Waste

INDEX

EM Bokashi	Biosolids
Business Waste Minimisation	Composting Material
Dangerous Materials	Education
Green Waste	Hazardous Waste
Inspections	Landfill
Odours/Pollution	Septic Tanks
Sewage	Trade Waste
Treatment Plant


EM Bokashi
• What is EM Bokashi and where can I get an EM Bokashi Home Composting Kit ?
• What products are for sale at my local Service Centre?

Biosolids
• What are biosolids?
• What monitoring is done in areas where biosolids have been applied ?

Business Waste Minimisation
• Should my business be doing anything different with our waste now that rubbish goes to Kate Valley landfill?
• What information is available to help manage / minimise waste at an event?
• What is the new Target Sustainability initiative?
• Where can I take my used clothing or material?

Composting Material
• Can I book a site visit to the composting plant?
• How do I find out about Edible Gardens?
• How do I start up a home composting system?
• I have a worm farm that I no longer want, how do I dispose of it?
• What garden waste will be accepted at the compost plant / EcoDepot?
• Where can I obtain compost worms or a worm crate / farm?
• Where did the Kerbside Organics Collection Trial take place?

Dangerous Materials
• Are there any general Safety Guidelines for Fireworks ?
• How can a Vet dispose of dead animals?
• How do I dispose of household health care / medical wastes/needles?
• I have unwanted agrichemicals, what can I do with them?
• I want to / don't want to participate in the free agrichemical collection - who do I contact?
• Is it safe to flush old medication down the toilet?
• What is an agrichemical collection?
• What should I do to dispose of domestic quantities of garden or agricultural pesticides/herbicides and household chemicals?
• Where can I dispose of tins which still contain paint or solvents?
• Where do I dispose of used or old batteries?

Education
• How can I get a copy of the Wise Waste Management educational resource?
• How do I apply for the Community Waste Minimisation Fund or the Sustainability Initiatives Fund?
• Please tell me more about the Washable Nappy Scheme?
• What can you tell me about Community Gardens?
• What do the numbers in the recycling triangle mean on plastic?
• Where can I get a copy of the book 'Christchurch, swamp to city '?
• Who is available to talk on recycling education?

Green Waste
• How can I get my garden waste collected?
• What is SuperGold Card?
• Where did the Kerbside Organics Collection Trial take place?

Hazardous Waste
• Are there any general Safety Guidelines for Fireworks ?
• Can any household hazardous waste be taken to an EcoDepot?
• How can a Vet dispose of dead animals?
• How can I get a copy of the Waste Management Plan 2006?
• How do I dispose of animal wastes?
• How do I dispose of household health care / medical wastes/needles?
• How do I dispose of photographic chemicals?
• How do I dispose of waste oil?
• How do I identify asbestos and then how do I dispose of it?
• I have unwanted agrichemicals, what can I do with them?
• I want to / don't want to participate in the free agrichemical collection - who do I contact?
• My neighbour is having the paint scraped off his house and I am concerned that the paint is lead based and may get into my garden. What can I do?
• What are hazardous wastes?
• What are the requirements for a balance tank?
• What are the requirements for discharging waste from electroplating and metal dipping activities?
• What is an agrichemical collection?
• What should I do with my hazardous or special waste?
• Where can I dispose of special wastes (eg bulk commercial wastes)?
• Where can I dispose of tins which still contain paint or solvents?
• Where can I take the waste oil from my car?
• Who do I contact with regards to Contamination/Pollution coming from a private property?

Inspections
• Do inspectors need permission to enter my property to carry out a drainage inspection?

Landfill
• Can I book a site visit to the Burwood Landfill?
• Can I take waste directly to Kate Valley landfill?
• Can leachate from landfill sites affect out water supply?
• Can the public go and see the new regional landfill at Kate Valley?
• Has the new landfill affected the price of rubbish disposal at refuse stations?
• How can I complain about odours at Burwood Landfill?
• How do I get access to Burwood Landfill?
• Please tell me more about the Washable Nappy Scheme?
• Should my business be doing anything different with our waste now that rubbish goes to Kate Valley landfill?
• The Council has been awarded Carbon Credits, what does this mean for Christchurch?
• What is a cleanfill?
• What is landfill leachate?
• Where can I get more information about the new regional landfill at Kate Valley
• Will houses be built on top of the old Burwood landfill?
• Will the leachate from Kate Valley Landfill have any effect on the discharge to the Estuary?

Odours/Pollution
• Can rotting sea lettuce be removed?
• I am having a problem with my neighbours cat getting into my rubbish, what can I do?
• I have seen/smelled some sort of discharge (colour, floating material, smell etc) from a factory/premises/shop etc - who do I talk to?
• I have unwanted agrichemicals, what can I do with them?
• I want to / don't want to participate in the free agrichemical collection - who do I contact?
• My neighbours have a vehicle parked in our street and it is offensive because of its smell, rubbish etc. How do I make a complaint and have it removed?
• What are the requirements for discharging waste from electroplating and metal dipping activities?
• What is an agrichemical collection?
• What is Sea Lettuce and why is it a problem?
• Who can I talk to about why the Sewage Treatment Plant is so smelly?
• Why do I need to apply for a consent to discharge water (dewater) from a trench or an excavation?

Septic Tanks
• My septic tank has been cleaned out - how do I get it started again?
• What can/cannot be discharged to a septic tank?
• What should I know about maintaining and replacing of a septic tank disposal system?
• What should I not put into a septic tank?

Sewage
• Can the Council do anything about spraying Midges?
• Can you tell me if the ponding on my property is sewage?
• How can I get a connection to the City sewer system?
• How do I report odour / smells that appear to be sewage?
• I have lost my teeth / jewellery down the toilet / sink , is there any way to rescue them, can I come pick them up?
• My sewer is blocked/overflowing/faulty who do I contact?
• My toilet has blown back due to the Council's sewer cleaning operations! What can be done?
• There is sewage seeping onto the road/property/park/river - what do I do?
• What are the Pipe Works that are Going on in my Street?
• What can I do with excess waste liquid from my business?
• What is the Major Sewer Upgrade?
• Where can I find out about composting toilets?
• Where does the responsibility lie with shared sewer pipes if they get blocked?
• Why are there health warning signs on the side of the river?

Trade Waste
• Can I take a load of liquid waste direct to the wastewater treatment plant ?
• How can I find out what my Trade Waste charges are / will be?
• What are the procedures for sampling trade waste?
• What are the requirements for a balance tank?
• What are the requirements for a boiler blowdown pit or vessel?
• What are the requirements for a grease trap / fat trap?
• What are the requirements for a sedimentation tank / trap?
• What are the requirements for discharging waste from electroplating and metal dipping activities?
• What are the requirements for petrol and oil interceptors / oil traps and sumps?
• What are the requirements for Trade Waste discharge flow and volume recording?
• What can I do with excess waste liquid from my business?
• What do I need in an Environmental Management Plan (EMP), Site Management / Maintenance Plan ?
• What is a Trade Waste Consent and how do I get one?
• What is a trade waste pre-treatment facility?
• What is trade waste?
• When will I need to make a payment for my trade waste discharge registration or conditional consent?
• Where can I dispose of my caravan / campervan or chemical toilet wastes?
• Where is the City Water and Waste Unit located?
• Who is affected by the Trade Waste Bylaw 2006 and how are they affected?
• Why did the Council change the Trade Waste Bylaw?

Treatment Plant
• Can I access the Wastewater Treatment Plant Oxidation ponds?
• Can I book a tour of the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant?
• Can the Council do anything about spraying Midges?
• Can you please tell me about the Wastewater project in Lyttelton Harbour?
• How long will it be before an ocean outfall pipeline would be completed?
• What is landfill leachate?
• What is the Major Sewer Upgrade?
• Who can I talk to about why the Sewage Treatment Plant is so smelly?
• Will the leachate from Kate Valley Landfill have any effect on the discharge to the Estuary?