At one stage Waimakariri District Council was offering 17,500 people a choice of 48 different permutations for their rubbish collection services. Council’s solid waste asset manager Kitty Waghorn tracks the long trail of consultation in search of a new waste collection service. She was speaking at the WasteMINZ Conference in...
Alice Grace and Deborah Lind outlined the challenges, options and decision-making processes behind a bold new scheme to tackle Queenstown’s waste concerns. They were speaking at the WasteMINZ Annual Conference in Hamilton.
When it comes to waste planning, councils must strike a balance between what customers want, what is both...
Duncan Wilson argues that a well-designed waste disposal levy regime will deliver positive outcomes but only if all of the elements work together. If we get this balancing act wrong, we’re entering a world of unintended consequences. Duncan has the figures to prove it.
In New Zealand, the waste disposal levy has been at $10 a...
