e-WasteAwareness March 2013

mar 2013
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COMMUNITY
ENTERPRISES
Put the
Kaibosh
food
waste
on
reduce your
construction
waste
­­ The latest in organic waste
­­ What is the CoPTTM?
­­ WasteMINZ Mid-Year Roundup
16 + 17 May 2013
Mac’s Function Centre
4 Taranaki St, Wellington
Keynote presentation by 2010 Australian of
the year and food waste campaigner Jon Dee
Stream dedicated to organic
materials, including:
Other workshops and
presentations include:
• Issues and opportunities
• ETS update and waste
disposal levy
• Determining key drivers for
organic waste diversion
• Waste data workshop
• Hear from innovative
solution providers
• Land disposal guidelines
workshop
• Learn how to specify and
evaluate services
• Product stewardship and
the Waste Minimisation Act
Tours of Wellington’s
Kai-to-Compost operation
and Kaibosh Food Rescue
Plus great networking opportunities and more
Book by 31 March 2013
to get the early bird rates
Spaces are strictly limited, so
don’t delay. For more information
and to book your spot visit
www.wasteminz.org.nz
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on the cover : Mike from Kaibosh selecting produce at the market.
features
Chief executive officer
Paul Evans \ +64 9 476 7172
[email protected]
Membership manager
Carole Inglis \ +64 9 476 7163
[email protected]
Office manager
CJ Dooner \ +64 9 476 7162
[email protected]
Sector group co-ordinator
Nic Quilty \ +64 9 476 7167
[email protected]
Editor, Waste Awareness
Kim Mundell \ +64 21 655 917
[email protected]
design, Waste Awareness
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PO Box 305426, Triton Plaza, North Shore 0757
Unit 1B, 5 Ceres Court, Rosedale Auckland 0632
New Zealand
www.wasteminz.org.nz
WasteMINZ is the authoritative voice on
waste and resource recovery in New Zealand,
and seeks to achieve ongoing and positive
development of our industry. WasteMINZ publishes Waste Awareness
magazine five times a year, it plays a vital role in
ensuring our members are up-to-date with the
latest in industry news, policy and legislative
changes as well as innovations and advances.
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PUTting THE KAIBOSH
ON FOOD WASTE
Food rescue safely retrieves
edible food that would otherwise
go to waste. Paul Evans talks to
Wellington’s innovative and award
winning Kaibosh organisation.
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CURTAILING
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Best Home™ provides resources and
tools to encourage the construction
of more resource efficient and
sustainable homes. Paul Evans
investigates the results to date.
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VALUING OUR
COMMUNITY
ENTERPRISES
Sue Coutts explains how councils
benefit from working with community
recycling organisations.
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what is the CoPTTM?
Version four of the Code of Practice
for Temporary Traffic Management.
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THE WORLD OF
ORGANIC WASTE
George Fietje shares what he learnt on
a tour of organic waste collection and
processing facilities in six countries.
regulars
4 from paul's desk
5 your board
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NEWS BITES
10 MINISTRY FOr the
environment
26 COUNCIL NEWS
28 SECTOR GROUPS
29 mid-year
roundup
30events
31gold + silver
members
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Talk to me
from paul's desk
+64 9 476 7172
Paul Evans CEO, WasteMINZ
[email protected]
I hope you all had a fantastic break
over the Christmas period and have
recharged your batteries for the
challenges of the year ahead. In the
WasteMINZ office there has been a
steady hum of activity since early in
the New Year, as we’ve begun work
in earnest on a number of our key
projects for the year. These include:
Mid-year Roundup
On 16 and 17 May our Mid-year
Roundup will be held in Wellington.
For those who haven’t attended
a roundup before, they are more
compact and less formal than
our conference with 100 and 150
attendees. Consequently sessions
are often held in workshop
format allowing much more
interaction between presenters and
participants. This year’s roundup will
have a stream dedicated to organic
materials to build upon the newly
established organic materials sector
group. Organics make up some
50 percent of domestic waste and
we believe that a waste stream this
significant requires strong focus
from WasteMINZ to support a sound
and cohesive approach across New
Zealand. You can read more about
the roundup on page 29.
WasteMINZ Conference
This October, in Rotorua, we will be
holding our annual conference and
trade exhibition. 2013 will be the 25th
WasteMINZ conference, so we’re
determined to mark this milestone (a
quarter century, no less!) with a top
notch event and phenomenal array
of world class speakers. We want to
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ensure the programme is jam packed
full of fresh and innovative content,
so if you have any ideas we’d love to
hear them.
Health and Safety
Guidelines
We’ll continue the development of
the Health and Safety guidelines
for the solid waste and resource
recovery sector. Parts one and two
were completed and published
in 2012 and it is our intention this
year to complete parts three and
four, which include refuse transfer
stations, resource recovery facilities
and MRFs. This project is possible
due to funding being made available
by the WasteMINZ board and a
number of commercial partners.
National Waste Data
Project
Waste data or the lack thereof has
been a hot subject in our industry
for a very long time. Our long term
goal is to see the development of a
single, comprehensive, robust and
fit-for-purpose nationwide waste
data solution that provides local,
central government and industry
with high quality information to
support waste minimisation and
operational good practice.
Land Disposal Guidelines
We’ll also advance our land disposal
guidelines project. This is covered
off in detail in Simonne Eldridge’s
board column, so I won’t steal
Simonne’s thunder by talking about
it here.
TA Procurement Calendar
Last but not least we will develop a
procurement calendar for Territorial
Authorities. This will detail what TA
waste and recycling contracts are
coming up, with the intention of
assisting TAs to make more informed
scheduling decisions, so that where
possible tender periods don’t
conflict. We’ve had strong feedback
from the industry that at times
the number of concurrent tenders
in the market results in the need
to prioritise resources, meaning
that some TAs could potentially
be missing out on innovative and
high quality tenders. We think this
resource will be a positive step
forward and a valuable tool for all of
our members.
WasteMINZ is a member
organisation so we are here to
support you in your efforts to
advance our industry as well as
improve waste and recycling
outcomes in New Zealand. If we can
be of assistance to you please don’t
hesitate to pick up the phone or
drop us a line.
Paul
Simonne Eldridge
[email protected]
Your Board
We are currently in the second year
of the strategic alliance between
WasteMINZ and the Ministry for
the Environment. The alliance was
formed to promote collaboration
across the waste and resource
recovery sector and to enhance
both organisations’ ability to deliver
value. I would like to formally
acknowledge the Ministry for
their support and commitment to
WasteMINZ and their willingness to
advance matters of importance to
the industry.
As part of this strategic alliance,
WasteMINZ has received part
funding to develop technical
guidelines for the disposal to
land of residual waste and other
materials. This document will
provide technical guidance on
the siting, design, construction,
operation, monitoring, closure
and post closure management
for disposal to land and will bring
together the existing clean fill and
CAE landfill documents. It will also
seek to establish good practice
requirements for the various types
of disposal facilities based on waste
acceptance criteria.
I believe there is a strong need
for this guidance as the existing
documents were developed
at different times to different
briefs and as a result there are
inconsistencies. Furthermore the
Waste Minimisation Act and the
Emissions Trading Scheme have
placed requirements on disposal
facilities that accept household
waste. This has resulted in waste
flight with potential harmful effects
on the environment if not properly
managed.
We are firmly committed to
ensuring that these guidelines
will be of value right across our
sector, for designers, owners,
operators and regulators. As
with all WasteMINZ projects we
are implementing an inclusive
process that provides stakeholders
with the opportunity to provide
input and feedback. A project
team with representatives from
territorial authorities, regional
councils and the commercial
sector has been established to
guide the development. There will
also be a number of consultation
opportunities, through WasteMINZ
events (such as the upcoming
mid-year roundup in May) and the
opportunity to provide feedback on
draft documents.
So it you’re passionate about
this topic or would like to discuss
it further I would encourage you to
get in touch with us.
Simonne
how to CONTACT YOUR BOARD MEMBERS
Paul Bishop Chair
\ EnviroWaste Services Ltd
Darren Patterson Deputy chair
\ Patterson Environmental
Grahame Christian
\ Smart Environmental
John Dragicevich
\ Auckland Council
Simonne Eldridge
\ Tonkin & Taylor Dominic Salmon
\ Hastings District Council
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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News Bites
Virtual attack
on junk
mail waste
Mailbox circulars have got a new eco
virtual competitor, Ecomailbox.co.nz.
Launched in February, Ecomailbox is
pitched as the ‘first free, customised
online mailbox system of its kind’.
Ecomailbox.co.nz provides an
online service for offers and
community notices from retailers and
organisations. Everyone who signs up
is offered the Ecomailbox version of a
‘no circulars sticker’ for their physical
mailbox and thousands of stickers
have already been distributed.
Ironbridge to sell
EnviroWaste for
$501 million
Ironbridge have entered into a binding sale and purchase agreement,
subject to customary conditions including OIO approval, to sell
EnviroWaste to CKI, the largest diversified infrastructure company listed on
the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The transaction value of NZ$501 million in cash and assumed finance
lease obligations represents a multiple of 10x EBITDA for the financial year
ending 30 June 2012.
Ironbridge funds originally acquired EnviroWaste from Fulton Hogan in
April 2007 and since then EnviroWaste has delivered strong organic growth
during, more than doubling its EBITDA.
Ironbridge Founding Partner Julian Knights said “EnviroWaste has an
outstanding management team lead by Kim Ellis, Gary Saunders and Earl
Gasparich, who will continue to lead the business under CKI’s ownership.”
EnviroWaste Chairman Kim Ellis said “EnviroWaste is well placed to
continue to provide superior service to customers and to expand its
operations under the ownership of CKI.”
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“Ecomailbox lets you keep your email
inbox free for just the important
stuff and your letterbox free of
wasted paper”, explains Ecomailbox
Communications Manager, Charlene
Fitisemanu. “We are on a mission to
reduce the huge amount of paper
and resource waste created from
circulars, by providing customised
virtual mailboxes for the same offers,
discounts, and community.“ Charlene can be contacted on
[email protected]
or +64 9 363 2127
ventable lockable kitchen caddy
A completely ventilated
10 litre caddy for use with
breathable compostable
bio-bags to improve
food waste segregation
and collection.
city care
goes
silver
WasteMINZ welcomes City Care as a new silver
member. Established in 1999, City Care has
a workforce of around 1500 and is owned by
Christchurch City Holdings Ltd, the commercial
and investment arm of Christchurch City Council.
City Care is a leading provider of construction,
maintenance and management services across
New Zealand's infrastructure and amenity assets.
Their service offerings encompass everything
from the smallest reactive maintenance job to
projects of national significance. They work
around the clock - building, maintaining and
managing our nation's parks, gardens, sports
fields and cemeteries, waterways and coastal
areas, buildings and public facilities, roading
networks. City Care has a strong commitment to
Avoids unpleasant smells caused
by anaerobic bacterial activity
environmental management and has previously
Prolongs the storage period in the kitchen
been recognised for the quality of its triple bottom
Avoids the build up of liquids at the
base, improving the bag performance
networks and water, wastewater and stormwater
line reporting. City Care is certified to ISO 14001
(Environmental Management) and ISO 14064
(Managing and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) inventories) and is also CEMARS certified. For more information about City Care please
contact [email protected].
Reduces within a few days the moisture
and weight of the food waste by evaporation
Improves the safety and hygiene of
the whole collection system and the
quality of compostable waste material
sent to the composting plant
Chris Hartshorne > 03 338 2400
www.urbaplus.co.nz
MOVERS &
SHAKERS
DALE ANTHONY
Working with you for a greener tomorrow
BRIAN GALLAGHER
EnviroWaste Services Limited
provides complete solutions for the
environmentally safe management
and disposal of waste
Specific areas
of expertise include:
• Recycling/Recovery
Solutions
• Waste Collection
Brian has recently taken up
position as the Timaru/Oamaru
Branch Manager for Transpacific
Waste Management. Brian,
a previous Board Member of
WasteMINZ, has had extensive
experience over the past 23 years
in the solid waste field and is
looking forward to being involved
with the Transpacific operations
and staff in Timaru and Oamaru.
He can be contacted on Brian.
Gallagher@wastemanagement.
co.nz.
• Bulk Waste
Transfer Operations
• Waste Disposal at Landfills
and Transfer Stations
Dale has recently joined the Solid
Waste Unit at Auckland Council as
Asset and Infrastructure Manager.
Dale transferred from the
Enterprise Project Management
Office, where he was primarily
responsible for the re-opening of
the Historic Tepid Baths. Dale’s
experience in waste goes some
16 years back to the UK where
he was responsible for landfill,
transfer, recycling, organic
processing and hazardous waste
operations. He came to Auckland
in 2008, working for GHD as an
environmental consultant working
with Manukau City, Masterton and
Carterton councils on a variety
of waste related projects. His
primary focus at Auckland Council
will be the investment in new
infrastructure such as resource
recovery networks, organic
processing facilities and delivering
on the WMMP to ensure Auckland
has a sustainable future.
• Landfill Design
• Leachate Control
and Monitoring
• Landfill Post-Closure
Aftercare
• Hazardous Waste
Treatment and Disposal
• Contaminated Site
Remediation
• Stormwater Monitoring
• Landfill Gas Extraction,
Processing and Monitoring
0800 240 120
www.envirowaste.co.nz
Olwen Davies
Olwen has recently joined the Waste
and Resources team at the Ministry
for the Environment, covering for
Fiona Newlove while she is on
maternity leave.
Olwen is from the Netherlands,
where she worked with business
and local councils on waste related
issues. She can be contacted via
email on [email protected].
adrian gardner
Adrian Gardner, currently with
Maccaferri NZ Ltd will join the
Tasman Tank Co in March as a
Project Manager. Tasman Tanks
NZ specialises in storage solutions
for potable water, waste water and
effluent. Adrian can be contacted
on [email protected]
and +64 3 379 9444.
welcome to our
new members
silver
City Care Ltd
CORPORATE
City Parks Services
SMALL BUSINESS
Coromandel Independent
Living Trust (CILT)
5th Australian Landfill
& Transfer Stations Conference & Expo
Australia’s spectacular Gold Coast is where the 5th Australian Landfill
& Transfer Stations Conference & Expo is being held from 7-9 August
2013. The conference theme, Essential Infrastructure for Now and into
the Future, will draw out experiences from industry and government
that demonstrate that landfills and transfer stations are essential
infrastructure for achieving integrated waste management for today’s
society as well as for future generations. Sponsorship and exhibition
opportunities are also available now.
See www.landfill.com.au for details.
Dawson Waste Services Ltd
Kiwi Waste Disposal Ltd
S.J. Allen Ltd
INDIVIDUAL
Betsy Kettle
Laurence Zwimpfer
Monitor the quality of your water with the comprehensive range of water
tests from Hill Laboratories. Test your potable water quality, monitor
environmental impact or comply with the requirements of a resource
consent or food safety programme. Our test kits are simple to use and
you can be assured of quality results – so put it to the test!
SEAL4936WAb
BE SURE OF YOUR
WATER QUALITY.
PUT IT TO THE TEST.
To find out more, visit www.hill-laboratories.com or call us on
03 377 7176 SOUTH ISLAND or 07 858 2000 NORTH ISLAND
www.hill-laboratories.com
www.mfe.govt.nz
EPA BFR Guidance
The Environmental Protection
Authority has recently published
guidelines on the export of
electronic waste (e-waste). E-waste
is defined as obsolete, broken or
end of life electrical or electronic
devices and it is one of the fastest
growing categories of hazardous
waste in the world.
New Zealand is signatory to
international conventions which
prevent hazardous waste from being
shipped from developed countries
to inappropriate facilities in less
developed countries.
You cannot export hazardous waste
out of New Zealand without a permit.
This includes plastics that include
TVTB updates
Brominated Flame Retardants
(BFRs) which are commonly used in
electronic goods. A permit must be
obtained from the EPA, the agency
responsible for administering the
relevant regulations.
Many items of electronic waste are
hazardous and they have special
requirements for transportation and
treatment. Without the right permit,
shipments of hazardous e-waste may
be seized at a New Zealand port or
may be refused entry en route, or
at the destination. This could cost
the exporter time and money. The
export of e-waste is not necessarily
banned but it is closely controlled
through the permitting system.
The EPA, along with its new
information sheet for exporters of
e-waste, offers a raft of information
on its website that helps exporters
work through the processes to gain a
permit. The guidelines can be found
at: www.epa.govt.nz/Publications/
Exportelectronicwaste.pdf
: Do you want updates on TV TakeBack?
The Ministry for the Environment is putting together a mailing list for people interested in staying up to
date with news on the Government’s TV TakeBack programme. If you would like to receive updates please
email [email protected] with “Add TVTB mailing list” in the subject line.
Visy Recycling Education Centre
Learning about the environment and how we can all play our part in
protecting and improving it is now an established part of the school curricula.
At Visy Recycling we provide educational tours not only for school groups but
also for community groups and businesses to learn more about what happens
to their recycling once it leaves the kerbside.
Tours are run Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at our Onehunga Material
Recovery Facility (MRF) bookings are essential.
[email protected] | www.visy.co.nz
Please c
ontact
Meredit
h Graha
Educati
m
on & M a
for more rketing Manag
er
informa
tion.
Ph (09)
975 200
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Whakatane's
community reuse centre
During 2012, a reuse centre was
established in Whakatane, Eastern
Bay of Plenty by Community
Resources Whakatane (CReW).
The establishment phase of this
project was supported through the
Government’s Waste Minimisation
Fund.
CReW researched a number
of existing best practice facilities
throughout the country. Using this
research and their own experience
of what has and has not worked
during the first six months of
operation, CReW produced an
‘Establishment Guide’ for reuse
centres. This guide is designed
to be complimentary to the
WasteMINZ publication “The
New Zealand Resource Recovery
Park Design Guide” produced in
September 2008.
The Establishment Guide
provides information for other
communities wishing to set up a
similar project on where to start
and what needs to be considered.
There are sections on relevant
legislation, different management
and ownership structures, operating
costs, health and safety, tips
for success, sources of funding
and income, and becoming selfsustaining. The guide provides
an overview of how community
reuse and recycling initiatives can
fit into wider government work
programmes under the Waste
Minimisation Act 2008.
CReW actively encourages other
communities to get in touch for
guidance. For further information
about CReW and the Community
Reuse Centre Establishment Guide
please email [email protected]
or call +64 7 308 5963.
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Top five tips
for businesses
who'd like to
donate
­­ Contact a food rescue
service, find out what
they can/can't take
and work closely with
them to establish a
collection system that
makes things easy.
­­ Make sure that the food
rescue service has robust
food safety policies and
procedures in place.
Only donate food that
is within use-by date,
of reasonable quality
and of course edible.
Putting
the
Kaibosh
on food
waste
By Paul Evans, CEO WasteMINZ
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­­ Educate your staff
clearly on how the
service works and the
key role they each play
- the service's success
relies on their buy-in.
­­ Communication is key! If
you feel like something
is not quite working for
your business let the
food rescue service know
so they can fine tune
the service to better
meet your needs.
­­ Whilst food donation
is the key part of the
relationship, these
services do cost money
to run, so a financial
donation to your food
rescue service will
certainly be appreciated.
R
ecently the New Zealand
Herald reported the
alarming fact that as much
as half of all the food produced
in the world—two billion tonnes
worth—ends up being thrown
away. The story stated that
the waste is caused by poor
infrastructure and storage facilities,
over-strict sell-by dates, "getone-free'' offers, and consumer
fussiness.
On a personal level, despite
being a relatively aware consumer,
I find myself contributing to the
problem: often it seems I throw
out more salad than I ate. However
this isn’t just an ‘at home’ issue,
food waste affects businesses
too, particularly those in the
food industry, including cafés,
restaurants, retailers and more.
Simply put, food waste makes
no business sense at all. Every bit
of food a business throws out has
been paid for and then the business
has to pay for that waste to be
collected. Reducing food waste
in the first place is a key way to
improve a business’s efficiency and
bottom line. Finding an alternative
means of disposal not only reduces
cost but also ensures the food is
beneficially reused, which is a great
way to help your business and to
also help our communities and our
environment.
Food rescue is an increasingly
popular option both here in New
Zealand and around the world.
Food rescue safely retrieves edible
food that would otherwise go to
waste and distributes it to those
who need it most. In most cases,
the rescued food is perfectly
edible, but not suitable for sale. It
could be day old bread, bagged
lettuce past its best-before date,
or even unblemished food which is
simply surplus to requirements.
To give you a first-hand
understanding of what food
recovery is, and how it works
here in New Zealand, we talked
to Matt Dagger, general manager
of Wellington’s innovative and
award winning Kaibosh www.
kaibosh.org.nz.
Kaibosh was founded by
Robyn and George Langlands in
2008 and was New Zealand’s first
and Wellington’s only dedicated
food rescue organisation. With a
vision of “Zero food poverty and
zero food waste” Kaibosh was
established in response to a need
in the community. With stretched
financial resources, charities were
struggling to source and purchase
quality food while at the same time
a huge amount of food was being
needlessly discarded by the food
industry.
Kaibosh came from modest
beginnings where the Langlands
rescued food one night a week
and stored it in their home fridge,
before taking it to a drop-in centre
the next day. Now, almost five years
later, Kaibosh has a community
office, five employees, and a
dedicated team of more than 65
regular volunteers.
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We put some
questions to Matt
Dagger on your
behalf.
What does Kaibosh do?
“We collaborate with food retailers
to prevent surplus food that’s good
enough to eat, but not good enough
to sell, from being discarded
into landfills. We redistribute this
food to charities that work with
individuals and families who are
struggling to make ends meet”,
explains Matt. “In the past twelve
months we’ve rescued 53,000 kg of
good food from being needlessly
thrown away and ensured that it
has reached those who need it
most. We’ve achieved this by being
the link between 19 different food
retailers/producers and 17 different
Wellington charities.”
Why do businesses
donate?
“I believe that the key motivator is
a desire to prevent needless waste,
even though there may not be a huge
financial benefit to them. Businesses
also seem to appreciate that many
people are struggling to make ends
meet and this is one way they can do
their bit to help” says Matt.
Other motivators include:
• It's free! Surplus food is collected
at no cost to the business.
• It’s easy! It's no different to
throwing food away. Instead
of throwing food into a
bin, businesses put it into a
cardboard box or bag ready for
pick up. We also work to the
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businesses' schedule and collect
their surplus food when it's most
convenient for them.
• Donating businesses attract
more customers. Supporters of
Kaibosh also want to support
the other businesses that
donate to us.
• Donating increases the value of
their brand. Customers love that
businesses are reducing waste
and donating to charity at the
same time.
• Donating surplus food is great
for staff morale and buy-in.
Why don’t more
businesses donate?
“There’s a wide range of reasons
why businesses don’t get involved,
but a key one seems to be a lack
of awareness. Despite our track
record, success and very best
promotional efforts there are still
many who aren’t aware of food
rescue as a viable alternative to the
rubbish bin”, says Matt.
Staffing constraints can be a
barrier. “Operating a food rescue
programme does require a small
amount of employee time, though
probably no more than just tossing
it in the bin. However some
businesses don’t want to spend
more time managing something
that in their minds is a waste
product. So a key thing is trying to
get them to understand that this
isn’t waste, it’s actually a valuable
resource which can make a real
difference in our community.”
“Naturally there are also some
compliance concerns”, says Matt.
“This can include businesses not
understanding the difference
between best-before and use-by
dates on food items, concerns about
food safety and donor liability, or
not having an organisational food
donation policy.”
“These are generally relatively
minor things which can all
be overcome; however it can
sometimes just seem too hard for
businesses.”
While still in its fledgling stages in
New Zealand, food rescue is set to
grow. There are already operations
in Dunedin (FoodShare), West
Auckland (Fair Food), Christchurch
(0800 HUNGRY) and Palmerston
North (Just Zilch) to name but a few.
If there is a food rescue
organisation in your area then
please support it, as your efforts
can make a real difference. And
if there’s not, why not consider
starting one? To help you Kaibosh
have developed this simple guide
to starting up a food rescue
organisation: http://bit.ly/kaibosh
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collection
Whichever way you look at it, food waste collection should be the next big thing in waste management.
We are not saying that just because we have run the first successful dedicated food waste collection trial in
New Zealand. We are not saying it because we have built a financial model to make it work for everyone.
We are saying it because local authorities have a unique mix of pressures and opportunities that should
drive food waste collection to the top of the agenda.
Relieve pressure on landfills:
food accounts for over 40% of
the average household waste.
Diverting it away from the landfill
relieves pressure on land, staff and
infrastructure.
Achieve impressive greenhouse
mitigation goals: Food waste
decomposes in our landfills to
produce methane which is a
greenhouse gas 21 times more
potent than carbon dioxide.
Internationally, landfills account for
about 20% of methane emissions.
Give the agricultural sector
a huge boost. Food waste is
a valuable resource used in
the production of high-quality
agricultural compost that can
increase crop yields by up to 15%.
A 1% iNCReAse iN CRop yield equAtes to $30 MillioN
iNCReAsed ReveNue FoR NZ’s hoRtiCultuRAl iNdustRy.*
Compost on an industrial scale.
Incredibly, Kiwis, just like the rest of
the global population, throw away
about 40% of all food produced. It
could be turned into compost.
●● Compost
reduces the need for
cultivation by improving the soil
structure.
●● Improved soil structure reduces
erosion by improving the
ground’s water-holding capacity.
●● This, in turn, reduces irrigation
requirements.
●● Greener
fields: compost reduces
the need for other fertilisers
which reduce the cost of
production.
●● Good compost improves soil and
plant health, boosting disease
resistance and fostering better
yield.
FuRtheR iNFoRMAtioN ANd ReAdiNG
Earthcare Environmental knows how to make food waste collection work for territorial authorities. We have built
the financial, operational and marketing models to achieve it. For more information, including on our Putaruru
Food Trial, visit www.earthcarenz.co.nz. On the home page you can download the Household Organic Waste
Cost Benefit Analysis report we commissioned leading environmental research firm Eunomia to undertake.
If you would like additional information, contact our CEO, Mike Jones, directly on [email protected]
www.earthcarenz.co.nz
* “Household Organic Waste Cost Benefit Analysis”
2010, Eunomia Research and Consulting.
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Best
Home
curtailing construction waste
™
By Paul Evans, CEO WasteMINZ
Best Home™ is a joint initiative between local
government and the building industry offering
builders and designers a one-stop-shop package
of resources and tools to encourage and support
the construction of more resource efficient and
sustainable homes, and in the process curtailing
construction waste. The construction methods
used in Best Home™ are expected, on average,
to reduce landfill waste by 75 percent, which is
hugely significant when you consider the average
amount of waste created from a new build is
around 5000kg!
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Best Home™ builds provide:
• A Homestar™ rating of 6 or
higher
• Building waste management
and reduction
• Greater use of renewable
energy resources (such as solar)
• Orientated to take full
advantage of the sun
• Thermal mass capability
• External shade elements for
summer cooling
• Incorporating low-energy
lighting systems
• Kitchen / bathroom extraction
ventilation
• Higher levels of insulation
W
hilst still in its pilot project
phase, which includes
the construction of
New Zealand’s first Best Home™,
the initiative will provide the New
Zealand home building industry with
a best practice model enabling new
builds which create less construction
waste, are more energy efficient and
economical to run, and ultimately
more comfortable to live in. The
pilot has demonstrated it is feasible
to build a minimum 6-star rated
home for no more than 5 percent
additional cost when compared to a
traditional home build.
Best Home™ is a not-for-profit
initiative between Hastings District
Council and the largest residential
construction firm in Hawke’s Bay,
Horvath Homes, with technical
support and advice provided by
Beacon Pathway Incorporated.
Underpinning Best Home™ is a more
scientific approach to home design
and construction, incorporating
simple but effective changes which
result in material efficiency, energy
savings and importantly a more
comfortable home environment.
Best Home™ was developed
following a community consultation
process that focused on creating
more sustainable and resource
efficient communities. The Best
Home™ approach encourages
performance improvement in home
design and construction to a level
which exceeds current building
code standards. Included within the
package is a ‘green tape’ building
consent process whereby Council
has committed to processing
plans meeting Best Home™
criteria within five working days
(compared to the usual 20 days).
Malcom Hart, Building Consents
Manager for Hastings District
Council says, “Even though we saw
the demand for more sustainable
homes increasing, we recognised
there was no integrated package
available that supports designers
and builders to enter the sustainable
housing market. With Best Home™
we intend to fill that gap.“
“Best Home™ utilises the New
Zealand Green Building Council’s
Homestar™ rating tool which
measures the energy efficiency and
performance of a home. “While
the majority of new builds today
achieve at best a three or four star
rating out of a possible 10, Best
Home™ will set a new benchmark”
says Malcom. “Every Best Home™
build will achieve a minimum six
stars at no more than 5 percent
additional cost of a standard build.”
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LOOKING
FOR A GLASS
GRANT?
The Forum is committed to ensuring
that as much waste container
glass as possible is diverted from
landfill and put to an effective use.
It recognises that this can only
be achieved if there is input into
the critical areas of infrastructure,
education of the community and
co-operation with local commercial
recyclers and local authorities.
In some locations it may be
necessary to utilise local alternative
uses or upgrade infrastructure
to improve glass quality and/
or the tonnages recycled.
Councils and community groups are
invited to apply for funding to assist
glass recycling projects. Refer to the
Forum’s website for the application
form and the criteria for grants.
Funding projects to date include:
• Infrastructure for the collection of
quality glass for remanufacture into
new containers
• Support infrastructure for
the collection of glass at
community events
• Trials of glass as a substitute for
sand in golf courses/sports fields
• Engineering report on glass in
building slab construction
• The separation at source
bin for single collections
with glass separate
• Modification of MD4 specifications
to allow glass in road construction
GET IN TOUCH WITH
John Webber
[email protected]
www.glassforum.org.nz
continues from page 17
Top five tips
for minimising
waste on
construction
sites
­­ Identify what you
are trying to achieve
in terms of waste
management. Is it
simply about cost
saving or is there
a bigger goal?
­­ Get all site personnel
to buy into the
scheme. Educate
them about what
goes to landfill
from construction
each year and what
this means for our
environment.
­­ Identify your
recycling partners
and talk to them to
find solutions that
will work for you.
­­ Clearly identify how
you are going to
implement waste
minimisation onsite,
which personnel
are involved, where
accountability sits
and how you will
record your results.
­­ Whatever system
you choose: keep it
simple and low tech.
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A pilot show home in Havelock North
built by Horvath Homes will be the
subject of a case study to improve
understanding of sustainable design
and construction techniques. We
talked to Horvarth Homes Managing
Director Adam Horvarth about
why they got involved and how
they’ve been bitten by the waste
minimisation bug.
Q&A
with
Adam Horvarth
How would you describe
Best Home™?
“It’s a non-exclusive, best practice
sustainable housing initiative
between local government and the
building industry” says Adam. “The
initiative supports and encourages
the design and construction of
more energy efficient homes in New
Zealand for minimal additional cost.
It is an initiative open to the building
and construction industry and all
local authorities.“
How did Horvarth Homes
get involved?
“We have a drive to always be
improving what we do and the
standard of home we deliver. We
had seen a real demand over the
last few years for more sustainable
options. When Hastings District
Council first mentioned the initiative,
we wanted to jump on board and be
part of it, to lead by example.”
For Best Home™ to be
successful other builders
need to get involved, how do
you think you'll achieve this?
“Our show home has only been
open for a matter of weeks and we
are already getting other builders
showing huge interest in the
scheme. I think it makes perfect
sense for builders to get involved.
The program is open to everyone
and as an industry we can all share in
the information and learning gained,
instead of each individual company
having to figure it out for themselves
through a process of trial and error.
I’ve been in the building industry
for my whole working career and I
can honestly say I have learnt more
in the last two years through my
involvement with Best Home™ than
I have in the previous ten years. Just
imagine if we can all share in our
learnings how much the industry will
improve.”
In regard to reducing waste
to landfill, what have you
achieved?
“The average weight of waste sent
to landfill from a new build in New
Zealand is around 5000kg. The Best
Home™ in Havelock North created
2829 kg of waste. 95 percent of
this was diverted for recycling with
a meagre 133kg sent to landfill!
We are incredibly proud of this
achievement, which shows a real
commitment by our whole team.”
What were the key
challenges in achieving this?
“In the first instance it was really
just recognising the enormous scale
of what was being thrown away, it
was actually pretty scary. We found
that getting our team engaged with
waste minimisation was relatively
easy; it was really just about making
a commitment, increasing the
knowledge of those on site and
putting procedures in place to
support them.”
Did it cost you a lot to divert
the waste from landfill?
“Actually the costs were negligible,
especially when compared to the
money we saved on disposal fees.
I’m sure that it’s something everyone
would do if they knew how.”
Best Home is a registered trademark
owned by Hastings District Council.
For further information go to w ww.
besthome.org.nz. For more information
on Horvarth Homes visit www.
horvarthhomes.co.nz.
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By Sue Coutts, Manager, Wanaka Wastebusters
E
very summer thousands of
holiday makers visit local
community recycling centres
like Xtreme Waste in Raglan, and
Wanaka Wastebusters. So what is
it that pulls them back year after
year, when they could be surfing the
breaks or boating on the lakes?
The feedback community recyclers
get from locals and visitors is
overwhelmingly positive. Here is
what they tell us:
• they love knowing that their
used goods will be passed on
to someone who needs and
appreciates them;
• they feel confident that their
recycling will end up as recycled
content in new products;
• they get satisfying answers to
their tricky questions about how
to reduce, reuse and recycle
more effectively
• they find solutions for their
hard to handle products like
polystyrene and e-waste;
• and of course everyone loves
finding a bargain that they know
won’t cost the earth.
First time visitors typically get
dragged along by local friends
or relations, who have convinced
them it will be a lot more exciting
than they expect. After that they
find their own way back. One of
the most common comments from
visitors is “I wish we had something
like this in our town’. Our customers
totally get the benefits of dealing
with community recyclers.
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Otago District Council made a
courageous choice last year to
stick with their community recycler
even though they might have got
cheaper recycling by shifting to a
straight commercial relationship.
They weighed up their options and
realised they would probably end
up paying more for all the ‘add
on’ services they got from their
community recycler if they made
the switch. This reflects the debates
in the United Kingdom about
the long term costs of switching
operators in order to go with a
provider that offers apparently the
same service, for a cheaper price.
Maybe some deals do just turn out
to be too good to be true.
So how could more councils
benefit from working with
community recycling organisations?
Making it easy
and fun
In towns like Raglan and Wanaka,
recycling is the norm. Residents
walk the talk. 90 percent of Raglan’s
businesses recycle. Locals and
visitors use the Love NZ bins.
One regular visitor says he always
recycles in Wanaka because ‘that’s
just what people do here’ however
he doesn’t bother to recycle in his
home town.
Doing the ‘right thing’ is tied
into both community pride and the
brand value of these towns tourist
based economies. Community
recyclers turn global challenges
like overconsumption and resource
depletion into opportunities.
Visitors and customers go away
buzzing because they feel the little
things they do every day really can
help make a difference.
Councils who work closely with
community recyclers understand how
powerful face to face connection
and positive role models can be in
changing people’s behaviour.
Ambitious goals
Community recyclers work hard to
make their communities healthy,
wealthy and wise. Local councils are
looking for very similar outcomes.
Both community recyclers and
councils have the social, economic
and environmental well-being of their
people and their places at heart.
Community recyclers use zero
waste methodology to deliver
waste reduction, resource efficiency
and local economic development.
Xtreme Waste began in 2000 with
the goal of working towards zero
waste. A lot of councils around
the country set off down the zero
waste path at about the same
time. Xtreme Waste has already
achieved a 75 percent diversion
rate for their community. Very
few of the New Zealand councils
who set themselves the goal of
working ‘towards zero waste and
a sustainable district’ have come
anywhere close to that.
Building local
economies
Community recyclers helped
pioneer household and SME
recycling in New Zealand.
When councils and commercial
operators weren’t willing or able
DISPOSAL
SPECIALISTS
to deliver recycling services for
their communities they started up
recycling centres, collections and
reuse shops to meet those needs. In
the process they created meaningful
jobs and training opportunities,
turned wasted resources into wages
and products and supported local
economic development.
Xtreme Waste employs 25
people; in a town of 4000 that’s
significant. CBEC Kaitaia has about
70 staff. Research has shown that
community recyclers put 80 cents
out of every dollar they receive
straight back into their local
economy. Councils and businesses
work hard to bring money into their
districts. It makes sense to spend
those hard earned dollars with an
organisation that is going to send
their communities cash around
at least one more time, before it
heads out to the Australian banks.
New ideas
Community recyclers are willing
to tackle the big issues like
e-waste, which has been in New
Zealand’s too hard basket for a
fair while now. Working with a
private New Zealand company,
community recyclers have helped
build a nationwide network of take
back depots for televisions and
other electronic waste. A number
of councils have taken up the
opportunity to become involved
with the RCN e-Cycle network.
They now have the infrastructure in
place to add on new initiatives and
programmes (like TV take back) as
these come on stream.
Drawing people in
Community recyclers encourage,
support and motivate people
to do practical things that make
a difference. Started by local
communities with shared interests
they have built on this model to
find new ways of engaging people.
The Para Kore marae recycling
programme developed in the
Waikato, has a strong base in the
Maori perspective. Hands on,
peer to peer learning processes
are used to build understanding
and practical skills, so marae
can reduce, reuse and recycle
effectively while they host hundreds
of thousands of visitors each year.
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Community recyclers are in it for the
long haul. They are willing to work
on the economic margins where they
can see that longer term economic
benefits will flow from short term
investments in time, energy and
resources. Training opportunities,
local jobs and a safe, inclusive
community are valued more highly
than the quick buck. Community
recyclers share your goals. The best
reason to work with them is that they
want to solve your waste problems
rather than manage them.
Sue Coutts has managed Wanaka Wastebusters
since 2002 and has been actively involved with the
development of the Community Recycling Network
since 2003.
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What is the
CoPTTM?
By Paul Evans, CEO WasteMINZ
On 1 November the New Zealand
Transport Agency (NZTA)
published the 4th edition of the
Code of practice for temporary
traffic management (CoPTTM).
The CoPTTM acts as a standard
reference for all temporary traffic
management on state highways
and local roads. It includes levels
of temporary traffic management,
signs and forms used, and a series of
sample traffic management plans.
In particular, Section D7.3;
which covers kerbside collection
activities, will affect a broad range
of WasteMINZ members.
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The effective date for
compliance with all vehicle
and driver requirements in this
section was originally specified
as 1 January 2013. We felt this
was an unrealistic timeframe for
WasteMINZ members given the
significant work required to comply
with the code. We are pleased
to announce that at the request
of WasteMINZ and a number
of other parties, the NZTA has
now extended this deadline to
1 April 2013.
Changes
The table below shows a quick
summary of some of the major
differences between versions
three and four of the CoPTTM.
For more detail please see this
handy comparison developed by
Brent Sutton, General Manager
of KiwiCare Waste Services
and a member of WasteMINZ
Health and Safety Sector Group
Steering Committee http://bit.ly/
CodeofPractice.
TOPIC
Beacons
Signage
Other Devices
KEY CHANGES
• All vehicles must have an operational rear-mounted camera with an
active monitor in the cab for the driver.
• All vehicles must have an audible operating reversing warning buzzer.
• Each vehicle must have installed three amber beacons, one at the front,
two at the rear.
• The vehicle’s hazard warning lights must not be used as amber
beacons.
• All work vehicles must have a TV4 (TW-34) PASS WITH CARE SIGN
(meet Traffic Control Devices 2004 rule).
• All vehicles must display a reflective panel (red/white) across the rear of
the vehicle.
Briefing and
Training
• All drivers must be trained as a Waste Collection Traffic Leader (WCTL).
• All existing drivers must obtain WCTL by 1 April 2013.
• All new drivers must obtain WCTL within four months of
commencement of employment.
• All mobile work teams must be led by a WCTL.
• WCTL training to be renewed every three years.
• STMS must brief WCTL and all other staff in activity once every six
months.
• WCTL provides safety briefing to crew each day before activity
commences.
Resources
• All TMPs must be prepared by STMS and reviewed yearly.
• One STMS per company. If company has multiple branches additional
STMS may be required.
• The STMS is not required to be within 30 minutes of given site, but
must respond to a call within 30 minutes.
For enquiries about Temporary Traffic Management qualification and
CoPTTM courses, please email [email protected].
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What’s happening in the
organic
waste?
By George Fietje, Business Development Manager, Living Earth
I’ve been involved
in the organics
and composting
industry for a long
time now, and I
always do my best
to keep abreast of
what’s happening
around the world.
What is the latest
and greatest
technology?
What are the
drivers? What are
the operational
issues they face?
Usually this is achieved using online
research and emailing overseas
colleagues. However the best way to
find out about latest developments
is to simply get on a plane and see
things first-hand. And that is exactly
what I did.
With an ever increasing shift
in New Zealand to divert organic
waste away from landfill to
meet community expectations
and fulfil Waste Management and
Minimisation Plan aspirations, and
the significant opportunity this
presents for our industry, it was time
to undertake a study tour to see
how New Zealand compares and to
find out what we can learn from our
progressive overseas colleagues.
The main focus of the tour was to
look at organic waste collection and
processing technologies, but it also
provided an opportunity to identify
what was working well, what wasn’t,
and what companies would change if
they had their time again. In addition,
I explored areas such as household
behaviour, contamination level,
enforcement, education and how
to strike the right balance between
these equally important factors.
During the seven week tour, I
visited 20 processing facilities in
the USA, Canada, Italy, Germany,
UK and Singapore, covering ten
different types of technologies.
To start with, I am incredibly
grateful for the openness and
candidness of those who shared
their knowledge and experiences
with me. I was fortunate to spend
time with the team from WRAP
in the United Kingdom, and in
particular WRAP’s Director of
Design and Waste Prevention, Dr
Richard Swannell, who many of
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you would have seen present via
video conference at the WasteMINZ
Conference in October. (Incidentally,
if you ever get the chance, I highly
recommend taking up any offer by
Dr Swannell to take you for a tour of
Oxford University followed by an ale
at the very old ‘Turf Tavern’.)
I met with Territorial
Authorities (TA) to understand the
underlying rationale, design and
implementation of their organic
programmes as well as progress
they had made against reduction
targets. This included getting out
on the streets during collections to
inspect the quality and quantity of
material and presentation rates.
So, what were my key learnings?
• Firstly, there is a no single silver
bullet solution that suits all
applications. Each TA developed
its own unique solution that
reflected the local economics,
community and political
expectations and the desired
environmental outcomes. So if
you’re exploring the potential
for organic collections and
processing, it’s not as easy as
copying a successful model from
somewhere else.
• W
hen it comes to food waste,
householder participation is the
key and to get them on board
we need to remove, or at very
least reduce, the ‘yuck factor’
associated with handling food
waste in the kitchen. We need to
make this more attractive than
using the rubbish bin. This might
be through something as simple
as the use of kitchen caddy liners
combined with weekly food
waste collections.
• Everywhere I went, compostable
kitchen caddy liners were
considered expensive for house
holders to use relative to the
‘free’ supermarket bags and
this was seen as a significant
barrier to participation. So you
really have to do a thorough
cost-benefit analysis of this and
weigh it up against the various
alternatives (and their related
processing costs).
• Undertaking up-front
behavioural studies to fully
understand the needs and likely
responses from different cultures
and other demographics is an
essential exercise and will help
you not only reduce the risk
but also increase householder
participation. Findings from
these studies should be
combined with pilot trials to
further minimise the risk profile.
• Controlling odours is one of
the biggest issues for organic
material processing and resulted
in a number of plants needing to
undergo major upgrades post
construction. However the fully
enclosed processing facilities
(such as a number of anaerobic
digestion and composting
facilities I visited) had very few
odour issues. So selecting the
correct technology for your
community may cost more in
the initial phases, but it will pay
dividends in the long-term.
It’s incredibly hard to cram seven
weeks of intensive learning into 700
words and there’s so much more
I’d love to share. Suffice to say, that
after the tour my opinions have
changed markedly on a range of
things: from specific technologies
to the importance of knowing your
community, effectively engaging
with them and enforcing the rules.
So if you are exploring the potential
for organic material diversion in your
community, I would be happy to
discuss my findings with you.
George is the Business Development Manager
for Living Earth Limited (LEL) and has nearly 30
years’ experience in research and development
on beneficial use of organic waste into compost
and other growing media products. George has
been with Living Earth since it was established in
1994 and has been instrumental in the construction
and operation of LEL’s Auckland, Wellington and
Christchurch composting plants. George can be
contacted at [email protected]
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council
news
timaru
Timaru District Council has voted to
continue the public place recycling
initiated as a trial at Caroline
Bay. The system has been well
received by the public and sorting
has been consistent with minimal
contamination. The public place
infrastructure at the Bay will be
extended this year and further public
place recycling will be progressively
put in place throughout the District
using waste levy funding.
Ruth Clarke, Senior Waste Management
Officer, Timaru District Council
hurunui
In preparation for the relocation of
its Amberley transfer station to its
new Grays Road site, the Hurunui
District Council has decided:
• The transfer station part of the
Carters Road operation will close
in February 2013. From that date
the pick-up site will be from
Grays Rd.
• Land use consent for the Grays
Rd transfer station has been
granted. At this stage only the
transfer station itself plus a kiosk
will be built. The council will
recruit one part-time employee
to manage the weighbridge, and
employ a contractor to operate
the compactors.
• The council is applying for
resource consent to leave
North Canterbury Community
Resource’s recycling facility at 81
Carters Rd until February 2014.
The re-use store would remain
and be operated as at present
until February 2014.
• The NCCR contract with the
council to collect and sort
domestic green recycling
bags from the kerbside will be
extended to February 2014 which
is the finite extent of the 3+1+1
year term.
• Waste Control New Zealand’s
contract for the collection and
transport of “black” and “green”
bags from Hanmer Springs will
be extended 4 months into the
fourth year of the term, until
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February 2014, to bring the
expiry date in line with the other
contracts.
Five year contracts for the
collection of waste and
recyclables from the kerbsides
of all District townships will be
publicly tendered in 2013, with a
commencement date of February
2014. The contracts will include
the disposal of residual (black
bag) waste and also the disposal
of recyclables. The contractor
must divert the recyclables away
from landfill but may choose to
transport them unsorted out of
the district or sort them here. If
sorting them here, the contractor
will have to provide the buildings
and plant for that operation at his
own expense. The Council may
make consented land available
at Grays Road for lease to the
successful contractor(s), if they
wish to construct a building for
this purpose.
The NZ Recovery/Container
Waste contract to transport
“dry waste” containers back
to Christchurch for sorting will
continue until the expiry of its
five year term to November
2015 (unless both parties are
willing to negotiate a shorter
term to bring the contract in line
with the others’ February 2014
anniversary).
Hurunui District Council media release
QUEENSTOWN
LAKES
The Queenstown Lakes District
Council and Central Otago District
Council are to partner with two
national agencies to investigate the
uses of wood bio-waste for heating
commercial buildings.
The two councils, the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation
Authority (EECA) and the
Department of Conservation
(DoC) are pooling resources for
a feasibility study around the
collection and processing of waste
wood into pellets or wood chips
locally for the local market.
Queenstown Lakes District
Council’s district forester Briana
Pringle said the product was used in
bio-waste burners which were clean
MARLBOROUGH
UPPER HUTT
Marlborough District Council is
proposing to extend the area of
service for its kerbside refuse and
recycling collection. This expansion
of service is designed to increase the
amount of material diverted away
from landfill. Submissions closed on
1 February 2013.
The key aims of this service
expansion are to deliver the
kerbside collection service to up
to a further 400 homes on the
edge of Blenheim, divert up to
52 tonnes of material away from
landfill, improve the efficiency of
collecting recycling materials and
to promote behaviour change at an
individual and community level. The
proposed service would commence
on 1 July 2013.
On 4 February 2013, Upper Hutt
City Council’s kerbside recycling
collection service changed from a
rates-funded plastic bag service to
a privately operated wheelie bin
service managed through a council
contract.
The new contractor wheelie bin
service is a fortnightly collection,
however, glass ‘only’ is collected
from a 45 litre crate on one week and
paper, plastics and metals (tins/cans)
are collected from a 140 litre wheelie
bin on the alternate week. This
recycling change does not change
the existing rubbish bag collection
service for residential customers.
Upper Hutt City Council media release
Marlborough District Council website
and highly efficient but currently
users had to bring in bio-fuel from
out-of-town. “We have plenty
PALMERSTON NORTH
of raw material here like wilding
pines, we need to find out if it will
be economical to turn them into a
fuel source and if so, will there be
demand for what is produced?” Ms
Pringle said.
As well as offering advantages
in terms of energy efficiency and
cleanness, bio-waste was potentially
cheaper than coal and oil and could
also offer another option in an
area which has been heavily reliant
on electricity and LPG. Bio-waste
pellet and chip burners also met
the criteria of the Otago Regional
Council’s Air Plan.
Research for the study is already
underway with Ahika Consulting
and the Otago Polytechnic Centre
for Sustainable Practice surveying
local schools and businesses on
their current energy uses and the
potential for them to convert to
wood energy in future. A community
meeting for interested parties would
also be held sometime in February.
Queenstown Lakes District Council media
release
Wayne Gray of Palmerston North City Council sorting glass with the new low entry
vehicle glass truck
Palmerston North City Council has introduced four new collection vehicles to its
rubbish and recycling kerbside collection fleet. The new vehicles replace some of
the existing fleet and will reduce the total fleet size. The new additions comprise of
two MANCO purpose built glass collection vehicles and two MANCO purpose built
rubbish collection vehicles.
It is anticipated that the new glass collection vehicles will dramatically improve the
recycling efficiency of the council’s kerbside glass collection to 90 percent recovery
of glass collected. The new glass trucks allow the kerbside colour sort of glass by
a single operator. All the new trucks are low entry vehicles, with left hand drive
operation during collection, and operated by a single operator.
Natasha Simmons, Rubbish & Recycling Asset Engineer, Palmerston North City Council
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sector groups
The year is heating up, with
meetings and teleconferences
set up for a number of the sector
groups. Some groups will be
discussing current projects, most of
them in their inception, and others
will be identifying projects and
determining what their work plans
will be for the year.
Contaminated
Land Management
The NES and Contaminated Land
Fundamentals workshops were very
successful with high attendance
numbers. Panel discussions were
held at both workshops and the
minutes for these were distributed
at the end of last year. They are also
available on our website at bit.ly/
NESandSQEP.
Last year, the NES Working
Group developed a flow chart to
stimulate discussion on what a
SQEP system could look like. In
order to progress the flow chart,
the NES working group forwarded
out a survey to stakeholders. Thank
you to everyone who responded.
The results will be discussed with
the working group once a meeting
date has been finalised.
The steering committee’s first
meeting of the year will be held on
7 March.
Recovery Sector; resource recovery
parks, material recovery facilities
and transfer stations. WasteMINZ
has contributed funding from its
reserves, with the balance funded by
Onyx Group, Smart Environmental,
REMONDIS New Zealand,
EnviroWaste Services and the
Accident Compensation Corporation.
Thank you to those industry players
for supporting this project. Burke
Consulting and First Principles for
Safety have now been appointed to
develop the guidelines.
The steering committee met on
22 February, where the guidelines
were discussed and a work plan for
the year was developed.
Landfill &
Residual Waste
A very useful workshop was held
at the WasteMINZ conference to
give participants an opportunity
to provide input into an integrated
technical guideline document for
the disposal to land of residual
waste and other materials. The
guidelines’ project team met on 13
February to discuss outlines for the
proposed sections of the guidelines.
A workshop will be held at the midyear roundup where feedback will
be provided and progress reported.
Health & Safety
Liquid & Hazardous Waste
Funding has been secured to
develop parts three and four of
the Health and Safety Guidelines:
for the Solid Waste and Resource
An election was held to fill two
vacancies on the Liquid and
Hazardous Waste Operators
Certification Council late last year.
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Nic Quilty
Sector Group Coordinator
[email protected]
The elected Council members were
announced at the Council’s Annual
General Meeting, which was held
on 5 December 2012. The Council
now comprises of Bruce Holland,
Parkinson & Holland (chair); Wayne
Plummer, EnviroWaste Services
(deputy chair); Graham Farrelly,
Transpacific Industries Group (NZ);
Bruce Bain, Bain Liquids Disposal;
Grant Marshall, Wasteaway
South and John Matangi, JB’s
Environmental.
The Council will meet in the
next six weeks.
TA Forum
At the recent TA Forum, held at the
WasteMINZ conference, each TA
gave a brief outline of their current
projects and their number one issue.
The TA Forum teleconferencing
group will discuss these at their next
teleconference on 12 March. This
will determine where assistance is
needed and what the forum’s focus
needs to be this year.
Organic Materials
The mid-year roundup will feature
a stream dedicated to organic
materials, where participants will
look at the issues and opportunities
for organic materials, the key drivers
for diversion and evaluate the
various options available.
The steering committee will be
formalised very shortly, which will
enable the sector group to develop
its work plan.
WasteMINZ Mid-Year Roundup
The year is flying by, so now is the time to diary
the date for this year’s mid-year roundup in
Wellington on 16 and 17 May.
We’ve opted for Wellington as our
location this year, following your
feedback on the need to locate our
events in regional hubs to ensure
ease of travel and good flight
availability. We have also managed
to secure the fantastic Mac’s
Function Centre, which is located
right on the Waterfront (adjacent
to Te Papa), so it’s close to a broad
range of affordable accommodation
options. We are currently
working on some preferential
accommodation offers for you and
will keep you posted.
For those who haven’t attended
a WasteMINZ mid-year roundup
before, they are more compact and
less formal than our conference,
typically attracting between 100
and 150 attendees. Consequently,
sessions are much smaller and are
often held in workshop format
allowing much more interaction
between presenters and
participants.
Keynote speakers
We’ve worked hard to ensure that
we are continually increasing the
quality of our key note speakers.
This year they include:
• 2010 Australian of the Year and
food waste campaigner Jon Dee
• Hon Amy Adams, Minister for
the Environment
• We are also talking to another
exciting speaker, who we hope
to announce shortly
Dedicated
organics stream
• A workshop on waste data
needs and priorities.
This year’s roundup will have
a stream dedicated to organic
materials to build upon the work
of the newly established organic
materials sector group. Organic
materials make up some 50 percent
of domestic waste and we believe
that a waste stream this significant
requires strong focus from
WasteMINZ to support a sound
and cohesive approach across
New Zealand.
Content will include:
• Exploring the issues and
opportunities associated with
organic materials
• Determining the key drivers for
organic waste diversion
• Learn how to specify and
evaluate services
• Hear from innovative solution
providers
Other workshops
and presentations
include
A broad range of topical sessions
from MfE and your industry peers
including:
• What are the changes to the ETS
and what do they mean for me?
• What’s happening with the
waste disposal levy?
• A workshop on the land disposal
guidelines.
Site tours
Learn the ins and outs of
Wellington’s successful Kai-toCompost food waste collection
service, as well as visiting the award
winning Kaibosh Food Rescue.
Plus much more
As with all our WasteMINZ events
there’ll be plenty of opportunities
for networking, discussing ideas
and opportunities with colleagues
and maybe even doing a little bit of
business.
For more information check out
www.wasteminz.org.nz and we look
forward to seeing you there.
WHAT
Reducing the
waste in waste
WHERE
Mac’s Function
Centre, Wellington
WHEN
Thursday 16 +
Friday 17 May 2013
WHO
You!
• How does Product Stewardship
work under the WMA?
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International Conference on Solid Waste
Technology and Management
ISWA Beacon & 5th Australian Landfill
& Transfer Stations Conference
www.solid-waste.org/2013-conference
www.wmaa.asn.au
Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jupiters, Gold Coast, Queensland.
10-13 march
7-9 august CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Business of Sustainable Packaging
Sardinia 2013: Waste management
and landfill symposium
www.packaging.org.nz/index.php/resources/education/
one-day-seminar/
www.sardiniasymposium.it
21 march
Auckland.
30 september - 4 october
Italy.
ISWA World Congress
BioCycle West Coast Conference
Organics Management
7-11 NOVEMBER
www.iswa2013.org
8-11april
www.biocyclewestcoast.com
Vienna, Austria.
San Diego, California, USA.
Waste Expo
Information and tools to put Sustainable Waste
Management Solutions into action
Melbourne, Australia.
Waste 2013
30 april - 2 may
WasteMINZ Annual Conference & Expo 2013
www.impactenviro.com.au/waste2013
22-24 october
Coffs Harbour, Australia.
www.wasteminz.org.nz
WasteMINZ Mid-Year Roundup
Reducing the Waste in Waste
16-17 may
Mac's Function Centre, 4 Taranaki St, Wellington.
To register email [email protected]
Reinventing how waste
collection businesses work.
[email protected]
www.wastedge.com
Ian Maddaford
General Manager / Export Manager
Transpacific Recycling
52-58 Austin Street, Onekawa, Napier 4110
PO Box 3137, Napier 4142
[email protected]
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Energy Events Centre, Rotorua
Eco Expo Asia
Environmental Protection
28-31 October
www.wasteminz.org.nz
NZ +64 9889 8987
AUS +61 2 9499 6222
9-10 October
www.wasteexpo.com.au
Direct: +64 6 843 1853
Phone: +64 6 843 3103
Fax: +64 6 843 3102
Mobile: +64 27 579 3899
www.ecoexpoasia.com
Hong Kong.
Ray Austen 027 4496 415
General Manager
18 Taratoa Street, Tauranga 3112, New Zealand
T +64 7 578 3935 F +64 7 571 2521 Toll Free 0800 868 473
E [email protected] W www.carbonrecovery.co.nz
GOLD MEMBERS
3R Group Ltd
Auckland Council
www.3R.co.nz
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Earthcare Environmental Ltd
EnviroWaste Services Ltd
www.earthcarenz.co.nz
www.envirowaste.co.nz
Golder Associates
Glass Packaging Forum
www.golder.com
www.glassforum.org.nz
Lion
O-I New Zealand
www.lionco.com
www.o-i.com
Remondis
Salter's Cartage Ltd
www.remondis.co.nz
www.salters.co.nz
Smart Environmental Ltd
SULO Talbot Ltd
www.smartenvironmental.co.nz
www.sulo-talbot.co.nz
Tonkin & Taylor Ltd
Transpacific Industries Group
(NZ) Ltd
www.tonkin.co.nz
www.transpac.co.nz
SILVER MEMBERS
E N G I N E E R E D E N V I R O N M E N TA L S O L U T I O N S
AECOM
www.aecom.com
City Care Ltd
www.citycare.co.nz
Foodstuffs NZ
www.foodstuffsnz.co.nz
fullcircle recycling
www.fullcircle.org.nz
GHD Ltd
www.ghd.com
Hiway Environmental
www.hiways.co.nz
Maccaferri NZ Ltd
www.maccaferri.co.nz
Manco Environmental
www.manco.co.nz
Metalman NZ Ltd
www.metalman.co.nz
MWH New Zealand Ltd
www.mwhglobal.co.nz
Omarunui Landfill
www.hastingsdc.govt.nz
Onyx Group Ltd
www.onyxgroup.co.nz
Plasback
www.plasback.co.nz
Rubbish Direct Ltd
www.rubbishdirect.co.nz
Sims Recycling Solutions
www.apac.simsrecycling.com
Spiire New Zealand Ltd
www.spiire.co.nz
Steinert Australia Pty Ltd
www.steinert.com.au
URS New Zealand Ltd
www.urscorp.co.nz
Viking Containment
www.containment.co.nz
Visy Recycling NZ Ltd
www.visy.co.nz
RECYCLING SOLUTIONS
FOR FARMERS
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Fundraising for Oxfam –
please support our team
SULO Talbot have entered a team to
Oxfam Trailwalker, an annual event in
Taupo where teams of four walk 100
kilometres off-road in 36 hours to challenge
themselves and challenge poverty.
We’ve been told that Oxfam Trailwalker
is the most life changing, team building,
foot slogging, friendship forming,
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Check out our team at www.oxfamtrailwalker.
org.nz/otw13/teams/we-wheelie-binwalking and see the kind of work our team’s
donations will be contributing towards
here www.oxfam.org.nz/what-we-do.
BE IN TO
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ENTRY INTO THE DRAW FOR
A SET OF WASTE WATCHER
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Workplace recycling
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The Waste Watcher Series
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call +64 9 968 2186 email [email protected]
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