Report: TR 2007/17

Author: Bruce Middleton (Waste Not Consulting)

Abstract

Under the Local Government Act (2002), Matamata-Piako District Council is responsible for promoting effective and efficient waste management and waste reduction practices within the District. Pursuant to its responsibilities under the Act, in July 2005 the Council approved a Waste Management Plan.

The Plan sets a target of reducing the tonnage of waste disposed of to landfill by 5% per capita per annum, based on 2003/2004 levels. Some of the Plan’s key actions for monitoring its success are to:

• conduct composition surveys of refuse collected by the kerbside collection service and refuse deposited at the Transfer Stations once every year
• conduct recycling participation surveys
• participate in regional surveys of all waste to landfill
• monitor and report tonnages of refuse and recycling collected by the Council’s kerbside collection contractor each year.

In September 2006, Council, with the financial assistance of Environment Waikato, contracted Waste Not Consulting to undertake a survey of all waste streams originating within the District. The results of this waste stream survey are presented in this report.

Survey of Waste Streams in Matamata-Piako District [PDF, 167 KB]