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Resolution
number RD/2024/91
MOVED by Chairperson
B Bailey, seconded by Member M Dennis:
That
the Rodney Local Board:
a)
whakarite / provide the following
feedback on the draft Te Mahere Hukihuki mo te Whakahaeretanga me te
Whakaitinga o te Para / Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2024,
including the Hauraki Gulf Islands Waste Plan 2024:
a)
express concern that the fortnightly
refuse collection is being rolled out to households in rural Rodney; as they
do not have access to council’s weekly food scrap collection service
and not all rural residents compost all food types and recycling is only
fortnightly, the collection for rural Rodney should remain at weekly
b)
support the involvement of Kawau
Island locals in the decision making around the medium and long-term
solutions for Kawau Island’s waste
c)
agree that Kawau Island’s waste
disposal should not be subsided by the region however any charges to Kawau
Island residents should only be after a long-term waste solution for Kawau
Island has been implemented
d)
further endorse the feedback on the
draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan for 2024-2030 as detailed below,
resolved at its 16 August 2023 business meeting – resolution
RD/20232/128:
Pathway
to zero waste
i)
tautoko / support the new
Government regulation around nationwide standardisation of materials to be
recycled and food scrap collections in urban areas
ii)
tono / request that the new
nationwide waste regulations be in line with the nationwide waste strategy to
ensure consistency of messaging in regard to recycling, no matter where in
New Zealand
iii) express concern that nationwide standardisation of
materials to be recycled will mean that items in Auckland that previously
were recycled will now go to landfill.
Focus
areas for commercial waste streams
iv) tautoko / support focusing on commercial waste as this is
a huge contributor to waste to landfill
v)
tono / request that the food
scrap collection service be rolled out to the commercial sector
vi) tautoko / support the importance of product stewardship
as this will perform an important role in reducing waste in this area
Advocating
for a circular economy
vii) tono / request council continues to advocate for a
further increase in waste levy on landfill to $140 per tonne so that
recycling alternatives can compete in this market
viii) tono / request the waste minimisation fund prioritises
funding innovation and projects that offer long term reduction in waste as
opposed to funding one off events
ix) tono / request council investigate the possibility of
de-privatising landfill operations in favour of being delivered by
council-controlled organisations with a focus on better environmental
outcomes rather than just profitability
x)
tono / request council
advocate that Zero to Waste policies need to be recognised in the Resource
Management Act 1991 and legislative space
xi) express disappointment that Central Government has
deferred the container return scheme and support council in continuing to
advocate for this scheme to be rolled out throughout Auckland and the rest of
New Zealand
Working
together
xii) tautoko / support the need to lead by example and
continue to reduce waste generated across the council family in line with the
C40 agreement to be a zero waste organisation
xiii) tono / request council further investigate Waste to
Energy as an alternative to landfills as the landfill effects on the
environment cannot be monitored in real time, postponing their effects to
future generations.
xiv)
tono / request council
advocate for legislation which prohibits the ability to landfill recyclable
materials
xv) recommend that Auckland Council and Auckland Transport
adopt the policy of not using private managed fills for sites that have been
identified as significant ecological areas
xvi) recommend the council adopts the policy of not using
private landfills for domestic and construction waste that have been
identified as sites of significant ecological areas.
CARRIED
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