedtobringtotheHaweratransferstation.Thischangeinwastevolumessuggeststhatthiswasteistakentoanalternativedisposalfacilityoutsideof the district.

SourceThe threemain transfer stations in the region,Hawera,NewPlymouthandStratford,wereassessedaspartof the landfillandtransferstationSWAPinSeptember2016todeterminethesourceofwastegenerationandcompositonofthewaste.

Commercial and industrial activitieswere theprimary sourceofthewastedisposedofattheHaweratransferstation(Table5). The second sourceofwaste came from that collectedviaour Council kerbside collection services, representing 37%ofthesurveyedweight.

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Kerbsidecollections-STDC13 17%

37% 58.9

Kerbsidecollections-private 9% 14.4

Landscaping 3 4% 1% 0.8

Residential 25 32% 6% 9

TOTAL 77 100% 100% 15 .6

Regional Comparison of Transfer Station WasteThe Stratford transfer station had a significantly higherproportion of refuse weight from residential loads than theother transfer stations while the New Plymouth TransferStationhad a higher rate of C&Dwaste (Figure 7). The largeproportion of residentialwaste at Hawera Transfer Station isduetotheSTDCkerbsideresidentialwastebeingconsolidatedfortransportatthetransferstationbeforebeingbulkhauledtotheLandfill.

COMPARISON OF ACTIVITY SOURCE TO TRANSFER STATION WASTE

TABLE5-ACTIVITYSOURCEOFHAWERATRANSFER STATION WASTE14-17SEPTEMBER201613


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2 .5 .3 . KERBSIDE WASTE QUANTITESThe three TAs in the region provide a kerbside refuse andrecycling collection for urban residential households. Thequantity of kerbside waste collected in the South TaranakiDistrict between 2010 and 2016 has remained reasonablystableataround3,200tonnesperyear(Table6).

TABLE6-STDCKERBSIDEWASTEPERYEARCouncilprovidedkerbsiderefusecollectionwastepertonnes (includesresidualwastefromkerbsiderecyclingcollections)

2010/11 3973

2011/12 3859

2012/13 3710

2013/14 3405

2014/15 3680

2015/16 3366

2.6 Waste Generation per CapitaWastepercapitaisanindicatorforwastegenerationthatlooksatthetotalamountofwasteproduced,dividedbythetotalnumberofpeopleinadefinedarea.Itisanindicatorofaveragewasteproductiononaperpersonbasis,butisnotdirectlyequivalenttotheamountofwasteanindividualthrowsawayeachyear,asmuchofthewasteisproducedfromcommercialsources.Thepercapitadisposalfiguresforkerbsiderefusecanbeinfluencedby:• ChangingproportionsofthepopulationservicedbyCouncilcollections.• Differentlevelsofcommercialandindustrialactivity(agreaterlevelofcommercialandindustrialactivityinSouthTaranaki

influencesthepercapitarateforthislocation).• Missingdata(privatecollectorsmaynotbeseparatelyaccountedforattransferstations).• Unknowncross-districtwastemovements,e.g.NewPlymouthtotalwastepercapitaishigherthantheothertwodistricts

butdoesnotnecessarilycomprisewastesourcedonlyfromtheNewPlymouthDistrict.ManyoftheprivatewasteserviceprovidersmayservicethewholeTaranakiregionbut,astheyarebased inNewPlymouth,thewaste isrecordedasbeingsourcedfromwithintheNewPlymouthDistrict.Itisdifficulttodetermineanycross-districtwastemovements.

ThewastepercapitaforkerbsidecollectionandforthetotalamountlandfilledfromwastecollectedbytheCouncilwerecalculatedusing2009/10and2015/16data.ForSouthTaranaki,kerbsidewastesenttolandfillremainedconstantwhilethewastepercapitafor totalwaste to landfill reduced from0.4 to0.32T/capita/annum (Table7).Onceagain, the lower volumes receivedat thetransferstationsinceOctober2015explainthedecreaseintotalwastepercapita.

TABLE7-WASTEPERCAPITAFOREACHTAWITHINTHEREGION2009/10 2015/16

Kerbsidewastetolandfill(T/capita/annum)

Totalwastetolandfill(T/capita/annum)

Kerbsidewastetolandfill(T/capita/annum)

Totalwastetolandfill(T/capita/annum)

STDC 0.12* 0.4 0.12 0.32

NPDC 0.27 0.63 0.11 0.56

SDC 0.22 0.41 0.14 0.23*STDC Waste Assessment 2012


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2 .7 .1 . SWAP RESULTSASWAPsurveywasconductedin2016toanalysethecompositionofwastedisposed to landfill, at themain transfer stationsandvia theCouncils’kerbsidecollectionservice.

Landfill The SWAP survey analysed the composition of waste sent to theLandfill (Figure 8). Organic material was the largest component oftheoverallwastetolandfillin2016,comprising23%ofthetotal,byweight.Timberwas thesecond largestcomponent,comprising16%ofthetotal.Paper,plastic,andrubblecomprisedsimilarproportions,from10%to14%.

Mostwaste streams reduced inweight between the 2010 and the2016survey,butasaproportionof thecomposition,organicwasteenteringthelandfillshowedthebiggestreductionbetween2010and2016,decliningby7%oftheoverallwaste(Figure9).Thisreductioncouldbeindicativeofeffectiveawarenesscampaignsaroundorganicwaste, but could also be attributed to commercial operators takingloadsthathavebeencollectedthroughkerbsidecollectionswithintheregiontoalandfilloutoftheregion.Thesebinshaveahighproportionof organicwaste . Glass has also declined by around 5% of overallwaste,whichismostlikelyattributedtothenewkerbsidecollectionforglassrecyclingintroducedon1October2015.

2.7 Composition of Waste

COMPOSITION OF OVERALL WASTE DISPOSEDATTHELANDFILL-2016

COMPARISONOFLANDFILLCOMPOSITION(BYTONNAGE)2010AND2016

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Transfer StationsThe SWAP survey analysed the composition ofoverall waste received at the Hawera TransferStation (Figure10).Organicwastewas the largestcomponent of waste being disposed of at theTransferStationduringthesurvey,comprising29%of thetotal.Thesecond largestcomponentswereplastics,rubbleandtimber,respectivelyconstituting14%,14%and13%ofthewaste.

A review of the compositon of the four generalactivity sources presents some expected wastestreams(Figure11).Organicwastecomprisesover50%of the landscaping activity sourcewhileover30%ofC&Dwastewastimber. Rubble comprisedbetween 20 and 30% of C&D and C&I wastecomposition.

HAWERARTS-OVERALLWASTE-PRIMARYCOMPOSITION14-17SEPTEMBER

COMPARISON OF COMPOSITION OF WASTE BY ACTIVITY SOURCE AT THE HAWERA TRANSFER STATION

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KerbsideThe 2016/17 SWAP of South Taranaki domestic kerbsidewaste collections took place between 30 November 2016and2December2016,andbetween23to28January2017,when 90 Council kerbside generalwastewheelie binswereaudited.Organicmaterialwas the largest single componentof the general waste bins comprising 62% of the total, byweight (Figure 12). Kitchen waste comprised 62% of thisorganicmaterialandgreenwastecomprisedof32%.Mostofthe gardenwaste comprised lawn clippings, tree and shrubprunings, and leaves. Other organics (cat tray litter, animalfaeces,vacuumcleanerdustandhumanhair)madeup6%oftheorganicwastecomponent.Plastics, sanitary paper, and paper comprised similarproportionsofthegeneralwastebinsat11%,8.1%,and8.1%respectively. Softplasticbags (including foodpackagingandshopping bags) made up 21% of the plastic wastes. Rigidnon-recyclable plastics comprised 16% of plastics. Theseitems included packaging that did not carry a recyclingsymbol and non-packaging items. Plastic items that couldhavebeen recycled through theCouncil’s kerbside recyclingsystem comprised 25% of total plastics. Composite plasticrepresented38%oftotalplastics.Of the paper component of Council kerbside generalwastebins, 42% was recyclable. Non-recyclable paper, whichincludedfood-contaminatedpackagingandpaperdrinkcups,comprised58%ofthepaper.

NPDC and SDC have also conducted kerbsidewaste audits.NPDC audited 335 Council kerbside rubbish bags and SDCaudited 45 bins. Similar sorting classifications to the STDCaudit were used for regional consistency. Regionally, thecompositionofwaste fromthe threeTAsdemonstrated theslightly differentwaste collection services providedby eachdistrict(Figure13).BothSTDCandSDCprovidea120Lgeneralwaste bin,whereasNPDCprovides a bag service. STDChasahigherproportionoforganicsintheirbinswhencomparedwithSDCandNPDC.HoweverSDChashigherproportionsofglass,metalandplastics.Forallthreedistricts,organicwastemadeupthehighestproportionofwaste.

An analysis of the broken down organicwaste compositionforthethreeTAs(fromFigure13)showsthesignificantlyhighproportion of kitchen waste in all councils’ general wastecontainers(Figure14).


KERSIDE REFUSE COMPOSITION COMPARISONSTDC, NPDC AND SDC

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0%Potentiallhazardous 3% Timber

0%Rubber 4%Textiles

0%Rubble 8%Sanitarypaper

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2 .7 .2 . DIVERSION POTENTIALBasedon theresultsof theSWAPauditat theLandfill, ithasbeendemonstratedthatasignificantproportionofwastecouldpotentiallybediverted from landfill (Table8andFigure16).The ‘currently recoverable’and ‘currentlycompostable’materialssection is based on existing local diversion services, while ‘potentially divertable’ materials are based onmaterials that arerecoverableelsewhereinNewZealand.

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Paper - Recyclable 5.7% 10.2% 0% 2.9%

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2.8 Diverted materialsThis section contains information about known sources ofdiverted materials in the South Taranaki District or widerTaranaki region. Diverted material, as defined in the WMA,“means anything that is no longer required for its originalpurposeand,butforcommercialorotherwasteminimisationactivities,wouldbedisposedofordiscarded”.The data for diverted material outside of Council-providedservices and infrastructure is difficult to quantify. A regionalwasteinventorywasconductedbytheTRCin2009.Thestudyidentified sources, quantities and destinations of industrialandagriculturalwastes in the region.Thedatawasprimarilycollectedthroughphonesurveys.Morerecentsourcesofdatafor non-Council provided services include an organic wastediversion study and postal surveys of industries includingautomotive, construction, waste services, cleanfills and foodpremises.

2.8.1. COUNCIL-PROVIDEDSERVICESKerbsideCollectionRecyclablesThe Council provides a kerbside recycling collection for theurbanresidentialcommunityandpropertiesalongthekerbsidecollection route that have been allowed to join the service.Akerbsiderecyclingservice isalsoofferedbyNPDCandSDC.Paper, cardboard, aluminium and steel cans, grade 1-7 hardplasticsandglassbottlesandjarsareacceptedaspartoftheservice.Thequantityof recyclables collectedby thekerbsideservice varies between 1,500 and 2,000 tonnes per year forSouthTaranaki(Figure17).

Approximately64%ofkerbsidewastedisposedat theLandfill couldhavebeendiverted (Figure16).Ahighproportionof thedivertible waste was compostable organic materials. Smaller proportions of C&I waste and transfer station waste, 32% and36%respectively,couldbediverted.Consideringthesewastestreamsinfutureplanningisprudent,specificallyfoodwasteandrecyclablewastefromtheC&Isector.ConsideringlocaloptionsfordivertingC&Dwastestreamscouldalsoreduceunnecessarywastetolandfill.

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Anauditof50kerbsiderecyclingbinswasconductedbetween26Januaryand1February2017.Theresultsshowedthattheaverage composition of the bins (by weight) was 39% paperand23%cardboard(Figure18).Contamination(non-recyclableitems including generalwaste and glass) represented 19%ofthecontent,inweight.


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GreenwasteAvoluntarygreenwastekerbsidecollectionservice isavailable inSouthTaranaki toresidentswhohaveaccesstothekerbsidecollectionservice.ThegreenwasteiscartedtoacompostingfacilitylocatednexttotheLandfill. Greenwaste

CompostablegreenwastecanbedisposedofatallSTDCtransferstations.Thisgreenwaste isdivertedtoacomposting facilitylocatednexttotheLandfill.Thequantityofgreenwastecollectedatthetransferstationshasfluctuatedoverthepastfiveyearsandistypicallybetween500and900tonnesperannum(Figure21).

ThehighestproportionofwastedisposedofattheCouncil’stransferstationsisgeneralwaste(Figure22).

Interpreting annual tonnages of kerbside greenwaste doesnotprovideanyrelevantinformationasgreenwastetonnagesareweather-dependent.Itisworthnotingthatabout1,000to1,500tonnesofgreenwasteiscollectedviakerbsidecollectionannually(Figure19).SinceOctober2015,theCouncilhasallowedresidentstoaddsomeoftheirfoodwastetotheirgreenwastebins.Ithasbeenrecommendedthatupto15%offoodwastebedisposedofintheCouncilgreenwastebins.

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RecyclingAlltransferstationswithintheregionprovideafreedropoffforthesamerecyclablewastestreamsasprovidedinthekerbsideservice.SouthTaranakitransferstationsalsoacceptscrapmetalfreeofchargeandrequireresidentstopayafeeforwhitewaredisposal. Recyclablevolumescollectedannuallyatthetransferstationareover400tonnes(Figure20).Someofthedecreaseinrecyclingtonnagefor2015/16maybeexplainedbyinconsistentrecordsof glass volumes at the beginning of the current solidwastecontract.


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GreenwasteAvoluntarygreenwastekerbsidecollectionserviceisavailableinSouthTaranakitoresidentswhohaveaccesstothekerbsidecollection service. The greenwaste is carted to a compostingfacilitylocatednexttotheLandfill.E-WasteElectronicwastewas acceptedonbehalf of theCouncil by alocal waste contractor, Egmont Refuse and Recycling. Thisagreement was operative between 2012 and April 2017. Afeewaschargedfore-waste itemstocovertheircartageanddismantling.TVdisposalwassubsidisedbytheCouncil.There is currently no e-waste drop off point in the District.Thislackofdisposalfacilityhasbeenidentifiedasagapinthepresent Waste Assessment.

1.1.1. CommercialandInformalServicesAwebof private companies is involved in the collectionanddiversionofwasteintheregion.Datahasbeencollectedfromsurveysofsomeindustriesandtheirresultsareshownbelow.However it must be noted that the response rate from thesurveys isgenerally low(less than15%).Thereforequantitiesofwastedisplayedbelowareasprovidedbytherespondentsandnotextrapolatedtothewiderregion.Thefiguresdisplayedbelowareaminimumofdivertedwastes.The findings of a 2015 organicwaste diversion study for theregion,thatwascommissionedtogainabetterunderstandingofthiswastestream,arealsopresentedbelow.

AutomotiveWastesAsurveyofautomotiverepairpremisesin2016,identifiedthatallrespondentsdivertedwasteoil,accountingfor13,000litresofwasteoilbeingreusedorrecycledperannum.All respondents recycle car batteries through a variety ofproviders,primarilyscrapmetalrecyclers,accountingforaround3 tonnesof batteriesper annum.About43%of respondentsrecycleoilfilters througha rangeof recyclers, accounting for430kgofoilfiltersbeingdivertedperannum.Antifreezeisalsodivertedfromlandfill,with34%ofrespondentsrecyclingatotalof 147 litres of antifreeze through a variety of providers perannum. Averysmallresponsetosurveysoftyreretailerswasreceived.Data suggests that the majority of tyres are being disposedof to landfillwitharound20%beingdivertedto farms.Sometrucktyresarebeingre-treaded.Inthe2014/15financialyear

around5,000tyresweredivertedforre-treadingoutsideoftheregion.

CleanfillThereare23consentedcleanfilldisposalsites intheTaranakiregion, threeof thesebeing located inSouthTaranaki.Thesethreecleanfillsareallprivatelyownedandareprovidedfortheownersownuse.A survey of consented cleanfill owners suggest that at aminimum, 48,000 tonnes of waste is disposed of at cleanfillsitesintheregionannually.Eightypercentofcleanfilldisposalis sand, soil or clay , 10% concrete or cement, and between2-4%isgravel,treestumpsandnon-tanalisedtimber.TheLandfillalsoreceivescleanfillwhichcanbeusedascoverorfillonsite.ConstructionwastesOnlysmallquantitiesofconstructionwastesarebeingdivertedfrom landfill. Less than half of the respondents (40 to 45%)reuse or recycle un-treated timber, roofing iron, steel andconcrete. This equates to 120 tonnes of untreated timber,20 tonnes of roofing iron, 54 tonnes of steel and 58 tonnesof concrete being diverted per annum. A small number ofrespondents (35%) diverted treated timber and only 30%divertedcardboard,equatingto178tonnesoftreatedtimberand2tonnesofcardboardbeingdivertedperannumfromtheconstructionindustry.

General Recycling (paper, card, glass)At least four private companies provide residential andcommercialrecyclingservicesintheregiontargetingdifferentwastestreams.Someofthemcollectcardboard,whileothersprovidemixedrecyclingcollectionsincludingcardboard,paper,plastics, glass and cans. These companies have indicatedthattheydivertat least4,500tonnesofthesewastestreamsannually.

Organic WastesGreenwasteGreenwaste (or garden waste) is diverted via greenwastecollections, home composting andmaterial being left in-situonproperties,hence,accuratedataisnotavailable.Onereportcites that based on averages of New Zealand households’generation of greenwaste, South Taranaki households wouldgenerate approximately 4,715 tonnes of greenwaste per

annum,NewPlymouthhouseholds12,000tonnesperannumand Stratford households 1,500 tonnes per annum . Surveyssuggestthat,ataminimum,880tonnesperannumiscollectedanddivertedbyprivatecompaniesintheregion.CommercialFoodWasteFood banks have arrangements with some supermarkets fornearendofdatefood.Piggeriesandcoordinatingorganisationshave informal and formal arrangements with supermarketsandthehospitalitysectorforcollectionoffoodscraps.A2009estimatesuggests1,600tonnesperyearoffoodwasteisfedtopigs.Surveysoffoodpremisessuggestthataround75percentoffoodpremisesaredivertingfoodwastefromtheirpremises(predominantlytopiggeries)and60percentaredivertingtheirusedcookingoiltooilrecyclingservices.Coffeegroundsfromcafes and service stationsarebaggedandmadeavailable forgardening purposes.

MeatandpoultrywastesMeatandpoultrywastessuchasoffal,blood,feathers,sludge,paunch waste, fallen stock are processed by commercial

operators in the region (predominantly in South Taranaki). Itis estimated that 33,800 tonnes ofmeat and poultry wastesare generated and diverted per annum in the region. Theseproducts are either rendered or composted. Itisestimatedthatupto30,000tonnesperannumofpoultrylitterisgeneratedintheNewPlymouthdistrict.Usedlitterisgenerallyspreadonfieldsandasmallproportiononmushroomormaizefields.FarmeffluentItisestimatedthatbetween1.8and2.8milliontonnesofdairyslurry is collected and disposed of by effluent managementsystemsonfarmswithintheregion.

OtherFarmWastesPlasback operates a product stewardship scheme to recoverusedfarmplasticsforrecycling.TheycollectarangeofplasticsfromfarmsandhaveinstalledabalerinSouthTaranakitomeetregional demand. In the 2014/15 year, 140 tonnes of plasticwerecollectedaspartofthisscheme,120tonneswascollectedinthe2015/16year(Figure23).


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Agrecoveryprovidesanagrichemicalscollectionapproximatelyevery18monthsinTaranaki.ThiscollectionisfundedthroughtheMfE,brandowners, theTRCandtheTAs. In2015,atotalquantityof1,658kgofchemicalswascollectedfrom23sitesintheregion.Ofthis,142kgwassentoffshoreforhightemperatureincineration,asthereisnocurrentfacilitywithinNewZealandthatcandealwiththismaterial.Inthe2013collection,1,800kgoffarmchemicalswererecovered.Thechemicalscollectedwerediverse,with the larger collections being Acidsan (containingsulphuric acid, hydroxacetic acid, ammonium chloride) andIodoshield(activeingredientbeingiodinepresentasiodopher).AsmallquantityofDDTwasalsocollected.Agrecoveryadvisedthat Taranaki collections contain minimal persistent organicpollutantssuchasDDT,comparedwithotherregions.Scrap Metal

Currentquantitiesofmetalbeingdivertedviascrapmetalyardsareunknown. In 2009 thewaste inventory identified17,000tonnesofferrousmetalbeingdiverted,whilenon-ferrousmetalwasestimatedtobearound1,000tonnesperannum.However,withdecliningcommoditypricesthisfiguremayhavereduced.OnescrapmetalyardintheStratfordDistricthasclosedsincethe last WMMP .SummaryofDivertedMaterialsWhile, there is already significant diversion occurring in theregion,thereisthepotentialtodivertmuchmore,particularlyforrecyclingandorganicwastestreams(Table9).

2 .9 .1 . Materials Recovery FacilityTheMRFhasbeenoperatingwellsince itstartedprocessingrecyclableson1October2015.Key issueswiththeprocessingofrecyclables relate to the levelof contamination. Industrybestpractice indicates thatnon-recyclable items should representamaximumof8%ofthetotalweightofrecyclablesprocessed.ThecontaminationhasdroppedconsiderablywiththeintroductionofthecurrentkerbsidecollectionserviceandsincetheoperationofthenewMRF(Figure24).Atpresent,theMRFhasonaveragea12%contaminationrate.

AnumberofissuesattheMRFresultfromthecontaminationfoundintherecycling(Table10).Non-recyclableitemscanharmstaffsortingtherecycling,damagemachinery,and/ordevaluaterecyclablematerials.Contaminationhasbeenakeyissuethathasbeenpredominantlyfoundinkerbsidecollectioncontainers.Itisanon-goingfocusfortheTAsandcanbelessenedthrougheducationwithinthecommunity.

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Medicalwastes HealthandsafetyriskTherehavebeentwoinjuriesasaresultofmedicalwastebeingpresentintherecycling,oneofwhichhasresultedinaconfirmedneedlepuncturewoundtosortingstaff.

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FireHazard,HealthandSafety,Propertydamage,Potentialcontaminationof recyclableitemsthatconsequentlyenduplandfilled(fireashes)TherehasbeenafireattheMRFinMay2016.Theinvestigationwasinconclusiveastotheoriginofthefire.

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2 .9 .2 . KERBSIDE SERVICETheservicewasprovidedto8,275dwellingson1July2016,whichcovers70percentofhouseholdsinthedistrict.Thepresentationrate,asshownbythepercentageofcustomerswhoputmaterialouteachweek,hasbeenanalysedforeachTaranakiTA(Figure25).ParticipationofthecommunityinthenewkerbsidecollectionservicehasbeenrelativelyconsistentsinceitbeganinOctober2015,peakingovertheChristmasperiodforallwastestreams.STDCshowsthe lowestpresentationratesforgeneralwaste,mixedrecyclingandglass,possiblyaresultofthemorefrequentcollection (weekly as opposed to fortnightly). Glass presentation is lower thanmixed recycling orwaste, but is typicalwhencomparedtootherdistrictswithsimilarservices.

AreviewoftheaverageweightsofcontainersforeachTAshowsdifferentbehaviourfromresidentsbetweenthethreeTAs(Figure26).Forgeneralwaste,theaverageweightpercontainerisjustunder9kgforSTDC,whileNPDCandSDChaverespectivelyanapproximateaverageweightof6and12kg.Thisisduetothedifferenceinreceptacles(binsforSTDCandSDCversusbagsforNPDC)andisalsolikelytoreflectthataproportionofNPDChouseholdsopttohaveawastebinprovidedbyacommercialwastecollector (estimatedtobe13%ofhouseholds).SDChas thehighestamountofwastepercontainer,whichmayreflectonthecombinationofhavingbinsforgeneralwasteandanabsenceofaCouncilgreenwastecollectioninthedistrict(meaninghigheramountofgreenwastebeingdisposedofintothegeneralwastebin).STDChavemuchlessmixedrecyclingandglasspercontainercomparedtoNPDCandSDC,whichispartlyaconsequenceofthemorefrequentcollectionserviceofferedtoourresidents.


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AstheCouncilvoluntarygreenwastecollectionserviceisonlyavailable in South Taranaki, no comparison is available withtheothertwoTAs.Therecordingofthepresentationrateandaverageweightper container for this servicewas initiated inJanuary 2016 and limited information is therefore availablefor this. Figure 27 does not reflect seasonal fluctuations duelimited data.

Overthelastsixyears,theCouncilhassoldaconsistentnumberof greenwaste stickers,withnumbers varyingbetween2,600and2,900greenwastestickersperannum.

2 .9 .3 . TRANSFER STATIONSTheSouthTaranakidistricthasseventransferstations:sixruraltransferstationsandthelargerHaweratransferstation.Fourofthese,Eltham,Manaia,PateaandWaverley,offer24/7recyclingoptions.Overthelastsixyears,theDistricthasfacedtwofloodingeventsanddeclaredastateofemergencyfollowingtheseevents(i.e.in2015,WaitotaraandOpunake).Floodvictimswereallowedtodisposeofflood-damagedmaterialsatthe localtransferstationfreeofchargeaspartoftherehabilitationstage.The2015floodshavetherefore impactedonthenumberofvisitorsandtheamountofgeneralwastedisposedofat theWaitotaraandOpunaketransferstationsfortheyear2015/16.Thenumberofvisitorsforeachtransferstationseemstoremainrelativelyconstant,althoughthereisaslightreductioninthenumberofvisitorsat theWaverleyandWaitotara transferstations (Figure30).Thiscouldbeexplainedbythechangeofstafffollowingthechangeofcontractorandindividualinterpretationofrecording.Itisnotuncommontofindsomeillegaldumpingattheproximityofthe24/7recyclingcontainers,ortouncovercontaminationsuchasgeneralwasteinthesecontainers.Dealingwiththiscontaminationcanpresentsomehealthandsafetyriskstotransferstationstaff.

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2 .9 .4 . LANDFILL SERVICETheLandfillopenedin1975,andhasbeendevelopedinthreestages (stages1and2arenowclosed). Landfillshavehad toadjusttoevolvingenvironmentalstandards,whichresultedintheclosureofmanysmalllandfillsintheregioninthe2000’s.Thestage3 landfillhas functionedas thesole landfill for theregionsince2007.ItisaClass1landfill,whichensuresahighlevelofenvironmentalprotection.Thishas involved installinga liner to capture leachate and reduce the potential forgroundwater contamination, ongoing improvements to sitemanagement including covering ofwaste, andmore recentlyodour management including a landfill gas capture system,whichwillbeinstalledin2017.Keyoperationalissueswiththesiteinrecentyearshaveincludedmanagementofcover,odourandspecialwaste.Asaresult,inthe2015/16monitoringyearthelandfillwasratedashavinga“poorlevelofenvironmentalperformance”.Measuresarenowinplacetoaddresstheseissues,includingtheconsentowner,NPDC,enforcingtheruleofnoliquidwastedisposedofattheLandfill, better daily site management practices, deodorisingsprays, and the soon-to-be installed gas management system. In order to ensure there continues to be a regional landfillservice available to Taranaki, the available space left in thelandfillforwastedisposalismonitoredonasixmonthlybasis.ThemostrecentsurveyundertakeninFebruary2017indicatesthat there is sufficient space to accept waste until at leastDecember2019.Planningiscurrentlyunderwayforthedevelopmentofanewregionallandfill(CentralLandfill)nearElthamwhichwillberunasajointventurebythethreeTAs.CurrentexpectedtimingfortheclosureoftheLandfillandopeningoftheCentralLandfillis July2019.Theadditionalcapacityremainingat theLandfillfollowingthisdatewillallowforthetransition(e.g.acceptanceofspecialwasteuntilthiscanbetakentotheCentralLandfill)andemergencylandfillinginthefuture.

2.10.1. DemographicandEconomicTrendsTaranaki Region’s populationwas 116,600 in 2016 , up 0.8%from the previous year, compared with New Zealand’s totalpopulationgrowingby2.1%overthesameperiod.Theregion’spopulation ranks 10th in size out of the 16 regions in NewZealand.Asatthe2013Census26,577peopleresidedinSouthTaranaki,with its population ranking 38th in size of the 67 districts inNewZealand.Thiswasequivalentto10,443occupieddwellingsintheDistrict.The2016estimatesreleasedbyStatisticsNewZealandrecordedthepopulationat27,700.The median annual income for households in the TaranakiRegionwas$72,592fortheyearto30June2017,whichwasnearly$9,500lowerthanthenationalmedianof$82,056.ThemedianhouseholdincomeinTaranakiincreasedby0.1%duringthat year, compared to 2.9% nationally. Taranaki’s medianhouseholdincomehasexceededthenationalfigureinfourofthelasttenyears,buthasdroppedbehindthenationalfigureby 1.3%, 10.0% and 13.0% respectively for each of the lastthree years.

Taranaki’sGDPin2016was$8.3billionequatingto3.3%ofNewZealand’sGDP . Thiswas a 9.6%decrease from thepreviousyear,comparedwitha3.5%reductionnationally in thesameperiod.Overthe2010/15timeframe,GDPinTaranakigrewby0.5%.Forestry,fishing,mining,electricity,gas,waterandwasteservicesrepresented35%ofthisGDP.Manufacturingaccountedfor14.8%ofourGDP,fromapproximately597manufacturingbusinesses.Apiculturecontributed5.4%oftheregion’sGDP.The OECD states that New Zealand’s economic growth “isprojectedtobemoderatewith3%in2016and2.7%in2017.Theimpactoflowerdairypricesonexportsandanendtostimulusfromtheearthquake-relatedrebuildwillcurbactivity,althoughtheslowdowninconstructionwillbeattenuatedbyexpansionelsewhere in response to high immigration. Immigrationwillalsosustaingrowth inprivateconsumption. Inflationwill risebutstaybelowtarget”.

In the 12 months to June 2016, $294.4 million of buildingconsentswereapprovedinTaranaki.Thiswasa4.8%increaseto the previous 12 months.Waste generation can be linkedwithgrowth in theeconomyandpopulation.Thispopulationand building growth in Taranaki is expected to impact thewaste sector by increasing overall waste generation. Thekerbsidecollectionservicecontractcatersforsomegrowthfornewproperties.However,priortoconsentingtoanyofthese

extensions, theTAswillneedtoconsidertheir impactonthecostoftheserviceforratepayersandcapacityofcurrentplanttoserviceadditionalareas.Reuseandrecyclinginfrastructureinrelationtocommerciallygeneratedwastestreams,includingtheconstructionindustry,arelimited,andmaybeanareawherefutureoptionsneedtobeprovidedtoreducetheimpactofeconomicgrowthonwastedisposedtolandfill.

2.10.2. MarketForcesThe Taranaki waste industry is impacted by technological,regulatory, and social changes. Regional co-ordination is notonlydrivenbythedesireforefficiency,butalsobyconsumerexpectationforthesameservicesandcostsasotherdistricts.This drives a requirement for similar levels of subsidy forrecyclingoptionssuchase-waste,andforwasteminimisationeducation.OfparamountimportanceintheregionistheclosingofthecurrentregionallandfilllocatedinNewPlymouthinJune2019, and a new regional landfill being located near Eltham(approximately50kmfromtheexistingLandfill).Thiswillhaveasignificantimpactonthetransportationcostsofwaste(higherforNewPlymouth,lessforStratfordandSouthTaranaki).TheNewZealandEmissionsTradingSchemeThe New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) is theGovernment’s principal policy response to climate change. Itsupports global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissionswhilemaintainingeconomicproductivity.TheNZETSputsapriceongreenhousegasemissions.Certainsectorsarerequiredtoacquireandsurrenderemissionunitstoaccountfortheirdirectgreenhouse gas emissions or the emissions associated withtheirproducts.Thisincludesthewastesectorandrequiresthelandfillowner(currentlyNPDC)toreportannuallyonemissionsand surrender carbon units to offset any landfill emissions.Currentmarket prices for a carbonunit are $18, the highestithasbeensincetheNZETSbegan(Figure31).AtpresentthecostsofETSfortheLandfillarefullyrealisedasthereisnogasmanagementsystem.Costsforthe2016yearwere$240,000.Withthetrendofincreasingemissionunitprices,thisislikelytocontinuetobeasignificantcostinthefuture.WiththenewCentralLandfill,whichwillhaveagasmanagementsysteminplace,thecostsarelikelytobesignificantlyreduced.

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Commodities Value and SalesThethreeTAshavegainedownershipofcommoditiesfollowingthe renewal of the solid waste contract in 2015. Decreasingvalue of some recycling commodities, unsteady marketsandhealth and safety regulationhave impactedon the cost-effectivenessofrecycling.Therelativelylowpriceofoilrendersrecycledplasticmoreexpensiveformanufacturerstopurchasethan virgin plastic. This has impacted on the MRF throughlowerrevenueforthesecommoditiessincetheplanthasbeenoperating, however all commodities have sold. Scrap metalpriceshavealsodeclined,affectingtheviabilityofscrapmetaldealerswith one in the region closing and others not takingcertainwastestreams.International policy such as China’s ‘Green Fence’ bans theimportofcontaminatedrecyclablesrequiringbalestobecleanand organised. This has implications for users of the system(and hence higher levels of education required for users),sorting and baling processes at the MRF. Further bans ofcommoditiesimportcouldimpactonrecyclingcosts,abilitytorecycleproductsandrequiretheregiontofindanewmarketforthesecommoditiesorinvestigatealternativetechnologies.Unregulated markets, technological developments andconsumerexpectationhave led toawidevarietyofproductsbeingavailableonthemarketalongwithincreasingquantitiesofelectronicproductsinthewastestream.Multi-materialwasteshavelimitedrecyclingoptionsandsecuringviablemarketsforthisbreadthofwastestreamsischallenging.Developmentsinalternative technologies, such as solar and electric vehicles,areleadingtoanincreasingquantityofbatteriesinthewastestreamwithoutanend-lifeoptionsecured.

2.10.3. NATIONALDIRECTIONMinistryfortheEnvironmentCurrent priority work areas for the MfE around solid wasteinclude:• Developingaconsistentnationalframeworkformanaging disposalofwastetolandby2025;• RevisingtheimplementationoftheWasteMinimisation Fundtobemorestrategicandusinganinvestment approachtoaddressingparticularproblems;• Promotingabettercollectionanduseofdata;• Preparingastatutoryreviewofthewastelevy;and• Continuingtoencourageindustrytoparticipateinproduct stewardshipschemes.

ArecentreviewoftheeffectivenessofthewastedisposallevybytheMfEsuggeststhattheorganisationisconsideringbetterguidanceonthewastelevyspendingtoterritorialauthoritiesand the extension of the waste levy to currently non-leviedlandfills.Thereportalsoraisestheissueofthelevyfeebeinginsufficiently high and consequently not fostering behaviourchange.ThegovernmenthastheabilityundertheWMAtodeclareanyproductapriorityproductformandatoryproductstewardship.Whilenomandatoryproductstewardshipschemeshavebeenrequired to date, 14 voluntary product stewardship schemeshavebeenaccredited.Achangeofgovernmentdirectioncouldlead to this part of the WMA being enacted, reducing certain wastestreamsinthelocalenvironment.

Environmental StandardsEvolving environmental standards put pressure on sometraditionalpractices.TheLandfillwasopenedin1975withtherequiredenvironmentalstandardsinplace.RetrofittingoftheLandfill due to changed environmental standards has beencostly. The new landfill will incorporate high environmentalstandardsandcurrentbestpractice;howeverit isanticipatedthat environmental standards will continue to evolve forlandfills,andinthewidercommunity.RecentprosecutionsbytheTRCforincorrectdisposalofwastehighlight the need for planning for wastes and their correctdisposal.

Ministry of Business, Innovation and EmploymentTheMinistryofBusiness, InnovationandEmployment(MBIE)isinvestinginscienceandinnovationandthedevelopmentofregionstoattractfurtherinvestment,raiseincomesandincreaseemploymentopportunities.Aspartofthis,MBIEisinvestingintheCuriousMindsprogrammeandregionalresearchinstitutes.Theobjectiveof‘ANationofCuriousMinds’istoencourageandenablebetterengagementwithscienceandtechnologyacrossallsectorsofNewZealandsociety.Currentlytheprogrammehasfocussedonenhancingtheroleofeducation,publicengagingwithscienceandtechnology,andthesciencesectorengagingwiththepublic.Someoftheseprogrammes(14)havegainedfunding inTaranaki.Somehadawastecomponent, includinglookingatbestpracticeindisposingoforganicsatschoolandmarinelitter.

WasteMINZWasteMINZ,thewastesectorrepresentativebody,coordinatesa number of national initiatives. The National Waste DataFramework was initiated to develop a nationally consistentframework. This includes protocols for gathering, managingand reporting on waste data and considers consolidatingnational waste data reporting. The Love Food Hate Wastecampaign aims to address the high proportion of kitchenwaste in household refuse bins. Many councils around thecountry are implementing this campaign coordinated byWasteMINZ.Standardisedbinlidcolourshavebeendevelopedfor the country to reduce confusion for users and to address contamination in bins. The Council-provided kerbside servicehas implemented these standardised bin lid colours as part of itsnewcontract,includingassociatedcommunications.

A softplastic recycling schemehasbeen implemented in themajorcentresofNewZealand.Thisisadropoffservicewhereuserscanreturnarangeofsoftplasticstoacontainerlocatedatcertainsupermarketsandretailpremises.ItisexpectedthatthisschemewillrollouttoTaranakiinduecourse.

InfrastructureThe region’s road and rail network, Port Taranaki and NewPlymouth airport provide essential services to the regionalcommunity and economy . The state highway system is acriticalpartofthenetworkconnectingmainpopulationcentreswith processing and manufacturing facilities, export outletsandmarkets.ProblemswiththemainroadsinandoutoftheregionhaveimpactedonaccessibilityintoandoutofTaranaki;howeverplansareinplacetoimprovetheroadnetworknorthinparticular.ThisaccessibilityiscriticalfortherecyclingindustryinparticularthatreliesonlinkagestoAuckland,Wellingtonandoverseasdestinationsforexportofcommodities.ThereislimitedrecyclinginfrastructureinTaranaki,particularlyfor the commercial sector.

Illegal Dumping and Littering Illegal dumping and littering is an undesirable and unsafepractice which occurs on our roadsides, parks, reserves,beaches and outside charity shops, and clean-up costs are significant. It is assumed this is a response todisposal costs,although this has not been tested and should be a future focus. Balancingcostsofdisposaltoencouragediversionfromlandfill,whileminimisingillegaldumping,isprudent.

2.10.4. FUTUREPROJECTEDWASTEQUANTITIESBasedoncurrentwastetrendsandanticipatedpopulationandeconomicgrowth, thefollowingfiguresshowlikelyprojectionsfor futurewaste quantities to the regional landfill. These projections assume no additional infrastructure or serviceswill beimplementedaswellasnochangeinthecurrentwastelevy.


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OnFigure34,theredlineshowstheactualtonnagesofwastecollectedthroughtheCouncil’stransferstations.Thebluelineshowswasteprojectionsbasedona1percentpopulationgrowth,andthegreenlineshowsthesameprojectionsbasedona3percenteconomicgrowth.TheseprojectionshavebeenadjustedtoincludeaprojecteddropofwastevolumesmanagedbytheCounciltransferstations.ThisalterationistotakeintoaccountthehighprobabilityoflocalcontractorscartingtheirwastedirectlytotheCentralLandfillinsteadoftheHaweratransferstation.ThisislikelytooccurifthereisnofinancialincentiveforcontractorstodisposeoftheirwasteattheHaweratransferstation.

3.1 Review of the Existing WMMP targetsThe2012-17WMMPhadanumberoftargetsandactionsrequiredtoachievethesetargets.Comparisonofthecurrentsituationagainstthesetargetsshowsthatmostofthetargetsweremet,exceptthosefortheamountofgreenwastedivertedfromlandfillandtheexpansionoftheexpectedlifeofthelandfill(Table12).

3 Where Do We Want to Be?

TARGET 2010BASELINE

SOURCE PROGRESS2015/16COMMENTS

OVERALLPERFORMANCE

WASTEMINIMISATION-GENERAL

1.By2015decreasethepercapitatonnesofwaste goingtolandfillby5%to10%from2010baseline.

0.427t/ca(according to SWAP)

Landfill weighbridgedata

Realfigure:0.401t/cafor2009/100.320t/cain2015/16(20%decrease)

2.By2015CouncilwillimplementaSWAPanalysis(in-cludingasortandweighofdomestickerbsiderubbish)attheHaweraTransferStation.

n/a SWAP SurveycompletedSept2016;delayed so it could be under-takenpostimplementationofnewkerbsidecollection

3.By2015,achieveanimprovementincustomer satisfactionforrefusecollectionbasedon2010year(orbetterthanpeergroupaverage).

74%veryor fairly satisfied

NationalResearchBureau survey

85%veryandfairlysatisfiedforweeklyrubbishandkerbsidecollectionserviceforyear2015/16

WASTEMINIMISATION-BYWASTESTREAM

Organicanddomesticrecyclables1.By2015decreasethepercapitatonnesofwaste disposedtolandfillby5%to10%from2010baseline.

0.427t/ca(according to SWAP)

Landfillweighbridgedata

Realfigure:0.401t/cafor2009/100.320t/cain2015/16(20%decrease)

2.By2015,increasetheproportionofkerbsidewasterecycledby5%on2010baseline.

26% Collectionandlandfillweighbridgedata

2009/10:26%2015/16:32%(6%increase)

3.By2015organicwastedisposedtolandfilldecreasesby10%.

2,352 t Weighbridge data

2009/10:2352t2015/16:2154t(8%increase)

4.Continuetoprovideatleastonefacilitywhichreceivesnon-industrial/domesticquantitiesofhazardouswasteforappropriate disposal.

1 Haweratransfer station

Haweratransferstationpro-videsadisposalfacility.

WASTE SERVICES AND FACILITIES

1.Ensurethat95%ofSouthTaranakiDistrict’spopulationiswithin20minutes’driveofdisposalorrecyclingfacili-tiesorprovidedwithregularkerbsidecollection.

95% STDC rated property records

97%

2.Closedlandfillsachieve100%compliancewithresourceconsents.

100% TRC annual reports

Fullcomplianceforyear2015/16

3.ImplementwastereductionandminimisationmeasurestoreducewasteemanatingfromthedistrictinordertoextendlifeoftheColsonRoadLandfill.

2016 Surveyoflandfillcontour

EstimatedclosureJune2019–life extended by three years

HAZARDOUS WASTE AND CONTAMINATED SITES

1.Continuetoprovideatleastonefacilitywhichreceivesnon-industrial/domesticquantitiesofhazardouswasteforappropriate disposal.

1 Haweratransfer station

Haweratransferstationpro-videsadisposalfacility.

2.Allenquiriesforinformationconcerning‘contaminated’siteswillbeacknowledgedwithin5workingdaysbytheCouncil.

Servicerequestdata-base

Theorganisationinchargeofcontaminated sites is the TRC. N/A


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AspartofthepreliminaryconsultationindevelopingthisWasteAssessment,wasteofficersengagedwithelectedrepresentativesandthecommercialandindustrialsectorviaaworkshop.Inaddition,theconversationswithmembersofthecommunityaspartofthewasteofficers’dailyworkwereconsidered.

Abroadselectionofcompaniesintheregionwasinvitedtoaworkshopaspartofthedevelopmentofthiswasteassessment.Therepresentativeswhoattendedwerehighlyengagedinwastemanagement.Thedesiretoreducewastetolandfillwasstrong,andmostwerealreadydivertingconsiderableproportionsoftheirwaste.Thesectorsharedclearandconsistentconcernsanddesiresaroundwaste.Theareasofimprovementscanbesummarisedundereightmaincategories(Figure35).

BasedonthereviewofoursolidwasteservicesacrosstheDistrict,thefollowingvision,goalsandobjectivesforthenextWMMPare proposed:

Consistently with national guidance, the Council is stronglycommitted todecreasing theamountofwaste landfilledandincreasingtheamountofdivertedwaste.

What is Zero Waste?AccordingtotheZeroWasteInternationalAlliance,ZeroWasteis: a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate

sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use. Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them. Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health.

GOALSMAXIMISE OPPORTUNITIES toreducewastetolandfillsREDUCEtheharmfulandcostlyeffectsofwasteIMPROVE EFFICIENCY of resource use

OBJECTIVES• ToFosterBehaviourChange• ToPromotePartnershipsandCollaboration• ToEncourageLeadershipandInnovation• ToProvideAccessibleServicesandFacilities

TOWARDS ZERO WASTE

VISION

3.2 Stakeholders’ Feedback 3.3 Strategic Direction

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

` Moreeducation wanted-school,youth, employees.

` Consistent messages across the community.

` Insufficientwaste quantitiesatanyone sitelimitsdiversion options.

` Transportinghazardous waste.

` Limitiedlcoaldiversion options.

` Somewastestreams don’thaveahome.

` Lotsofplastic.

` Contaminatedplastics.

` Biodegradable.

` Flax,agapanthus, cabbage tree, noxious weedshavetogoto landfill.

` Information/guidence needed.

` Poorconsultation process.

` Uncertaintywithnew landfill.

` Logistcs.

` Details and data gap. ` Significantcosts.

` Health and Safety.

COLLABORATION FOR INNOVATION

LOCALSOLUTIONS

PLASTICS AND PACKAGING

NON-COMPOSTABLEGREENWASTE

DISPOSAL

COMMUNICATION /SUPPORT

INDUSTRY DATA COLLECTION AND COLLABORATION

ILLEGAL DUMPING /LITTER


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TheCouncilmeasuresperformanceinwastemanagementandminimisationagainsttargetsthatcanbefoundindocumentssuchastheWasteManagementandMinimisationStrategyforTaranaki,theLongTermPlan,andtheWasteManagementPlan.Theproposed targets for theSTDCWMMP2018areset toaddress thegoalsof thiswasteassessmentandarebasedon theexpectedperformanceofrecommendedoptionsinthisdocument.

Lookingback,thefocusofthepastsixyearshasbeenmainlyonthe“recycle,recover,treatanddispose”endofthewastehierarchy. Waste minimisation requires the Council to shiftto thepreferredbehaviourat the topof thewastehierarchy– “avoid, reduce, reuse and recycle”. Achieving large scalebehaviourchangeinthecommunityrequiresathree-prongedapproachinvolvinginfrastructure,educationandpolicy.

3 .5 .1 . INFRASTRUCTURETherecentlyimplementedsolidwastecontractanduseofthenewMRFprovideinfrastructurefortheresidentialsectorthatisconsistentwithaddressingthevisionofthiswasteassessment.However,theWasteAssessmenthighlightsafewinfrastructuregaps:• Thelackofafacilityacceptinge-wasteandcleanfillthat areopenforpublicdisposalinthedistrict,whichhinders wastediversion• Theinadequacyofthecurrent24/7recyclingservice availableatsomeoftheCouncil’stransferstations• Thelackoflocalsolutionsthatsatisfytheprivatesector, includinggreaterdiversionoptionsthatareeconomically- viable• Thelackofunderstandingofthelong-termimplications ofchangingcommoditypricingandchangingwaste streams entering the system • Thelackofunderstandingofruralwastemanagement, whichallowsimplementingsuccessfulservicesfor the rural community.

3 .5 .2 . EDUCATIONWhile the three TAs and the TRC develop every year aprogramme on waste minimisation education, more can bedone.TheWasteAssessmenthashighlightedafeweducationgaps:• Thetargetingofeducationprogrammescurrentlylimited mainlytoresidentialcustomersandstudents• Thelackofunderstandingofgoodpracticebehaviour changestrategiesthatenablestoreducewaste, illegaldumpinganddivertablewastestream contamination,andincreasediversion• Thelimitedroleofeducationinachievingeffectivewaste minimisation

3 .5 .3 . POLICYAfewgapsexistinthepolicysector,despitetheCouncilhavingadoptedaSolidWasteBylawin2013andaKerbsideCollectionPolicyin2016:• ThelimitedroleoftheCouncilinachievingoverallwaste minimisationinthedistrict• ThelackofleadershipfromCentralGovernmentonsome wasteminimisationissues,e.g.productstewardship• Theinconsistentimplementationandenforcementofsolid wastebylawprovisions• Theinconsistentdatacollectiononsolidwaste managementacrossthedistrict:availability,qualityand management.

COUNCIL TARGETS 2015/16BASELINEDATA TARGET INFORMATION SOURCE

WASTE TO LANDFILL

Anyincreaseinwastevolumestolandfilltoremainbelowanyincreaseinregional economic performance.

Totalwastetolandfill:54,000tonnesTaranaki$75,941GDPpercapitaNational$52,953GDPpercapita

Not to exceed currentratio–711kg/$

Weighbridge data andStatisticsNZ

ReducethetotalwastevolumefromSTDCgoingtolandfillby5%by2023,measuredona per capita basis.

STDC0.32tonnes/capita/annum 0.30tonnes/capita/annumby2023

Weighbridge data andStatisticsNZ

ReducethetotalwastevolumeperhouseholdgoingtolandfillfromCouncilkerbsidecollectionby5%by2023.

0.37tonnes/household/year(3,187tonnes;8,542households)

0.35tonnes/household/year

Weighbridge data and STDC rated property records

DiversionofWaste-Recycling

Increasetheamountofhouseholdwastedivertedtorecyclingby1%peryear(Councilprovidedkerbsidecollectiononly).

Waste: 3,366Recycling:1,488Proportion:44%

Weighbridge data

ReducecontaminationofCouncilprovidedkerbsiderecyclingdeliveredtotheMRFto8%orbelow.

12% ≤8% MRFdata

DIVERSIONOFWASTE-ORGANICWASTE

Reducetheamountoforganicwastetolandfillby10%by2023

KerbsidegeneralwastetoLandfill–3,187tonnes/annumx62%organicsTransferstationgeneralwastetoLandfill–5,106tonnes/annumx29%organicsTotal:3,457tonnesperannum

Total: 3,111 tonnes per annum by 2023

Weighbridge data (excludes residual wastefromrecycling) and SWAP data

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

Percentageofcommunitysatisfiedwiththesolidwasteserviceexceeds93%.

93% (including neutrals and excluding ‘don’tknows’)

≥93% ResidentSatisfactionSurvey

TotalnumberofcomplaintsreceivedabouttheCouncil’ssolidwasteserviceduetomissedcollections,bindamageandreplacement,overturnedbin,driverbehaviour,transferstationissuesremainsbelow100per1,000ratedcollections.

Newmeasure <100com-plaints per 1,000ratedcollections.

Internal Customer RequestManagement System (CRM) and STDC ratedproperty records

PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

95%ofthepopulationhasaccesstoawastedisposalservice–eitherviaakerbsidecollectionorlivewithin20minutes’driveofatransferstation

97% 95% GIS data

COUNCIL TARGETS 2015/16BASELINEDATA TARGET INFORMATION SOURCE

Continuetoprovideatleastonefacilitywhichreceivesnon-industrial/domesticquantitiesofhazardouswasteforappropriate disposal.

1 1 Asset data

Council-operatedsolidwastefacilitiesachieve100%compliancewithresourceconsentconditions.

0 0 TRC

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Oneannualeducationcampaignonwastemanagementandminimisation.

1 1 Regional Solid WasteEducationPlan

Onewastecommunityengagementsurveycompletedeverytwoyears.

N/A 1 Survey

Oneregionalwasteminimisationofficer 1 1 Regional Agreement

Onebi-annualwasteauditfortheCouncilMainOfficebuilding.

0 1 Internal Audit

NumberofreportedillegaldumpingeventsintheDistrictdecreasesby2023

34 30 Internal Customer RequestManagement System (CRM)

3.4 Targets

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4.1 Statement of OptionsThis sectioncontainsasummaryof the reasonablypracticableoptionsavailable tomeet theSouthTaranakidistrict’s forecastdemand. Regional waste officers have collectively compiled options and undertaken a comprehensive assessment using thefollowingcriteria:

ValueProposition Isthisinitiativealignedtostakeholderneeds?Isthisinitiativebeingdeliveredthroughpartnerships/collaboration?Does this address our goals?

Cost/Revenue Whatisthecostofimplementingthisinitiative?What are the ongoing costs? Dowehavesufficientexistingstaffresources?Willsavingsbemadebytheinitiative?Isrevenuegeneratedbytheinitiative(whererelevant)?

Infrastructure/Resources Doestheinitiativeutiliseexistinginfrastructureordoesnewinfrastructureneedtobedevel-oped?Dowehavesufficientresources?

CustomerInteraction Doesthisinitiativeencourageinteractionwithourstakeholders?

Risk Whataretheriskstothesuccessoftheproject?

Opportunities Whatopportunitiesaretheretoalignthisinitiativewith?

TheoptionsavailabletotheCouncilinaddressingitsvisionarelistedbelow,includinganassessmentbasedontheabovecriteria,priorityrankingandtheCouncil’sintendedrole.Thetargetaudienceforeachoptionisidentified.ThislistincludesoptionsthatmayormaynotbeadoptedintheWMMP.Optionspresentedinthissectionwouldneedtobefullyresearchedandthecostimplicationunderstood before being implemented. Regionally,wasteofficersscoredeachoptionbasedontheabovecriteriafrom1to5,5beinghigh,1low.Theoptionslistedbelowhavebeenprioritisedbasedonrelativescoringintheassessmentprocessaseitherstatusquo,priority1(scoresgreaterthan24)or2(scoresbetween21and23),orareleftblank(currentlynotapriority;scoredlessthan21).Thosethatareapriority1or2willrequireadditionalresourceand/orbudgetfromCouncilabovecurrent levelsandwillneedtobeconsideredviatheLong-TermPlan.StatusquooptionsencompassallthecommitmentsthattheCouncilalreadyhasinrelationtowastemanagementandminimisation.

KEY TO TARGET GROUPS: CG–Communitygroup.M–Iwi,hapuandMāoricommunitygroupsC&I–CommercialandIndustrial.Ed-Educationprovider.Int–InternalCouncil.Res–Residential.ALL–alloftheabove.

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Valueprop

osition

:Stakeho

lderswan

topp

ortunityto

divertg

oodsand

eng

agewith

others.Reu

seof

good

s.Sup

portcom

mun

ityinfrastructure.C

analsotacklein

approp

riatedu

mping

atc

haritysho

ps.W

ill

need

collabo

ratio

n.Add

ressesourgoa

ls.

Cost

/ R

even

ue:Low

cost–

socialm

edia,existing

web

site.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: E

xisting

staffre

sources.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:T

hrou

ghevents,and

online.

Risk

:Socialm

ediasite

scande

clineinuse.B

eing

heldrespon

sibleifan

ything

goe

swrong

(safegua

rds

andcond

ition

stoaccom

panyanyedu

catio

n).C

ouldbepe

rceivedasunfairifon

lypromoti

ngaselectio

nof

cha

rity

sho

ps.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Sup

portin

itiati

vesasth

eyarise.O

pportunityto

link

peo

plewith

wastem

inim

isati

on.

R: P

rior

ity 1

B6 C

: Sta

tus

Quo

B6Prom

oteho

mecompo

sting

uti

lisingexistin

gcommun

ica-

tionaven

uesan

dresources.

Res

Valueprop

osition

:Stakeho

lderswan

tedu

catio

n.Onlylikelytore

achthosealread

yen

gagedincom

post

-in

g.Co

st /

Rev

enue

:Low

cost.

Infrastructure/re

sourcesrequ

ired

:Com

mun

icati

onre

sources.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Low

Risk

: Low

risk.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Min

imal

.

R:Statusqu

oC:

Pri

ority

1

B7Deliverhom

ecompo

sting

worksho

psand

incenti

ves.

Res,

M

Valueprop

osition

:Stakeho

lderswan

tedu

catio

n.Resea

rchiden

tifiesnee

dforon

goingsupp

ortincom

-po

sting

forlong

term

beh

aviourcha

nge.Priority

wastestrea

m.C

anbede

livered

app

ropriatelyfo

rtarget

commun

ities.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: E

xterna

ltrainerorstaff

resource.V

enue

and

resources.Cou

ldcon

side

rbinsubsidies.

Potenti

alfo

rspon

sorship.

Infrastructure/re

sourcesrequ

ired

:Ven

ue,stafftime,edu

catio

nresources.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:W

orksho

ppa

rticipa

ntsan

don

goingsupp

ortforatten

dees.

Risk

: Low

risk.Partic

ipan

tsm

aynotim

plem

entlea

rningslo

ngte

rm(b

utth

iswou

ldberedu

cedwith

on

goin

g su

ppor

t).

Opp

ortu

nity

: Alignwith

garde

nfestivals.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C: P

rior

ity 1


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ness

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distribu

tion.

CG,

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Com

mun

itygroup

s/ind

ividua

lshaveaccessto

fund

ingsupp

ortforwastere

lated

initiati

ves.

Cost/Ben

efit:Havewastelevyavailablefordistribu

tionbu

tund

ertakenon

adh

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Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:Staffre

sourcestore

view

app

licati

onsforwastelevy.Lessad

ministrati

on

than

con

testab

lefu

nd.A

llocatio

noffu

ndsmaynotbeop

timal.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:D

irectwith

app

lican

tonly.In

directth

roug

hprojectsth

athaveinteracti

onwith

in

com

mun

ity.

Risk

: Successfulapp

lican

tmaynotachieveintend

edoutcome.

Opp

ortu

nity

:Sup

portin

itiati

vesasth

eyarise.

R: S

tatu

s Q

uoC:

Sta

tus

Quo

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for

wastelevy.

CG,

M,

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Com

mun

itygroup

s/ind

ividua

lshaveaccessto

fund

ingsupp

ortforwastere

lated

initiati

ves.Tim

eframesand

processcan

bead

vertisedwidely.Cou

ldbean

opp

ortunityfo

rgreatercol-

labo

ratio

nam

ongstg

roup

san

dwith

Cou

ncil.Can

requ

ireeng

agem

entw

ithspe

cificcom

mun

ities.

Cost/Ben

efit:Havewastelevyavailablefordistribu

tion.Transpa

rentand

wellp

ublicised

.Ifn

otre

gion

-allycoo

rdinated

therewou

ldbead

ditio

naladm

inistrati

vecostscom

paredtoamou

ntoffun

ding

avail-

able

. In

fras

truc

ture

/ R

esou

rces

: Staffre

sourcestore

view

app

licati

onsforwastelevywith

inadvertised

time-

fram

es.R

equireprocessto

bede

velope

d.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:D

irectwith

app

lican

tonly.In

directth

roug

hprojectsth

athaveinteracti

onwith

in

commun

ity.Interactio

nmightin

crea

sewith

advertising.

Risk

: Successfulapp

lican

tdoe

sn’tachieveintend

edoutcome.Com

petiti

veenviro

nmen

tand

assessm

ent

canlowerrisk.Low

riskofnotspe

ndingmon

eyifnoorlimite

dnu

mbe

rofapp

licati

ons.Riskofsub

siding

a

busi

ness

(can

be

addr

esse

d th

roug

h cr

iteri

a).

Opp

ortu

nity

: Toad

vertiseata

rgeted

outcomewan

tedbyapp

lican

ts,e.g.app

licati

onstore

ducefo

od

waste.C

anbean

othe

rop

portun

ityto

encou

ragere

search,edu

catio

n,in

novatio

norhavean

othe

rstake-

holderpromoti

ngwastem

inim

isati

on.A

udita

bletrail.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C:

Not

a

prio

rity

C3Provideothe

rsupp

orttoor

-ganisatio

nsand

businesses,

e.g.th

roug

haw

ards,n

et-

working

events,worksho

ps,

med

ia,sup

porting

and

pro

-moti

ngre

cyclingatevents.

CG,

M,

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Com

mun

itygroup

s/ind

ividua

lshaveaccessto

fund

ingan

dothe

rsupp

orta

ndac-

colade

sforwastere

latedinitiati

ves.Cou

ldbean

opp

ortunityfo

rgreatercollabo

ratio

nam

ongstg

roup

san

dwith

Cou

ncil.

Cost/B

enefi

t:Dep

ende

ntonactiv

ity.C

ouldm

akewastelevyfu

ndingavailableforthis.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:Staffre

sourcestom

anagerequ

estsand

acti

vitie

s.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:D

irectwith

app

lican

tonly.In

directth

roug

hprojectsth

athaveinteracti

onwith

in

commun

ity.O

pportunityfo

rprom

otion

onbinsand

throug

haw

ards.W

iderinteracti

onasseekingspon

-so

rshi

p.Ri

sk:Low

risk.Poten

tialcon

taminati

onth

roug

huseofre

cyclingbinsate

vents.Possibleissuewith

fund

-ingspon

sorship(e.g.spo

nsorshipwith

draw

nordisconti

nued

).Opp

ortunities:Sup

portin

itiati

vesasth

eyarise.C

anprovide

opp

ortunityto

alignwith

infrastructure/

policye.g.green

wastesub

sidy.

R:Statusqu

oC:Statusqu

o

Issu

e ad

dres

sed

Ref

Opti

onTa

rget

G

roup

Ass

essm

ent

Prio

rity

Redu

cewaste

gene

rate

d in

Tarana

ki.

C4Co

llabo

ratewith

others

includ

ingscho

ols,te

rtiary

educati

onprovide

rs,com

-mun

ityorgan

isati

ons,and

bu

sine

ssesto

promotewaste

minim

isati

on,w

hichcan

lead

toth

ede

velopm

ento

finno

vativ

esolutio

nsto

waste

chal

leng

es.

CG,

M, E

d,

C&I

ValueProp

osition

:Ind

ustrykeen

tocollabo

rate,com

mun

itygroup

swan

tto.In

directeffe

ct–lo

ngte

rm.

Cost/ben

efit:Hardtodetermine,cou

ldbestaff

timeorinfrastructure.See

dmon

eym

ayberequ

ired(if

fund

ingrequ

esttoCo

uncil,projectw

ouldhavetoalignwith

WMMP).R

even

uewilldep

endon

opti

ons

beingpu

rsue

d.M

ayachieveecono

miesofscaleth

roug

hcollabo

ratio

n.M

aygetsom

eothe

rfund

ing.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: D

epen

dsonproject.Low

erifsee

ding

.Collabo

ratio

nwillre

duceCou

ncil

resourcebutalsorequ

iresCo

uncilresou

rceab

ovecurren

t.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:M

ed–highasnotbee

ndo

nebefore.M

aynotsee

resultsin

sho

rtte

rmwhich

mayim

pactoncontribu

tion.

Risk

: Par

tner

s co

uld

pull

out.

O

ppor

tuni

ty: H

igh–op

portun

itiesfo

rfuturedevelop

men

tand

significan

tcha

nge.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C: S

tatu

s Q

uo

Provideconsisten-

cyand

efficien

cies

for

our

cust

omer

s th

roug

h re

gion

al

collabo

ratio

n.

C5Develop

region

allycon

sisten

tco

ntra

cts,

co

nsis

tent

mes

sagi

ng a

nd

bylaws,and

supp

ortin

gsche

mesth

at

supp

ort o

ur g

oals

suc

h as

agrecoveryagriche

micalcol

-lecti

ons.

ALL

Valueprop

osition

:Highexpe

ctati

onfo

rregion

alcollabo

ratio

nfrom

reside

nts,businessan

dCo

uncil.

Jointcon

tracts.C

oste

ffecti

veinfrastructureand

region

allycon

sisten

t.Accesstoqua

lityfaciliti

es.

Cost

/ R

even

ue:Increased

efficien

cies,d

ecreased

costsfrom

econo

miesofscale.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: InvestinWMO–sha

redcost.Econo

miesofscale–sha

ring

costo

fresou

rces

(e.g

. des

ign

cost

s).

Custom

erin

teracti

on:C

onsisten

tmessaging

tocom

mun

ities.Taran

akiSolidW

asteM

anagem

entC

om-

mittee

.Ri

sk: Y

es.

Opp

ortu

nity

:Yes.A

saregion

iden

tifyne

wopp

ortunitie

stogetherand

sha

reinform

ation

.

R: S

tatu

s Q

uoC:Statusqu

o

C6Th

e TA

s an

d TR

C co

llabo

rate

toprovide

aW

MOto

imple-

men

t the

Reg

iona

l Was

te

Strategy,W

asteEdu

catio

nSt

rate

gy a

nd W

MM

P.

ALL

Valueprop

osition

:Highexpe

ctati

onfo

rregion

alcollabo

ratio

nfrom

reside

nts,businessan

dCo

uncil.Ad-

dressessomeofth

eCo

uncils’n

eedforresources.

Cost

/ R

even

ue:R

educed

costa

ndre

sourcere

quire

men

ts–sha

redbe

twee

ncoun

cils.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:P

rovide

sresources.Drivesprod

uctiv

ity.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:C

onsisten

cyacrossregion

and

avenu

eforna

tiona

lcollabo

ratio

nRi

sk: Sha

redlowrisk.Staffm

anagem

ent.

Opp

ortu

nity

:Alignm

entw

ithTRC

and

TAs.Sha

redkn

owledg

ean

dprocesses.

R: S

tatu

s Q

uoC:Statusqu

o

C7Re

gion

allyalignsolid

waste

bylawsthatwillcon

side

rcentrallan

dfill,con

tamina-

tionan

dredu

cing

wasteto

land

fill.

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Highforad

dressing

WMA’sgo

als,add

ressesCou

ncilsnee

dforda

ta(b

enefi

tnati

on-

ally)a

ndcon

sisten

trules.Low

ercrossbou

ndarywasteissues.N

eedsto

beaccompa

nied

byap

prop

riate

infr

astr

uctu

re.

Cost

/ R

even

ue:O

ne-offcostsfo

rlegalreview.C

onsulta

tioncosts(w

ithinbud

geta

sinclud

edin

current

review

sched

ule).C

ouldre

ducecostd

ueto

region

alcollabo

ratio

n.W

illre

quire

add

ition

alre

sourcesto

implem

ent.Som

ecostin

develop

ingsoftwareforprocessing

licenses.Som

erevenu

ethroug

had

min

cost

s.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: R

equiresad

ditio

nalresou

rcesfo

rim

plem

entatio

nofcha

nged

bylaw

s.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:C

onsisten

cyacrossregion

and

avenu

eforna

tiona

lcollabo

ratio

n.Sho

uldgene

rate

engagemen

twith

provide

rsand

usersofservice.

Risk

:Som

eriskin

negati

vecom

mun

ityre

spon

seto

cha

ngesin

bylaw

s.Im

plem

entatio

nmaynotbeef

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veifin

sufficien

tresou

rcesto

implem

enta

ndpow

erto

enforce.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Con

sisten

trulesacrossregion

and

nati

onaldatacollecti

on.Low

ercrossbou

ndarywaste

issu

es.

R: P

rior

ity 2

C: P

rior

ity 2


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Issu

e ad

dres

sed

Ref

Opti

onTa

rget

G

roup

Ass

essm

ent

Prio

rity

Provideconsisten-

cyand

efficien

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for

our

cust

omer

s th

roug

h re

gion

al

collabo

ratio

n.

C8Providemod

elcon

tract

clau

sesarou

ndwastem

an-

agem

enta

ndm

inim

isati

on

and

infr

astr

uctu

re.

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Highforad

dressing

goa

lsand

collabo

ratio

n.Regiona

llycon

sisten

t.Accesstoqua

lity

faciliti

es.

Cost

/ R

even

ue:Increased

efficien

ciesfo

rbu

sine

ssado

pting

con

tractsorinfrastructure;d

ecreased

costs

from

eco

nom

ies

of s

cale

. In

fras

truc

ture

/ R

esou

rces

:Initia

ldevelop

men

tcostb

utong

oing

lowcosttomaintain.

Custom

erin

teracti

on: C

onsi

sten

cy a

cros

s re

gion

in c

omm

erci

al s

ecto

r.Ri

sk:Sha

redrisk.W

hatisit?

Opp

ortu

nity

: Whe

ncontractscomeup

forrene

wal.U

pdateprocurem

entm

anua

land

processto

includ

eso

me

sust

aina

bilit

y cl

ause

s

R: P

rior

ity 1

C: P

rior

ity 2

C9Bringforw

ardtheWastePlan

cycl

e fo

r ST

DC

and

SDC

to

beado

pted

in202

3toalign

with

NPD

Can

dallowfo

ra

region

alwasteplan.

Int

Valueprop

osition

:Processm

oreeffi

cien

tand

con

sisten

cy.B

etteralignm

ento

fanycha

ngesacross

region

.Highe

rcollabo

ratio

ninplann

ingprocess.

Cost

/ R

even

ue:Increased

efficien

cies,d

ecreased

costsfrom

econo

miesofscale.IncreaseforSTDC,SDC

incon

sulting

outside

ofLTP.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: N

o ch

ange

. Cu

stom

erin

teracti

on:C

onsisten

tmessaging

tocom

mun

ities.

Risk

:Gen

erallylo

w,excep

tifo

neparto

fcom

mun

itywan

tsdifferen

toutcomes.R

educingriskto

SDC/

STDCasinform

ation

availableyearpriorto

LTP.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Regionwideconsultatio

nan

didea

s.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C: P

rior

ity 1

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DER

SHIP

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ION

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e ad

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ent

Prio

rity

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L1Develop

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sewaste

stra

tegy

for

the

Coun

cil,

iden

tifying

allwastestrea

ms

and

plan

for

redu

cing

or

diverting

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2 .

Int

Valueprop

osition

:Sho

wslead

ership,m

odelsgo

odbeh

avioran

dmakesiteasierforothe

rorganisatio

ns.

Educati

onto

ol.Low

collabo

ratio

n.Red

uceswasteto

land

fill.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: Staffcost,cou

ldlead

tom

oreexpe

nsivego

odsan

dprocesses;Con

tractcost.Cou

ld

haveinfrastructurecosts.C

anbesaving

sinre

ducedwasteto

land

fill.Norevenu

eop

portun

ities.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:C

ouldhaveInfrastructure.Staffre

sourceto

develop

strategyan

dim

ple-

men

t.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:In-hou

secustomers.Com

mun

ityfa

ciliti

escou

ldbehigh

.Ri

sk: C

ostm

ayoutweigh

ben

efit.

Opp

ortu

nity

:With

otherorgan

isati

ons.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C: P

rior

ity 1

Achievehighe

rratesofdiversion

of

recy

clab

les

from

reside

ntial

refu

se.

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waste

serviceproviderstoprovide

op

tionsfo

rdiversionan

dredu

cecon

taminati

onin

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ing7

3 .

Res,

M

, C&

I

Valueprop

osition

:Stakeho

lderswan

tgreaterra

ngeofitem

srecycled

.Som

eop

tionsm

aynotbeascon

-venien

taskerbside

recycling.Req

uiredforMRF

torun

efficien

tly,m

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iseriskto

workersand

ensure

prod

uctsellsonmarket.In

crea

sedon

e-on

-one

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‘coa

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tsabo

ut

wha

ttorecycle.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: N

ewserviceslikelytobeprovided

byothe

rs.R

equireson

goingtargeted

edu

catio

n/

commun

icati

ons.Reven

uefrom

saleofcom

mod

ities.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: Staffre

sourceswillin

crea

seth

roug

hau

dits,m

oreface-to-facecom

mun

ica-

tionsetc;advertisingan

dbylawim

plem

entatio

n.Cu

stom

erin

teracti

on:H

ighthroug

htargeted

and

relevantcom

mun

icati

onRi

sk: Schem

esusuallyro

lledou

ttomajorcen

tresin

itially.R

iskofhighcontam

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onre

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inth

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rammeinth

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tinvestm

entd

oesno

tprodu

cedesire

dchan

ge.R

iskoflimite

dmarketfornew

wastestrea

mth

atisdiverted(e.g.p

olystyrene

).O

ppor

tuni

ty: A

lignwith

otherre

gion

s.Useexisting

markets,socialm

edia,exposand

recyclingpick-up

daysto

deliverm

essage.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C:

Pri

ority

1

L3Prom

oteim

proved

sou

rce

sepa

ratio

nan

dexistin

gservices.

Res,

M

, C&

I

Valueprop

osition

:Stakeho

lderswan

topp

ortunitie

stodivertw

asteand

redu

cecosts.R

equiresthou

ght

andtim

ebyusers.A

chievesgo

alsofre

use,re

cycle.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: R

equirestargeted

edu

catio

nan

dmasscommun

icati

on.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:Staffre

sources

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Targetedcommun

icati

onto

com

mun

itiesand

indirectviasocialm

edia.

Risk

: Tha

tinvestm

entd

oesno

tprodu

cedesire

dchan

ge.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Utiliseexistin

gmed

iaplatforms.

R: P

rior

ity 2

C: P

rior

ity 1

L4Co

nsiderin

itiati

vesthatsup

-po

rtth

erecyclingofwaste

stre

ams

not r

ecyc

led

or n

ot

recycled

effe

ctively.

Res,

M

, C&

I

Valueprop

osition

:Stakeho

lderswan

topp

ortunitie

stodivertw

asteand

redu

cecosts.A

chievesgo

alsof

reuse,re

cycle.Id

eallywou

ldnee

dtobefree

foruserto

maxim

iseuse.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: D

epen

dentonite

mand

market.Cou

ldalsocostCou

ncilmoretim

etore

cordinfoand

de

alwith

produ

ct/snotnecessarilyin

clud

edin

con

tract.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: H

&Sprovisioniflocatedattran

sferstatio

ns.D

atacollecti

onbyservicepro-

vide

r.Cu

stom

erin

teracti

on:Low

.Ri

sk: R

ecyclin

gmarketsarevolati

le.R

iskofsub

siding

awastesteam

thatdoe

sno

trea

chnew

peo

ple

who

willre

cycle,and

wesubsidisethosewho

arealre

adyrecyclingtheseite

ms(e.g.u

sedoil).

Opp

ortu

nity

: Respo

ndto

marketo

pportunitie

s.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C: P

rior

ity 1


|5958|

Issu

e ad

dres

sed

Ref

Opti

onTa

rget

G

roup

Ass

essm

ent

Prio

rity

Redu

ceenviro

n-m

enta

l har

m a

nd

costbydiverting

organicwaste

from

land

fill.

L5Prom

otetheuseofexisting

gree

nwasteprovide

rs.

Res

Valueprop

osition

:Highde

man

dforCo

uncil-p

rovide

dkerbside

green

wastecollecti

on.P

riority

waste

stream

.Sup

portsexistin

gbu

sine

sses.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: Stafftimean

dcommun

icati

ons.Red

uceprob

lemwasteto

man

ageatland

fill.

Infrastructure/re

sourcesrequ

ired

:Low

resourcesrequ

ired.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Low

.Com

mun

icati

onstore

side

nts.

Risk

: Provide

rsdono

tprovide

qua

lityofservicewan

tedbystakeho

lders.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Buildbusinessesofexisting

wasteserviceprovide

rs.Low

requ

iremen

tforCou

ncilsto

invest/rep

licateinfrastructureth

atisalre

adyincom

mun

ity.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C: S

tatu

s Q

uo

L6Im

plem

entb

ylaw

s,licens

-in

g an

d pr

icin

g to

enc

oura

ge

diversionofgreen

waste.

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Willbeeff

ectiv

einachieving

diversion

,ife

nforced.W

illhavene

gativ

e(sho

rtte

rm?)

impa

ctonwasteserviceprovide

rsand

usersofservice(e

speciallyifpricesarehigh

forwastedispo

sal).

Cost

/ R

even

ue: Inten

sivecap

ital–legalinp

ut,staffre

sources.Cou

ldre

ducecosto

fman

agingpriority

wasteto

land

fill.So

rted

waste,b

etterdata,re

ducecostsate

nd.

Infrastructure/re

sourcesrequ

ired

:Staffre

sourcesan

dexternalprofessiona

l/legalservicesreview

.Extensiveconsultatio

nwou

ldberequ

iredtoado

ptnew

bylaw

.Cu

stom

erin

teracti

on:H

ighwith

serviceprovide

r.Ri

sk:Insuffi

cien

tstaffre

sourceto

enforcebylaw

s.Serviceprovide

rsnotadh

eringtobylaw

s.Nee

dto

ensureth

ereisinfrastructurein

placeto

caterfo

rchan

gestobylaw

setc.(a

lternati

vestoland

fill).

Opp

ortu

nity

: Linktore

view

ofw

astebylaw

san

dlicen

sing

.The

ope

ning

ofthe

Cen

tralland

fillcou

ldbe

anopp

ortunityto

encou

rage/en

forcegreatergree

nwastediversion

.

R: P

rior

ity 2

C: P

rior

ity 2

Redu

cepoten

tial

environm

ental

and

pers

onal

ha

rm, a

nd im

-proveae

sthe

tics

of c

omm

unity

by

redu

cing

ille

gal

dum

ping

and

lit-

teri

ng74

L7Develop

acom

preh

ensive

stra

tegy

to re

duce

ille

gal

dumping

and

littering7

5

ALL

Valueprop

osition

:Stron

gde

sirebypu

blic,con

tractors,cha

ritystores,m

arineen

vironm

enta

dvocates

toend

illegald

umping

and

littering.W

illre

quire

collabo

rativ

eap

proa

chbetwee

nagen

ciesand

com

-mun

ities.Implem

entatio

nba

sedon

bestp

racti

ceand

researchlikelyto

havemoresuccessfuloutcome.

Implem

entatio

nwilladd

ressgoa

lofred

ucingha

rm.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: R

esea

rch,fo

rensicsad

vice,con

sulta

tionan

dstrategydevelop

men

t.Im

plem

entatio

nof

strategym

ayin

clud

eed

ucati

on,cha

ngeofpricing

,enforcemen

tcosts,and

collecti

onofd

umping

.Poten

-tia

lrecoveryofcostsfrom

offe

nders.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: Strategyde

velopm

ent–

staff/externa

linp

ut.Implem

entatio

nwillre

quire

resourcesan

dpo

tenti

allyinfrastructure.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:H

ighbe

twee

nagen

ciesinvolved

.Mod

erateinteracti

onwith

pub

licasim

plem

ent-

ed(d

evelop

men

tofstrategymayhavelessinteracti

on).

Risk

:Strategyde

velopm

entislowrisk.Riskofagenciesno

thavingresourcestocon

tributetostrategy

developm

ent.Lim

itedbu

dget/resou

rcesfo

rim

plem

entatio

noffind

ings.D

ueto

num

berofagencies

(and

team

swith

inagencies)th

ereisariskoflo

wagencyen

gagemen

t–nee

dtohavea‘driver’with

in

eachagency.Diffi

culttoeng

agewith

‘dum

pers’com

mun

ity.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Linktoexisting

research.N

ation

aldiscussionarou

ndserviceprovision

forfree

domcam

p-er

s.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C: P

rior

ity 1

Issu

e ad

dres

sed

Ref

Opti

onTa

rget

G

roup

Ass

essm

ent

Prio

rity

Redu

cepoten

tial

environm

ental

and

pers

onal

ha

rm, a

nd im

-proveae

sthe

tics

of c

omm

unity

by

redu

cing

ille

gal

dum

ping

and

lit-

teri

ng74

L8I nvestigateim

proved

recy

-clingop

tionsin

pub

licplaces.

Res

Valueprop

osition

:Provide

sconsistentm

essaging

and

aservicesim

ilartohom

e.

Cost

/ R

even

ue:C

apita

lofb

ins,collecti

onand

sortin

gofre

cyclingan

ddisposalofresidua

lwaste(m

ight

endup

with

morewastecollected

forsomearea

s).

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: B

insan

dcollecti

oncon

tract.Cou

ldin

clud

e‘W

astestatio

ns’rathe

rthan

just

having

litterbins.Can

useacon

sisten

tmessagealigne

dtokerbsidebran

d.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:M

oder

ate.

Risk

: Cou

ldattractdum

ping

nea

rbins.C

ouldbegreaterpo

tenti

alfo

rcontam

inati

onofrecyclin

gbins.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Cou

ldin

corporateservicingofbinsintonextregiona

lcollecti

oncon

tracttogetb

etter

econ

omiesofscale(currentlyissep

aratecontractsrunbydifferen

tcou

ncilteam

s).O

pportunityto

sup

-po

rtbeh

aviourcha

nge.Alte

rnati

vefu

ndingmaybeavailable.Cou

ldalignwith

the“clean

green

”im

age

ofth

ecoun

trydirected

towardsinternati

onalto

urists.

R: P

rior

ity 2

C: P

rior

ity 1

L9Su

pportC

lean

-upWee

k–by

prom

oting

and

providing

free

accessto

tran

sferstatio

nfor

Clea

n-up

Wee

keven

ts76

.

CGVa

lueprop

osition

:Existing

eventcoo

rdinated

ata

nati

onallevel.En

courageslo

calcom

mun

ityto

pickup

rubb

ish(and

poten

tiallynotdroprubb

ish).

Cost

/ R

even

ue: P

roviding

free

dispo

salw

ouldcom

eatacosttoCo

uncil(curren

tlylessth

an$2,00

0pe

rye

ar).

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: Socialm

ediaposts.C

ommun

icati

onwith

tran

sferstatio

ns.D

ispo

salatR

TS.

H&S(trafficman

agem

entp

lans).

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Low

.Ri

sk: M

orecollecti

onsha

ppen

ingou

tsideofwee

k.Hea

lthand

safety.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Leveragesoffnati

onalcam

paign.

R:Statusqu

oC:

Sta

tus

Quo

L10

Conti

nuetoprovide

aweb

fo

rm a

nd p

hone

line

for

the

publ

ic to

repo

rt il

lega

l dum

p-in

g.

ALL

Valueprop

osition

:Easyforpu

blicto

repo

rtdum

pedrubb

ish.NPD

Ccoordina

tescontactin

gcorrect

agen

cyto

organ

isecollecti

on.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: M

inorcostsfo

rman

aging,covered

byexistin

gbu

dgets.Collecti

oncovered

byexistin

gco

ntra

cts.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:W

ebfo

rm,p

hone

line

con

nected

toNPD

Ccallcentre.R

equiresresources

ineachagen

cyto

respon

d–with

inexisting

bud

getsbutwou

ldnee

dtohavemoreresourceto

man

age

consistentlywell.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:O

ne-w

ayto

Cou

ncilviasocialm

ediaorcallcentre.

Risk

: Trustth

atre

spon

sibleagen

cywillre

spon

d.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Com

mun

ityvigilance.

R:Statusqu

o

C: S

tatu

s Q

uo

Agg

rega

te c

om-

mer

cial

and

in-

dustrialwastesto

accessdiversion

markets.

L11

Investigateopti

onsforaggre-

gatin

gC&

Iwasteto

maxim

ise

diversion.In

clud

ingaC&

IMRF.

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Wellaligne

dtocustomernee

ds.Stron

gcollabo

ratio

n.Buildingrelatio

nships.Sho

uld

lead

tore

ducti

onin

wasteorha

rm(o

utcomeofinvestigatio

n).

Cost

/ R

even

ue:C

ontractorcosts.Poten

tialforbusinesstoinvestin

study.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: N

oinfrastructurein

itially.P

rofessiona

lservicesrequ

ired(costu

nqua

ntifia

ble

at th

is s

tage

). Cu

stom

erin

teracti

on:Stron

g.Resea

rchwilleng

agecustom

ers.

Risk

:Fea

sibilitystud

ycouldbe

outda

teddu

etocha

ngeofte

chno

logy.C

ouldlead

todem

andbycom

mu-

nityfo

rinvestmen

t.M

ayid

entifylowvalue

/highcostin

proceed

ing.

Opp

ortu

nity

:Mayid

entifyne

wopti

ons.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C: N

ot a

pri

-or

ity


|6160|

Issu

e ad

dres

sed

Ref

Opti

onTa

rget

G

roup

Ass

essm

ent

Prio

rity

Facilitatelocal

diversionan

ddis-

posalo

ption

sfor

theC&

Isector.

L12

Develop

aninform

ation

po

rtal

78.

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Collabo

ratio

n,C&Iw

antb

etterinfoand

poo

lresou

rces.Ind

irectwayto

redu

ce

waste.Targetsth

osethatwan

ttoredu

cewaste.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: Soft

warede

velopm

enta

ndm

anagem

ent.Staffto

adm

inister.Po

tenti

alfo

rcommercial

fund

ing(advertisingsales).

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:Soft

ware,and

uncertaintie

son

thestaff

mem

berman

agingthepo

rtal.

Custom

erin

teracti

on: H

igh

for

thos

e en

gagi

ng in

por

tal.

Risk

:Riskoflo

wlevelo

fuse.Infrequ

entu

se.H

ighup

fron

tthe

nde

cline.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Forum

forCo

uncilw

antin

gtocon

sult.Datacollecti

on.LinktootherC&Iinitia

tives.

R: P

rior

ity 2

C: P

rior

ity 2

L13

Con

sider

alte

rnat

ive

tech

nolo

gies

for p

roce

ss-

ing

of w

aste

for c

om-

mer

cial

sect

or.

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Desire

toworktowardszerowasteto

land

fill.

Cost

/ R

even

ue:Fea

sibilitystud

y.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:E

xterna

lcon

sulta

nt.Stafftime.Resea

rch.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Low

.Poten

tialsup

pliersand

users.

Risk

:Low

butm

ayra

iseexpe

ctati

ons.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Cou

ldid

entifylocalsoluti

ons.

R: P

rior

ity 2

C: N

ot a

pri

-or

ity

Increa

sediversion

ofCon

structi

on

andDem

olition

W

aste

L14

Investigateopti

onsforthe

establishm

ento

faclean

fillin

the

dist

rict

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Provide

foralternati

vedispo

salo

ption

/s.R

educeC&

Dwasteto

land

fill.Add

resscur

-re

nt c

usto

mer

nee

d.

Cost/Reven

ue:Fea

sibilitystud

y.

Infrastructure/Resou

rces:E

xterna

lcon

sulta

nt.Stafftime.Resea

rch.

Custom

erinteracti

on:Low

.Risk:Low

butm

ayra

iseexpe

ctati

ons.

Opp

ortunity:C

ouldprovide

aserviceth

atiscurrentlynotprovide

d.Possibleprivate/commercialdevel

-op

men

t.

R: P

rior

ity 2

C: P

rior

ity 1

L15

Investigateopti

onsfortran

s-po

rtand

dispo

salo

fC&D

waste

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Provide

foralternati

vedispo

salo

ption

/s.R

educeC&

Dwasteto

land

fill.Add

resscur

-re

nt c

usto

mer

nee

d.

Cost

/ R

even

ue:Fea

sibilitystud

y.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:E

xterna

lcon

sulta

nt.Stafftime.Resea

rch.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Low

.Poten

tialsup

pliersand

users.

Risk

:Low

butm

ayra

iseexpe

ctati

ons.

Opp

ortu

nity

:Cou

ldprovide

aserviceth

atiscurrentlynotprovide

d.Possibleprivate/commercial

agreem

ent/s.

R: P

rior

ity 2

C: P

rior

ity 1

L16

Incenti

visecon

tractoran

dcustom

erstodivertm

aterials

from

gen

eralre

fusewhe

re

poss

ible

(at a

ll tr

ansf

er s

ta-

tions).

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Increasewastediversion

.Co

st /

Rev

enue

: Investigatio

nrequ

ired.In

-hou

se.M

ayre

quire

con

tractv

ariatio

ntoim

plem

ent.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: Stafftimetoinvestigate.H

aveSW

APfin

ding

s;m

ayre

quire

mod

ificatio

nto

infr

astr

uctu

re.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Low

.Ri

sk: C

ouldra

iseH&Srisksinim

plem

entatio

n–maybehigh

costinrelatio

ntodesigning

infrastructure

toelim

inateH&Srisk.R

iskofcostly

diversion

due

toth

elackofe

stab

lishe

dlocalsoluti

ons.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Aud

itshow

spo

tenti

alfo

rdiversion.

C: P

rior

ity 2

Issu

e ad

dres

sed

Ref

Opti

onTa

rget

G

roup

Ass

essm

ent

Prio

rity

Develop

and

im-

plem

ente

ffecti

ve

andeffi

cien

tpol

-icyan

dpractic

es

basedon

qua

lity

data

to s

uppo

rt

our

goal

s.

L17

Alignda

tacollecti

onto

Nati

onalW

asteDataFram

e-work.

Int

Valueprop

osition

:Aligne

dtootherTAsan

dna

tiona

ldataset.Framew

orkde

velope

dincollabo

ratio

nwith

othercou

ncils.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: Som

eda

taalre

adycollated.Bylaw

nee

dsto

bereview

edto

ena

bleda

tacollecti

on.

Somead

ditio

nalstafftimetocollect,p

rocessand

ana

lysedatainacon

sisten

tman

ner.Maynee

dto

investin

ded

icated

soft

ware.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: N

oinfrastructurere

quire

d.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Low

.Ri

sk: C

onfid

entia

lityofdatatobemaintaine

d.O

ppor

tuni

ty:R

egiona

llycon

sisten

tbylaw

stogathe

rda

ta.

R: P

rior

ity 2

C: P

rior

ity 2

L18

Mon

itorsuccessofwaste

minim

isati

onprogram

mes

throug

hwastedispo

sal

reco

rds,

SW

AP,

and

cus

tom

er

surveys.

Int,

Re

sVa

lueprop

osition

:Program

mesbased

onproven

success.Finan

ciallyprude

nt.

Decisionsfo

rfutureinvestmen

tbased

onfact.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: SWAPalread

yun

dertaken

6yea

rly.Surveysand

datareview

requ

irestafftimetoad-

min

iste

r. In

fras

truc

ture

/ R

esou

rces

: Noinfrastructurere

quire

d.M

aynee

dtoinvestin

ded

icated

soft

ware.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Low

–surveyon

ly.

Risk

:Poo

rrespon

seonsurveys.

Opp

ortu

nity

:Can

inform

futureprogram

mesbased

onsuccessfactorsiden

tified

inm

onito

ring

.

R:Statusqu

o

C: S

tatu

s Q

uo

L19

Engagewith

ruralcom

mun

ity

toid

entifywastebeh

aviours,

gapsin

service/sand

cus

-tomersati

sfactio

n.

Res

Valueprop

osition

:Notahighde

man

dorawaren

essofissuesin

ruralwastesector.Po

tenti

alfo

rhigh

ha

rmto

enviro

nmen

t.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: Low

costa

swou

ldbefeasibilitystudy

only.M

aybesomerecommen

datio

nsto

imple-

men

t.In

fras

truc

ture

/ R

esou

rces

: Professiona

lservicesforsurvey/con

sulta

tion.Con

sulta

tionwith

ruralcom

-mun

itiesin

clud

ingda

iry,lifestyleblockow

ner,Māo

ri.W

ouldnee

dtobeinde

pend

ento

fTAs.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:H

ighwith

ruralcom

mun

ity.

Risk

: Mayra

iseexpe

ctati

ons.Com

mun

itym

aynoteng

agewith

Cou

ncil.Nee

dsm

aynotbeachievab

le.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Qua

ntifyissuesand

usedatatom

axim

iseruralservicesne

eded

.

R: P

rior

ity 2

C: P

rior

ity 2

L20

Und

erstan

decon

omicli

-ab

ilityofw

astein

thefuture,

incl

udin

g co

nsid

erin

g al

ter-

nativ

etechno

logies.

Int

Valueprop

osition

:Lon

gterm

strategicand

fina

ncialp

lann

ing.W

orking

towardszerowaste.

Cost/Reven

ue:C

onsultan

torin-hou

sestaffcosts.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:N

oinfrastructurere

quire

d.Cu

stom

erin

teracti

on:Low

.Ri

sk:Low

risk.Red

ucesriskbyund

erstan

ding

long

-termim

plicati

onsofwaste.N

ewte

chno

logiesand

socialexpectatio

nscon

stan

tlycha

nging.

Opp

ortu

nity

: New

techno

logies.Fee

dintofu

tureplann

ingdo

cumen

ts.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C: P

rior

ity

2 Co

uld

be-

com

e Pr

iori

ty

1ifrequ

ired

thro

ugh

legi

s-latio

n


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ACC

ESSI

BLE

SERV

ICES

Issu

e ad

dres

sed

Ref

Opti

onTa

rget

G

roup

Ass

essm

ent

Prio

rity

Enha

nce

recy

clin

g diversionratesfor

thosewho

dono

treceiveCo

uncil

provided

kerbside

collecti

onservice.

A1

Review

infrastructureand

cu

stom

er e

xper

ienc

e pr

o-vide

d(attransferstati

ons)to

increa

sere

cyclingan

ddiver-

sion

of r

ecyc

labl

es .

Res,

M

, C&

I

Valueprop

osition

:Pub

lichasra

ised

dissatisfacti

onwith

currenttran

sferstatio

nrecyclinglayout.Im

-provem

entswillbemad

eincollabo

ratio

nwith

con

tractors.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: C

ost-tran

sferstatio

nsurveyand

accessibilityau

dit.In

frastructureupg

rade

s.Reven

ue-

selling

ofcom

mod

ities/reu

sableite

ms.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: Staff/externa

l-survey.Con

sultwith

rang

eofcom

mun

itiesth

atusefa

cili-

ties.In

frastructureupg

rade

s-m

aybeab

leto

improvecustom

erexperienceatruralRTS’swith

out

sign

ificantcap

italinp

ut.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:C

ustomersurveys.

Risk

:Surveymayra

iseexpe

ctati

ons.Im

provem

entsm

aynotachievehighe

rratesofdiversion

.Lim

ited

incomeforthesolid

wasteacti

vitylead

ingtopoten

tialservicelevelcha

nges.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Cha

ngeofm

etho

dologyatR

TSlead

ingtoapositiveexperienceforou

rcustom

ers,re

sult-

inginm

orediversion.Im

proveorre

move24

/7re

cyclingop

tionsato

urre

motetran

sferstatio

nsth

at

curren

tlyoffe

rthislevelo

fservice.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C: P

rior

ity 1

Facilitatelocal

diversionan

ddis-

posalo

ption

sfor

theC&

Isector.

A2

EncourageNPD

Ctoprovide

commercialaccesstoM

RF.

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Alignsto

stakeho

ldersne

eds.Serviceagree

men

tswith

MRF

provide

r.Divertm

ore

potenti

alwastefrom

land

fill.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: R

even

uegen

erated

bysaleofcom

mod

ity.R

educeprocessing

cost.Slightin

crea

sein

staff

toadm

inisterserviceagreem

ent.Add

ition

alcostm

ayoccurifcom

mod

itypricelo

worifexceed

capa

cityofM

RFand

requ

ireadd

ition

alstaff.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: N

oad

ditio

nalinfrastructure.Cou

ldlo

ngte

rmre

quire

add

ition

alprocessing

capa

cityto

run

MRF.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Ind

irectlyth

roug

hwasteserviceprovide

rs.

Risk

: Highe

rcontam

inati

on.C

ouncilsta

keonriskofcom

mod

itym

arketc

hang

es.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Expan

dsserviceavailabletoallwasteserviceprovide

rs.C

rossdistrictw

astem

ovem

ents–

originofw

aste.

R: P

rior

ity 1

C:

Pri

ority

1

Providesafedis

-po

salo

fwaste.

A3

Provideareliablekerbside

collecti

onservice.

Res

Valueprop

osition

:Servicesexpe

cted

bypu

blic.Servicedelivered

ininterestofp

ublichea

lthto

urban

reside

ntsan

doff

ered

toruralre

side

ntsthatareonthecurren

tcollecti

onro

ute.Red

ucepo

tenti

alharm

from

waste.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: E

xisting

bud

getp

rovide

scurren

tlevelofservice.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:N

osign

ificantcha

ngesre

quire

d.Cu

stom

erin

teracti

on:Edu

catio

nan

dcommun

icati

onscouldbe

improved

.Con

nectswith

reside

ntial

commun

itywith

inservicedarea

s.Ri

sk: E

ncou

rageswastegen

erati

on.

Opp

ortu

nity

:Increasingdiversionthroug

hon

goinged

ucati

on.

R:Statusqu

oC:

Sta

tus

Quo

Issu

e ad

dres

sed

Ref

Opti

onTa

rget

G

roup

Ass

essm

ent

Prio

rity

Providesafedis

-po

salo

fwaste.

A4

Providereliabletran

sfer

stati

onservicesinclud

ing

hazardou

swastedrop-off

.

Res

Valueprop

osition

:Servicesrequ

iredan

dexpe

cted

bypu

blicand

con

senti

ngautho

rity.R

educepo

tenti

al

harm

from

waste.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: Serviceprovide

dwith

inexisting

bud

gets.B

udgetsm

aynee

dtoin

crea

seifbett

erpro

-moti

onand

increa

seduse.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: U

seofe

xisting

infrastructure.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:R

TScustomers;ruralcom

mun

ities,com

mercialand

reside

ntialcom

mun

ities.

Risk

: Lim

iteduseoftran

sferstatio

nsand

resulta

ntin

comecouldlead

toare

view

ofthe

infrastructure

available.

Opp

ortu

nity

: Collecti

onofw

asteth

atwedo

notcollectwith

thekerbside

collecti

onservice,e.g.C

om-

mercialwaste,h

azardo

uswaste,tyres,etc.

R:Statusqu

oC:Statusqu

o

A5

Investigatee-w

asteservice

anddrop

-offpointsinth

eD

istr

ict.

Res,

C&

IVa

lueprop

osition

:Servicesrequ

iredan

dexpe

cted

bypu

blic.R

educepo

tenti

alharmfrom

waste.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: Interna

lresou

rcesand

/orexternalcon

sulta

nt/s.Low

costforCou

ncil.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es:N

onerequ

ired.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Lim

itedtopoten

tialstakeho

lders.

Risk

: Risklow.

Opp

ortu

nity

:Diverta

nincrea

sing

wastestrea

mfrom

land

fill.

C: P

rior

ity 1

A6

Provideasubsidyfore-waste

recy

clin

g.Re

s,

C&I

Valueprop

osition

:Stakeho

lderswan

topp

ortunitie

stodivertw

aste.Sub

sidy

requ

iresuserpayspa

rt.

Redu

cesha

rmfulw

asteatlan

dfill.

Cost

/ R

even

ue: Num

berofunitsdropp

ed-offequ

atesto

highe

rinvestmen

tifsub

sidised.Poten

tialto

increa

sesub

sidy

iffu

ndingallows.M

ayre

ducecosto

fman

agingwasteatlan

dfill.

Infr

astr

uctu

re /

Res

ourc

es: D

rop-off

areasre

quire

dattran

sferstatio

noralte

rnati

veoffe

redby

contractor/s.C

ontractm

anagem

entw

ithcollectorand

recycler.D

atacollecti

on.

Custom

erin

teracti

on:Low

.Ri

sk: R

ecyclerno

tfulfillin

gcontract(a

lternati

vere

cyclersareavailable);H

ighqu

antiti

esdropp

edoffre

-qu

iringhigh

erinvestmen

tbyCo

uncil.Increa

sing

costsofrecyclin

gmaym

eanincrea

sedsubsidybyCou

n-cil.Tren

dsin

expen

siveitem

s(CRT

)isredu

cing

somaygetre

ducedrequ

iremen

tforsub

sidy

onsome

items.Unk

nownnu

mbe

rofe-w

asteitem

sthrownaw

ayand

unk

nownfutureprojecti

ons(highturnover

ofelectronicgo

ods)whichm

eansbud

getcou

ldvarygreatly

(alth

ough

cou

ldhaveafixed

num

berof

subsidies:e.g.fi

rst2

00item

saresubsidised

).O

ppor

tuni

ty: P

artnershipwith

localb

usinesstodivertm

oree-wastefrom

land

fill.Link

with

otherser

-vices/prog

rammes,e.g.R

E:MOBILEcellpho

nere

cyclingan

dba

tteries.

R:Statusqu

oC:

Sta

tus

Quo

A7

Esta

blis

h an

d op

erat

e a

region

alClass1land

fillb

ased

on

bestp

racti

ce.

Valueprop

osition

:Servicesrequ

iredan

dexpe

cted

bypu

blicand

con

senti

ngautho

rity.R

educepo

tenti

al

harm

from

waste.

Cost/Reven

ue:E

xisting

land

filltoclose.M

OUfo

rne

wland

fill.Notra

tesfund

ed(u

serfees).


rces:N

ewland

fillreq

uired;highinfrastructurere

quire

men

t.Cu

stom

erinteracti

on:Lan

dfillcustom

ers;wastedispo

sers(e

itherdire

ctlyorindirectly);indu

strialusers.

Risk:C

ollabo

ratio

nbe

twee

n3coun

cilsto

redu

ceriskan

dcost.R

iskoflo

wusebycommercialcustom

-erson

ceCen

tralLan

dfillisope

n(in

crea

sedcostoftranspo

rt).Sign

ificantsen

sitiv

ityana

lysisha

sbe

en

completed

aroun

drisk.

Opp

ortunity:C

ollabo

ratio

n;havingaregion

aldispo

salo

ption

.Red

ucespoten

tialforprivatem

onop

oly.

R:Statusqu

o

C: S

tatu

s Q

uo


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Issu

e ad

dres

sed

Ref

Opti

onTa

rget

G

roup

Ass

essm

ent

Prio

rity

Providesafedis

-po

salo

fwaste.

A8

Ope

rate

the

Coun

cil‘s

clo

sed

land

fillsaccording

tore

-sourcecon

sentcon

ditio

ns.

Valueprop

osition

:Servicesrequ

iredan

dexpe

cted

bypu

blicand

con

senti

ngautho

rity.R

educepo

tenti

al

harm

from

waste.

Cost/Reven

ue:C

ostsho

uldbe

decreasingwith

time.Costcovered

throug

hgene

ralrates.


rces:

Custom

erinteracti

on:Low

.Risk:

Opp

ortu

nity

:

C: S

tatu

s Q

uo

Redu

ceenviro

n-m

enta

l har

m fr

om

specialw

astes

A9

Publ

icis

e di

spos

al o

r al

tern

a-tiv

erecyclingop

tionsfo

rall

catego

riesofspe

cialwastes,

includ

ingprom

otion

ofb

usi-

nessesand

organ

isati

onsin

theregion

thatta

keback

or re

spon

sibl

y di

spos

e of

wastesgene

ratedorsup

plied

by th

em.

Res,

C&

IVa

lueprop

osition

:Stakeho

lderswan

ttokn

owwha

tservicesareavailablefordiversion.Collabo

rates

with

provide

rsin

theregion

.Achievesgo

als.

Cost/Reven

ue:Low

cost–

com

mun

icati

ons,web

site

,socialm

edia.N

orevenu

e–po

tenti

allylesscost

forman

agingspecialw

astesatland

fill.


rces:N

oinfrastructurere

quire

d.Existing

web

sitesan

dfacebo

okand

pho

ne.

Custom

erinteracti

on:Likelytobeweb

based

interacti

onwith

customers.Som

eph

onecontact.

Risk:C

hang

eofdetailsand

serviceoffe

redbyprovide

rs.R

equiresregu

larchecking

.Opp

ortunity:Linkwith

develop

ingbu

sine

sses.

R:Statusqu

oC:

Sta

tus

Quo

A10

Enco

urag

e us

ers

of h

azar

d-ou

ssubstancesto

avoid

or re

duce

the

use

of th

ese

subs

tanc

es a

nd to

dis

pose

of

thes

e ap

prop

riat

ely.

Res,

C&

IVa

lueprop

osition

:Edu

catestakeho

lderstore

duceuseand

dispo

seapp

ropriately.M

inim

iseen

viron-

men

taleffe

cts.

Cost/Reven

ue:Low

cost.

Infrastructure/re

sources:Existing

resources.

Custom

erinteracti

on:Low

.Risk:Low

riskan

dredu

cesen

vironm

entalrisk.

Opp

ortunity:Edu

catecustomersan

den

couragegreaterdiversionthroug

htheuseofexisting

hazardo

us

wasteservices.

R: P

rior

ity 2

C: P

rior

ity 2

4.2 Statement of ProposalsDrawingonthepreferredoptionsandtheCouncils’intendedroleinmeetingfuturedemand,councilsmust: Includea statementof theTA’sproposals formeeting the forecastdemands includingproposals fornewor replacementinfrastructure. Astatementabouttheextenttowhichtheproposalswill:a. Ensurethatpublichealthisadequatelyprotected.b. Promoteeffectiveandefficientwastemanagementandminimisation.

Table 15 summarises the options that the Council proposes formeeting the forecast demands onwaste in the district. ThehighlightedcellsdenotetheoptionsthattheCouncilproposetoimplement(subjecttoconsultationandLTP).Priority2optionswillbeimplementedifstaffandbudgetaryresourcesallow.

TABLE15-PREFERREDOPTIONS

Status Quo Priority 1 Priority 2 Council’s Intended Role

BEHAVIOR CHANGE

Undertakeanannualpubliceducationprogramme and associatedactivitieswithincurrentresources (B1).

TheCouncilwilldevelop,fund,andhavethisprogrammedelivered.

Undertake,participateand fund some regional andnationalresearchbased on sustainable behaviourchangepracticesandapplyfindingstowasteminimisationandmanagement programmes (B4).

TheCouncilwillfundandsupport programmes it hasapproved.

Promote the use of exist-ing social media sites andfacilitiessuchascharity shops (B5).

TheCouncilwillpromoteservicesavailableintheDistrict.

Promote home compostingutilisingexistingcommunicationavenuesandresources(BC6).

Deliverhomecompostingworkshopsandincentives(B7).

TheCouncilwilldevelop,fundcontentinformationforeducationandfortheseworkshops.

COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS

Provideadhocwastelevydistribution(C1).

TheCouncilwilladministerthewastelevyaccordingtotheMfE guidance.


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COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS

Provideothersupportoforganisationsandbusinesses, e.g. through awards,networkingevents,workshops,media,supportingandpromotingrecyclingatevents(C3).

TheCouncilwillfacilitate, promote, fund, andsupportinitiatives.

Collaboratewithothers including schools, tertiaryeducationproviders,communityorganisations,andbusinesses to promote wasteminimisation,whichcanleadtothedevelopmentofinnovativesolutionstowastechallenges(C4).

TheCouncilwillcollaborate, facilitate, and support others in the limit of its ability.

Developregionallyconsistent contracts, consistent messaging andbylaws,andsupportingschemesthatsupport our goals such asagrecoveryagrichemicalcollections(C5).

BringforwardtheWastePlan cycle for STDC and SDC to be adopted in 2023toalignwithNPDCandallowforaregionalwasteplan(C9).

Regionally align solid wastebylawsthatwillconsider central landfill,contaminationandreducingwastetolandfill(C7).Providemodelcontractclausesaroundwastemanagement and minimisationandinfrastructure(C8).

TheCouncilwilldevelopand administer these clauses and schemes in collaborationwithNPDCand SDC.

Priority 2 depending onstaffandresourcebudgets.

The TAs and TRC collaboratetoprovideaWMO to implement the Regional Waste Strategy, WasteEducationStrategy and WMMP (C6).

TheCouncilwillcontinueto part-fund a regional WMO and collaborate withNPDC,SDC,andTRCtodeveloparegionalapproachonsolidwaste.

LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION

Developanin-housewastestrategyfortheCouncil,identifyingallwastestreamsandplanforreducingordivertingthese (L1).

TheCouncilwilldevelopa strategy, fund and implement it.

Worktogetherwithwasteserviceproviderstoprovideoptionsfordiversionandreducecontaminationinrecycling (L2).

TheCouncilwillfacilitatediscussions and developmentofoptionsand support their implementation.

Promoteimprovedsourceseparationandexistingservices(L3).

TheCouncilwilladvocateforandpubliciseoptionsthatallowwastediversion.

Considerinitiativesthatsupport the recycling of wastestreamsthatarenotrecycledornoteffec-tivelyrecycled(L4).

TheCouncilwillfacilitatediscussionsanddevel-opmentofoptionsandsupportimplementation.Council may fund initiatives.



Promoteuseofexistinggreenwasteproviders(L5).

TheCouncilwillpromoteservicesavailableintheDistrict.

Implementbylaws,licensing and pricing to encouragediversionofgreenwaste(L6).

TheCouncilwillincludeclausesinregulationithascontrolovertoencouragethediversionofgreenwasteandwillsubsidise the disposal of greenwaste.Priority 2 depending onstaffandresourcebudgets.

Developacomprehen-sivestrategytoreduceillegal dumping and lit-tering(L7).

TheCouncilwillprovidea phone line, respond andfundthecollectionofillegaldumpingwhenin the Council jurisdiction,andreviewits strategy.

Investigateimprovedre-cyclingoptionsinpublicplaces(L8).

TheCouncilwillfacilitatediscussions and report.Priority 2 depending onstaffandresourcebudgets.


SupportClean-upWeek–bypromotingandprovidingfreewastedis-posalforClean-upWeekevents(L9).

TheCouncilwillprovidefree access to transfer stationforwastecol-lected as part of Clean-upweekevents.

Continuetoprovideawebformandphonelinefor the public to report illegaldumping(L10).

TheCouncilwillprovidea phone line, respond andfundthecollectionofdumpingwhenintheCounciljurisdiction,facilitateandreviewitsstrategy.

DevelopaninformationportalfortheC&Isector(L12).

TheCouncilwillcollateandshareinformationonwasteminimisationfortheC&Isector.Priority 2 depending onstaffandresourcebudgets.

Investigateoptionsforthe establishment of a cleanfillintheDistrict(L14).Investigateoptionsfortransport and disposal of C&Dwaste(L15).

TheCouncilwillresearchand report.

Incentivisecontractorandcustomerstodivertmaterials from general refusewherepossible(atalltransferstations)(L16).

TheCouncilwillcollabo-ratewiththecontractorandfacilitatethedevel-opment of a strategy to divertmorewastefromthetransferstations.Priority 2 depending onstaffandresourcebudgets.


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AligndatacollectiontoNationalWasteDataFramework(L17).

TheCouncilwillcollectand report on data.Priority 2 depending onstaffandresourcebudgets.

Monitor success of wasteminimisationpro-grammesthroughwastedisposal records, SWAP, andcustomersurveys(L18).

TheCouncilwillcollectand report on data.

Engagewithruralcommunitytoidentifywastebehaviours,gapsinservice/sandcustomersatisfaction(L19).

TheCouncilwillresearchand report.Priority 2 depending onstaffandresourcebudgets.

Understandeconomicliabilityofwasteinthefuture including consideringalternativetechnologies(L20).

TheCouncilwillresearchand report.Priority 2 depending on staffandresourcebudg-ets. Could become Priority1ifrequiredthroughlegislation.

ACCESSIBILITY Reviewinfrastructureand customer experi-enceprovidedattransferstationstoimprovere-cyclinganddiversionofrecyclablewaste(A1).

TheCouncilwillconsultwiththeCommunityontheirlevelofsatisfac-tion,reviewtheresultstodevelopastrategytoimprovewasteminimisationattheCouncil’stransferstations.

Encourage NPDC to pro-videcommercialaccesstotheMRF(A2).

TheCouncilwilladvocatewithinitscapacityforcommercial access to the MRF.

Provideareliablekerbsidecollectionservice(A3).

TheCouncilwillprovideaservice,fund(throughtargeted rates) and administer contracts.

Providereliabletransferstationservicesincludinghazardouswastedrop-off(A4).

TheCouncilwillresearch, fund, publicise, and administer contracts.

Investigatee-wasteserviceanddrop-offpoints in the District (A5).

TheCouncilwillresearchand report.

Provideasubsidyfore-wasterecycling(A6).

Councilwillfundasubsidy for selected items.

Establish and operate a regionalClass1landfillbasedonbestpractice(A7).

CouncilwillcollaboratewithSTDCandSDCtoprovidearegionallandfillandfund(byuserfees) and manage the landfill.


ACCESSIBILITY OperatetheCouncil’sclosedlandfillsaccording to resource consentconditions(A8).

TheCouncilwillmonitoritsclosedlandfillsagainsttheir resource consent conditions.

Publicise disposal or alternativerecyclingoptionsforallcategories of special wastes,includingpromotionofbusinessesandorganisationsintheregionthattakebackorresponsibly dispose of wastesgeneratedorsupplied by them (A9).

TheCouncilwillpubliciseservicesavailableintheDistrict and in the region.

Encourage users of hazardous substances to avoidorreducetheuseof these substances and to dispose of these appropriately(A10).

TheCouncilwillpubliciseoptionsthatare availableforasafedisposal of hazardous wasteandwillcontinuetosupportAgrecoverycollectionsinthelimitsof its capability.Priority 2 depending onstaffandresourcebudgets.


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4.3 Theoretic Impact of Options on Forecast

4.4 Council’s Intended Role in Meeting the Forecast

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TonkinandTaylorwerecommissionedtomodelsomeoftheproposedwastemanagementscenariostoidentifylikelyimpactonwaste in theregion (Appendix 1: Taranaki Regional Waste Modelling Summary Report) .TheCouncil requestedtomodel theimpactofalocalcleanfillopentothepublicinSouthTaranaki.Figure36illustratesdifferencesbetweenthemodelledquantitiesofwastelandfilledin2020forvariousscenariosfortheTaranakiRegion.Thegreylineisthecurrentlylandfilledamount(2016)andthebluelineisamountprojectedfor2020withnochangeincurrentservicesandinfrastructure.Thisgraphhighlightsthatthe‘cleanfill’scenariohasnosignificantimpactonquantitiesofwastelandfilled.

4.4.1. StatutoryObligationsTheCouncil’s statutoryobligations in respectof theplanningand provision of waste services are detailed in the previoussections. The Council needs to ensure that the statutoryobligationsaremetinthedeliveryoftheWMMP.

4.4.2. OverallStrategicDirectionandRoleTheCouncil currentlyprovidesasignificantproportionof thewasteservicesintheDistrictviaaregionalcontractforkerbsideandtransferstationservices.AwastedisposaloptionhasbeenagreedonataregionallevelwithNPDCandSDC.Theprovisionoftheseservicesensurespublichealthisadequatelyprotected,whilegivingeffecttotheWMA.Inaddition,theCouncilprovidesand/orfundswasteminimisationactivities,including: working with others including community groups, theprivatesectorandtheothercouncils intheregiontoachievewastemanagementandminimisationgoals; distributing waste levy funds in support of wastemanagementandminimisationgoals; educating the community as to the benefits of wasteminimisation; monitoringandmeasuringwasteflowsandinformationinordertoinformplanninganddecisionmaking; researchandconsideringimplementationofnewactivitiestodivertwastefromlandfill.

It is intendedthattheCouncilwillcontinuetobuildontheseactivitiesasoutlinedinTable15.

Thedatapresented inFigure37representa ‘bestguess’basedona rangeofparameters includingcost toCouncil, collectionsystemandprocessingperformance.Withthelikelycostofeachoptionconsidered,thegraphshowstheoptionsthatmaybemostcosteffectiveandachievethemostdiversion(i.e.thelowerlefthandpartofthegraph).Withanestimatedcostofover$11mperyear,theoperationofacleanfillinSouthTaranakibytheCouncilcouldbeanineffectiveoptiontoachievesignificantwasteminimisation.

Severaloptionsarenotattractiveinthecontextofconsideringdiversionfromlandfillandcost.However,thesemaybeattractivebased on local benefits, an increased level of service for the community or broader education and community engagementbenefits.Forexample,educationhasbeenmodelledtosomeextentthroughtheoptionofimprovedrecognition(achievedthroughbettereducationofserviceusersincreasingtheamountofwastedivertedintorecyclingorrecovery).Theimpactofeducationonwastereductionisdifficulttoquantifywithoutresearchbasedprogrammesthatcollectdataoneffectiveness.ItisconsideredthateffectiveeducationwillhavelongtermbenefitsforwasteminimisationandassuchresearchbasedprogrammesisconsideredaPriority1option.


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4.5 Medical Officer of Health Statement 4.6 DefinitionsTobepopulatedfollowingconsultationwithMoH. Activity sourcereferstothetypeofactivitythatgeneratesthe

wastebeingrecorded.Thesemayinclude:domestickerbside,residential,commercialandindustrial,landscape,constructionanddemolition,special,andvirginexcavatednaturalmaterial(VENM).

Biosolidsreferstotreatedsewagesludgethatisstabilisedandsuitableforbeneficialreuse.

Cleanfill material refers to material that when buried willhavenoadverseeffectonpeopleortheenvironment.Cleanfillmaterial includesVENMsuchasclay,soilandrock,andotherinertmaterialssuchasconcreteorbrickthatarefreeof:• Combustible,putrescible,degradableorleachable components,• Hazardous substances,• Productsormaterialsderivedfromhazardouswaste treatmentstabilisationanddisposalpractices,• Materialsthatmaypresentarisktohumanoranimal healthsuchasmedicalandveterinarywasteasbestosor radioactivesubstances,• Liquidwaste.

Cleanfill site refers toawastedisposal site thatacceptsonlycleanfillmaterial.

Commercial and Industrial (C&I) wastes refertowastesourcedfrom industrial, commercial and institutional sources (e.g.supermarkets,shops,schools,hospitals,offices).Thiswastecanalsobereferredtoas industrial,commercialand institutionalwaste.

Construction and Demolition (C&D) wastes refer to wastematerial from the construction or demolition of a building,includingthepreparationandorclearanceofthepropertyorsite.

Contaminated land means land that has a hazardous substance in or on it that:(i) Hassignificantadverseeffectsontheenvironment;or(ii) Isreasonably likelytohavesignificantadverseeffectsontheenvironment.

Contaminated sites refer to land areas that are contaminated, asdefinedabove.

CouncilreferstotheSouthTaranakiDistrictCouncil.

Disposal*, unless the context requires another meaning,means — (a) Thefinal(ormorethanshort-term)depositofwaste intoorontolandsetapartforthatpurpose;or (b) Theincinerationofwaste.

Disposal facility*,unlessthecontextrequiresanothermeaning,means — (a) Afacility,includingalandfill,- (i) Atwhichwasteisdisposedof;and (ii) Atwhichthewasteisdisposedofincludes householdwaste;and (iii) That operates, at least in part, as a business todisposeofwaste;and (b) Anyotherfacilityorclassoffacilityatwhich wasteisdisposedofthatisprescribedasadisposal facility.

District refers to the district of a territorial authority.

Diverted material*meansanythingthatisnolongerrequiredforitsoriginalpurposeand,butforcommercialorotherwasteminimisationactivities,wouldbedisposedofordiscarded.

Domestic kerbside waste refers to domestic-type wastecollected from residential premises by the local council (orbyacontractoronbehalfofthecouncil),orbyprivatewastecollections(throughkerbsideorsimilarcollection).

Hazardous waste refers to materials that are flammable,explosive, oxidising, corrosive, toxic, ecotoxic, radioactive orinfectious. Examples include unused agricultural chemicals,solventsandcleaningfluids,medicalwasteandmanyindustrialwastes.

Household waste*meanswastefromahouseholdthatisnotentirely from construction, renovation or demolition of thehouse.


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Inert material referstomaterialthatwhenplacedinthegroundhasminimaladverseeffectsonthesurroundingenvironment.

Landfill refers to an area used for the controlled disposal of solidwaste.

Landscape waste referstowastefromlandscapingactivityandgardenmaintenance(includingpublicgardens),bothdomesticandcommercial,aswellasfromearthworksactivity,unlessthewaste contains only VENM, or unless the earthworks are forpurposesofconstructionordemolitionofastructure

Local authority refers to any territorial authority or regional councilwithinthemeaningoftheLocalGovernmentAct2002.

Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) refers to the facility where recyclables are received, sorted, and sold to end-usermanufacturers.

Medical Officer of Health* asdefinedundersection7AoftheHealth Act 1956.

Organic waste includes garden, kitchen waste, food processwastesandbiosolids.

Product stewardship refers to requirements for producers,brand owners, importers, retailers, consumers and otherparties to accept responsibility for the environmental effectsof products – from the beginning of the production processthroughto,andincluding,disposalattheendoftheproduct’slife.

Recovery*meansextractionofmaterialsorenergyfromwasteordivertedmaterialforfurtheruseorprocessingandincludesmakingwasteordivertedmaterialintocompost.

Recycling* means the reprocessing of waste or divertedmaterialtoproducenewmaterial.

Reduction meanslesseningwastegenerationbyusingproductsmoreefficientlyorthroughthedesignofproducts.

Region referstotheTaranakiregion,whichismadeupofthelandwithinthejurisdictionoftheNewPlymouth,theStratfordandtheSouthTaranakidistrictcouncils.

Regional council meansaregionalcouncilwithinthemeaningoftheLocalGovernmentAct2002.

Residential waste referstoallwasteoriginatingfromresidentialpremises,otherthanthatcoveredbyanyoftheotherActivitySourcecategories.Forexample,apersonarrivingwithatrailerloadaftercleaningoutthegaragewouldclassifyasresidentialwaste.

Reuse* means the further use of waste or divertedmaterialinitsexistingformfortheoriginalpurposeofthematerialsorproductsthatconstitutethewasteordivertedmaterial,orfora similar purpose.

Sewage sludge referstoaby-productofsewagecollectionandtreatmentprocesseswhichwhentreatedcanbecomebiosolids.

Solid wastereferstoallwastegeneratedasasolidorconvertedto a solid for disposal. It includes wastes like paper, plastic,glass, metal, electronic goods, furnishings, garden and other organicwastes.

Solid Waste Analysis Protocol (SWAP) programmewhich isaclassificationandsamplingtechniquetomeasurethequantityandcompositionofwaste. Special wastes are those that cause particular managementand/ordisposalproblemsandneedspecialcare.Thisincludes,butisnotrestrictedto,hazardousandmedicalwastes,includinge-wastes.Italsoincludesanysubstantialwastestreamsuchasbiosolids,infrastructurefillorindustrialwastethatsignificantlyaffectstheoverallcompositionofthewastestream,andmaybe markedly different from waste streams at other disposalfacilities.

Taranaki Solid Waste Management Committee (TSWMC) refers tothejointcommitteechargedbytheTaranakiRegionalCouncilandthreeterritorialauthoritiestoconsiderwastemanagementissuesintheregion.TheCommitteeconsistsofrepresentationfromTRC,NPDC,STDC,SDCandtheMedicalOfficerofHealth.

Territorial authority means a city council or district council named in Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Local Government Act2002.

Trade waste refers to liquid wastes generated by businessanddisposedofthroughthetradewastesystem.Tradewasteincludesarangeofhazardousmaterialsresultingfromindustrialand manufacturing processes.

Transfer stationreferstoafacilitywherewasteisconsolidated,possibly processed to some degree, and transported to another facilityfordisposal,recovery,recyclingorreuse.

Treatment*(a) Meanssubjectingwastetoanyphysical,biological,or chemicalprocesstochangeitsvolumeorcharacterso that it may be disposed of with no or reduced adverseeffectsontheenvironment;but(b) Doesnotincludedilutionofwaste.

Virgin Excavated Natural Material (VENM) refers to material that when discharged to the environment will not have adetectable effect relative to the background and comprisingmaterialssuchasclay,soil,androckthatarefreeof:• manufacturedmaterialssuchasconcreteandbrick,even thoughthesemaybeinert;• combustible,putrescible,degradable,orleachable components;• hazardous substances or materials (such as municipal solid waste) likely to create leachate by means of biological breakdown;• anyproductsormaterialsderivedfromhazardouswaste treatment,stabilisationordisposalpractices;• materialssuchasmedicalandveterinarywaste,asbestos, orradioactivesubstancesthatmaypresentarisktohuman healthifexcavated;• contaminatedsoilandothercontaminatedmaterials;or• liquidwaste.

Waste* means:(a) Anythingdisposedofordiscarded;and(b) Includes a type of waste that is defined by its composition or source (for example, organic waste, electronic waste, or construction and demolition waste);and(c) Toavoiddoubt, includesanycomponentorelement that is disposed of or discarded.

Waste management and minimisation* means wasteminimisationandthetreatmentanddisposalofwaste.

Waste minimisation* means:(a) Thereductionofwaste;and(b) Thereuse,recycling,andrecoveryofwasteand divertedmaterial.

*denotes the definition is sourced from the WMA.

C&D waste: ConstructionandDemolitionwasteC&I waste: Commercial and Industrial WasteDDT: DichlorodiphenyltrichloroethaneGDP:GrossDomesticProductKg: KilogramKm: KilometerLGA: LocalGovernmentAct2002MBIE:MinistryofBusiness,InnovationandEmploymentMfE:MinistryfortheEnvironmentMRF:MaterialsRecoveryFacilityNPDC:NewPlymouthDistrictCouncilNZ ETS:NewZealandEmissionsTradingSchemeNZWS: New Zealand Waste Strategy – Reducing Waste,ImprovingEfficiency(2010)OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation andDevelopmentRRF: ResourceRecoveryFacilityRTS: RefuseTransferStationSDC:StratfordDistrictCouncilSTDC: SouthTaranakiDistrictCouncilSWAP: Solid Waste Analysis ProtocolTRC:TaranakiRegionalCouncilTSWMC: TaranakiSolidWasteManagementCommitteeTA: Territorial AuthorityVENM: VirginExcavatedNaturalMaterialWMA:WasteMinimisationAct2008WMO:WasteMinimisationOfficerWMMP: WasteManagementandMinimisationPlan

4.7 Initials and Acronyms

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Waste Assessment - South Taranaki District...1.4 The Waste Hierarchy Throughout this document, waste services and facilities are generally categorised with reference to the Waste Hierarchy