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Resolution
number PKTPP/2022/47
MOVED by Member B Shen, seconded by Deputy Chairperson J
Turner:
That
the Puketāpapa Local Board:
a)
note that the 2020 Puketāpapa
Local Board Plan focuses on climate change and environmental protection as
well as the participation of community members in decision making.
i)
Outcome 2: Our people
speak up and help shape our future
ii)
Outcome 3: Our
environment is protected and enhanced for present and future generations
b)
note the actions
within the Local Board's "Becoming a low carbon community: An action
plan" around reducing food waste.
c)
acknowledge that
significant greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to the waste sector,
with the vast majority being from solid waste (including landfill waste) as
per the Ministry of Environment Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report.
d)
support a zero
waste kaupapa as defined by the Zero Waste International Alliance and
detailed in Auckland Council's Waste Minimisation and Management Plan 2018.
e)
support the
proposals in the Ministry for Environment consultation document "Te
panoni i te hangarua: Transforming recycling"
i)
container return
scheme
ii)
improvements to
household kerbside recycling
iii)
separation of
business food waste
f)
support the moves
to increase the uptake of recycling and the reduction of food waste to
landfill.
g)
note concern the Puketāpapa’s
area lack of a community recycling centre within Auckland Council's Resource
Recovery Network this creates an equity issue on the access to network-linked
waste reduction services. Therefore extra consideration should be given
to the accessibility and community-involvement aspects of these initiatives
for the Puketāpapa area.
h)
note that the
not-for-profit groups operating locally to be a key part of these proposed
initiatives and seek co-benefits that would bolster their activities such as
incentives and income from the container return scheme.
i)
strongly suggest
that the container return scheme to be as simple to use as possible and
easily accessible to all, including the payment methods.
j)
support the
definition of the beverage container for its focus on reducing litter and
increasing recycling.
k)
encourage local
businesses, large and small, to take back containers as a part of a
stewardship approach to their products
l)
support the
standardisation around the types of containers that can be recycled to:
i)
reduce confusion
and provide clearer messaging
ii)
include private
waste operators so all Aucklanders know what can be and what cannot be
recycled.
m) request that these nationwide standards be
linked to the Aotearoa's capacity to recycle (as opposed to being sent
overseas) and this capacity to recycle is monitored regularly.
n)
suggest that more
materials to be added to the standard recyclables as capacity is developed in
accordance with the proposal's criteria:
i)
sustainable end
markets
ii)
end markets
solutions are circular and minimise environmental harm
iii)
viable processing
technologies
iv)
processing by both
automated and manual material recovery facilities
v)
no adverse effects
on local authorities, including financial
vi)
supply chains
contribute appropriately to recovery and end-of-life solutions for their
products
o)
support the
inclusion of businesses in reducing waste, particularly organic waste.
p)
note that extra
support may be needed to build up the capacity and knowledge of businesses to
partake in waste reduction practices and the proposed requirements.
CARRIED
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