Waste Management Plan
New kerbside collection service to be introduced in 2009
To reduce what goes to landfill, in 2006 the Council agreed to implement a new kerbside collection service that will involve the use of separate wheelie bins for the collection of recyclables and organics.
At it’s meeting on 4 March 2008 City Councillors agreed that a separate wheelie bin was the best solution for the collection of household rubbish.
Councillors also selected the preferred tenderers for the kerbside collection service and the recyclable and organic processing facilities.
The three-bin domestic kerbside waste collection service will be introduced from early 2009.
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 Waste Management Plan 2006
After considering 3,000 submissions on the Draft Waste Plan and based on the recommendations from the Zero Waste Working Party, on 9 November 2006, the Council finalised its Waste Management Plan 2006.
This Plan contains a vision, goals and targets for the minimisation of solid and hazardous waste in Christchurch. It also contains over 100 actions that aim to advance on each target.
As part of this plan the Council is considering improving the way rubbish and recycling are collected in the City. From 2008/09 the present kerbside collection service will change. However, the exact details of the future service are still to be finalised.
Draft Waste Management Plan 2005
 In February, the Council confirmed the vision, goals and targets contained in the Draft Waste Management Plan 2005. The Council also decided not to proceed with any of the three options consulted on through the draft plan and to establish a working party comprising of councillors and staff.
The working party is to develop and recommend to the Council a solution that works toward the vision, goals and targets within the a budget specified through the 2006-16 Long Term Council Community Plan process.
The Council has been revising its Waste Management Plan and considering possible options for the kerbside collection of household waste. The Council put the plan out for public comment between 27 October and 2 December 2005.
The Council had a great response from the public with nearly 3,000 submissions being received and 33 people submitting verbally to the Council on 12 and 13 December.
An analysis of all the submissions showed that Option 1, a recycling wheelie bin and 26 rubbish rate-funded bags, was preferred by 25% of submitters. People chose this option mainly because the rates would not increase with this option and because they did not have enough waste to justify using the proposed organics or rubbish wheelie bin services.
Option 2, a recycling and rubbish wheelie bin was preferred by 22% of submitters, mostly because it was seen as convenient and would reduce litter on the roadside caused by overflowing recycling crates or animals attacking rubbish bags.
Option 3, a recycling and organics wheelie bin and user-pays rubbish bags, was preferred by 47% of submitters. People chose this option primarily because of concern for the environment and for future generations and because less waste would landfilled with this option.
A further 6% either did not select a preferred option or wished to remain with the current service mainly because of concerns about handling and storing wheelie bins.
Taking into account the submissions received and other relevant information, on 20 December the Council selected Option 1 as its preferred kerbside collection service beyond 2008. Council staff will report back to the Council in February the likely consequences and implications of their chosen option. This will include revising the targets in the Council’s Draft Waste Plan to reflect a lower level of waste reduction and the likelihood that this option would fail to meet the targets in the Council ratified New Zealand Waste Strategy. The Council resolution also requires staff to report back on the cost and rates implications of a number of initiatives that Councillors wish to progress as part of Option 1.
Option 1 will now be included in the Council's Draft Long-Term Community Plan, which will be open for further public comment next year. This will enable waste minimisation activities to be considered along with other Council initiatives. The Council would welcome your feedback on the Long-Term Community Plan from 28 March 2006.
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2003 - Part 1
 This waste management plan is the Councils guiding document for dealing with its statutory duty of managing solid waste in terms of the Local Government Act 1974. It replaces the 1998 waste management plan (as amended in 2001) and will be fully revised in 2005.
Part 1 of the Waste Management Plan, to be reviewed every three years, contains the Vision, Goal, Targets, Principles, Strategies and Action Areas. It is therefore a ‘high’ level summary of overall direction and targets. A prescribed legal process of public participation preceded the final adoption of the plan by the Council. Part 1 also contains appendices with further information.
An annually updated Action Plan (not part of this document) forms PART 2 of the waste management plan. It will contain information on specific actions and programmes the Council plans to implement or continue with and the first Part 2 document will be available in early 2004. The Action Plan flows into the Council’s Annual Plan process, which affords an annual opportunity for public submissions. The Action Plan will in future be available on this website.
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2004 - Part 2
 This Plan describes a programme of action that the Council intends to take to achieve the vision, goal and targets established in Part 1 of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2002. This Solid Waste Action Plan has a focus on the next three to five years, but also incorporates longer-term aspects where appropriate. It includes over 100 specific actions and provides indicative timelines and costs for the actions to occur.
This Plan also includes a description of the sanitary waste services as required by the Local Government Act 2002.
Hardcopies of Parts 1 and 2 of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan can be obtained from Council. |
