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Waste Management and Minimisation Plan (WMMP) 2023

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The purpose of the WMMP is to identify the district vision, objectives and targets for waste management and minimisation. It outlines how Council will fund and deliver actions to meet these objectives.

View the current Stratford District Council WMMP here.

We’re required to review the plan every 6 years. We’re doing this now, alongside our neighbouring districts and in line with the regions vision to achieve a zero waste future.

We aim to have a draft plan out for consultation mid 2023 with the final adopted by 2024.

To ensure we’re on the right track, we want to hear from our community on what your waste management aspirations are, any concerns you have and any ideas you have to help our district achieve a zero waste future.

There are big changes happening nationally within the waste management and minimisation environment to help our country move towards a more sustainable future. These changes will be reflected in our new WMMP and impact some areas of our community more than others.

In particular, these changes will have an effect on our rural community, commercial properties and businesses, the construction industry, automotive industry and any organisations that produce hazardous waste.

We'll be reaching out to stakeholders in these industries over the month of February 2023 to get a better understanding of their needs to ensure the new plan is fit for purpose for our community.

All our residents have a role to play in reducing the waste we produce, so we want to hear from anyone and everyone who has an interest in helping the Stratford district achieve our zero waste goals.

To share your views, email us on wasteminimisation@stratford.govt.nz

Opportunities to learn more:

Date Location Who should attend?
9 February, 5.00pm ITM, Stratford Anyone involved in the construction industry.
15 February, 5.30pm War Memorial Centre, Stratford General public event. Anyone interested in learning about the WMMP and contributing ideas and solutions to help Stratford district meet our zero waste goals.
3 March, 5.30pm Colonel Malone's Restaurant and Bar Central Taranaki Young Farmers meeting - get in touch with Central Taranaki Young Farmers if you'd like to attend.
7 March, 7.00pm War Memorial Centre, Stratford Federated Farmers' meeting - get in touch with Taranaki Federated Farmers if you'd like to attend.
21 March, 10am - 12pm Stratford War Memorial Hall Hosted by New Plymouth District Council, with support from Stratford and South Taranaki district councils, this is a general public event. Anyone interested in learning about the WMMP and contributing ideas and solutions to help Stratford district meet our zero waste goals.

Are you part of a community organisation that would like to learn more about the WMMP and share your ideas? Get in touch via email on wasteminimisation@stratford.govt.nz or phone 06 765 6099.

Regional hui

Date Location Focus of the meeting
9 March, 10am - 12pm Bryan Robb Lounge, TSB Stadium Facilities and services
14 March, 10am - 12pm Bryan Robb Lounge, TSB Stadium Behaviour change and education
15 March, 10am - 12pm Bryan Robb Lounge, TSB Stadium Innovation and collaboration
16 March, 10am - 12pm Bryan Robb Lounge, TSB Stadium Facilities and services
22 March, 10am - 12pm Hāwera Memorial Lounge on Albion Street Behaviour change and education
23 March, 10am - 12pm Hāwera Memorial Lounge on Albion Street Facilities and services
23 March, 10am - 12pm Virtual hui Behaviour change and education
25 March, 10am - 12pm Virtual hui Facilities and services

If you'd like to attend a virtual hui, please email wasteminimisation@stratford.govt.nz for details.

What's changing?

Key changes for household waste (kerbside collections):

  • National target - Reduce household waste to landfill by 60 - 70% by 2030.
  • Regional target - Divert 40% of waste produced from ending up in landfill by 2030
  • National changes to the Littering Act 1979, reducing the amount of waste disposed through fly tipping, and uncontrolled waste disposal.
  • Requirement for Councils to propose increased penalties for incorrect waste disposal and improve data collection across all waste streams.

Key changes for the construction and deconstruction industry:

  • National target – businesses must reduce their total weight of solid waste to landfill by 30 – 50% by 2030.
  • National standards will require all building and demolition businesses to monitor, collect and record all waste data.
  • National guidelines require businesses to have a waste management and minimisation plan.
  • Disposal of treated timber, cleanfill, recycling of all materials and the need for sorting on site.

Key changes for the business and commercial sector:

  • National target – Businesses must reduce their total weight of solid waste to landfill by 30 – 50% by 2030.
  • National standards will require all businesses to monitor, collect and record all waste data.
  • National guidelines require businesses to have a waste management and minimisation plan.

Key changes for the agriculture and horticulture industry:

  • National target is to reduce the solid waste generated across the country by 5-10%
  • National target to lower our emissions, with specific legislative changes across:
    • Burning and Burying
    • Agrichemicals and Air quality standards
    • Tyres and hazardous waste
    • Farm plastics
    • Payment scheme for emissions by 2025
  • National standards to reduce biogenic methane by 30% by 2030.
  • Increased need for monitoring and reporting of all waste streams, including emissions.

Key changes for Hazardous Waste - Hard to dispose of products:

  • Automotive Industry – national focus is on waste oil, tyre casings and batteries.
  • Building and Construction – changes to the disposal of treated timber, cleanfill, recycling of all materials and the need for sorting on site.
  • Agriculture – changes are being proposed around burning and burying of waste, container return schemes to point of sale for hazardous chemical containers, farm plastics, storage of sileage tyres, application and use of fertilisers and chemicals.
  • Household – focus is on plastic packaging and on electrical and electronic waste (E-waste).
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