In a growing district like Waimakariri, it is important that waste is
managed so that we can reduce the amount of rubbish that is sent to
landfill.
Waste Management Services
The Council provides a number of waste
management services for District residents, businesses, schools and
visitors:
- A weekly kerbside refuse bag and fortnightly
recycling wheelie bin collection service is provided to approximately
75% of the District’s households
- Waste disposal, diversion and
recycling services are available at the Council's transfer stations: Southbrook
operates seven days a week, and Oxford is open for two days each week
- Operation
of a cleanfill disposal site - access to this site is limited to
companies registered with the Council to ensure only compliant cleanfill is deposited there.
Landfills in the Waimakariri District
The Waimakariri District does not have any operating landfills, although
the Council manages five closed landfill sites at Rangiora, Kaiapoi,
Oxford, Mandeville and Cust. Residual waste is sent to the regional
landfill at Kate Valley in the Hurunui District.
Other wastes are disposed of as follows:
-
Green garden waste is transported to out-of-District composting facilities
- Kerbside Recycling is sent to the Eco Central Ltd MRF in Christchurch
- Other diverted waste is sent to appropriate facilities for recycling, processing or treatment.
Waste Management Plan
The Council adopted their Waste Management Plan in 2009, which
includes the following actions in order to divert more waste from
landfill:
- Construction and operation of a resource recovery park (expanding the recycling area and providing re-use facilities) at
the Southbrook Transfer Station site. Construction of the park was completed in September August 2011
- Provide a waste minimisation information and
education programme to businesses, households and schools, so as to
reduce quantities of waste being sent to landfill
- Facilitate safe hazardous waste disposal through providing a means for disposing of household hazardous waste free of charge.
- Encourage home composting by selling compost bins and EM Bokashi kits at-cost.
The
draft Waste Management Plan was amended to reflect the above
recommendations. The Council adopted the Waste Management Plan for
inclusion in the Ten Year Plan budgets. The final version of the Plan
was formally adopted by the Council on 4 August 2009.