This plan covers the area of both solid and hazardous waste.  It does not cover liquid waste, which may be included in a future review.

The minimisation of solid and hazardous wastes in this district both relies on and affects everyone, so everyone in the district is encouraged to read the plan and support the Council's vision "to eliminate the impact of solid and hazardous waste on the social and biophysical environment".

The plan will provide a framework for ensuring a consistent pathway to maximising diversion from disposal that has been agreed by our community, and committed to by our Council.

The waste reduction targets that we have set in the plan are:

to reduce the weight of Council-controlled waste to landfill (Based on 1999 figures for annual waste weight per head of population) by:
-  10% prior to June 2005
-  30% prior to June 2010
-  50% prior to June 2020
while also considering the full implementation of Zero Waste (100% of 1999 levels) by June 2030.

The key principals used to guide our waste management approaches are the minimisation priorities - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover and (Safe) Residual Disposal.

Each of the minimisation priorities has an objective, with strategies to realise these objectives, in order for the district to meet the waste reduction targets.  We have included implementation methods, to show how the Council can achieve the strategies.  The list is not all-inclusive, and we welcome suggestions on other methods that could be used to reduce waste throughout the district.

Progress towards meeting the targets and implementation methods in the Plan will be monitored annually.  The Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan itself will be reviewed on a 3 yearly cycle, and the community will be consulted with as part of the review process.

The Plan has been provided for you to view electronically in a PDF file format.  You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer (available free) in order to view and print this document.

Copies of the plan are also available for viewing at the Rangiora, Kaiapoi and Oxford Service Centres and from the Rangiora Library.

View Plan (PDF format 840KB)

Please contact Kitty Waghorn on (03) 313 6136 or by email kitty.waghorn@wmk.govt.nz for further information.