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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0992.001 2006-2008 Resource Recovery in New Zealand Communities: What can Hawaii learn from Neighbor Islands to the South? Three New Zealand Communities, two located on the North Island: ? Opotiki; and ? Raglan; and ? Waiheke Island. aiheke Island FAR NORTH I potiki AUCKLAND RODNEY THAMescoROMA DEL ZEROWASTE NEW ZEALAND TRUST aglan NORTH SHORE WESTERN BAY FPENTY ' AITAKERE CITY TAURANG WHAKATANE N WA ' IKATO WAIPA URA KAW GPOTIKI ZEROWASTE OTOROHANGA COUNCILS GISBORNE RUAFEHU MANAWATU WAIROA HAVER PAUAERSTOJ NORTH ASTINGS NELSON KAPUT COAST CENTRAL HAWKES BAY TASMAN s MASTERTON WUER CARTERTON SOUTH WAIRARAPA PORIRUA WELLINGTON GREYMOUDV KNKOURA MARI110ROK'H HURUNUI SELWYN WESTIAND WATMAKARIRI CHRISTCHURCH QUEENSTOWN ASHBURTON PENINSULA BANKS LAKES TIMARV M KENZIE WAU4ATE SOUTHLAND WAITAKI ¦ ZEROWASTE COUNCILS CENTRAL OTAGO ? MOVING TOWARDS ZEROWASTE COUNCILS WNEDIN ¦ NON ZEROWASTE COUNCILS CORE . •INVERCARGILL ©onnnr 6ia , Ref. To, Ref. Qofe 0 ` r Resource Recovery in New Zealand Communities: What can Hawaii learn from Neighbor Islands to the South? Opotiki Population: 9,600 The Opotiki District has extremes of rich fertile coastal margin to very steep natural bush-clad hinterland. Horticulture and dairy provide the major income. Outdoor recreation: accessible coastline and several rivers. Only landfill sited in Opotiki closed in 2007. 'Residual' is trucked to landfill in Hamilton (75 miles) November 1998: peak waste volume of 10,000 tons per annum Opotiki District Council: ? first local authority in New Zealand to adopt a Zero Waste strategy ? implemented waste reduction measures and recycling initiatives. July 2000: peak waste volume of 5,500 tons per annum Opotiki District Council: ? Curbside recycling in urban Opotiki area. ? Three Resource Recovery Facilities in rural areas June 2002: peak waste volume of 1,500 tons per annum 85% reduction in initial thirty six months Education on two fronts: 1. General public via household information booklets and advertising in the local paper. 2. Worm farms with waste reduction and recycling education in every school in Opotiki. New jobs created. Businesses are now focus of effort to reduce waste further. http://www.zerowaste.co. nz z hftp://www.odc.govt.n Resource Recovery in New Zealand Communities: What can Hawaii learn from Neighbor Islands to the South? Raglan, Waikato District Population: 4,000 Raglan is a seaside town located on the west coast of the North Island, known for its stunning scenery and outdoor activities, as well as for its artists and musicians. Xtreme Waste Incorporated Society (Xtreme Waste, Inc): ? non-profit community enterprise formed by the local community in 2000 ? created to manage Raglan's solid waste within the principles of zero waste to landfill ? works in partnership with Waikato District Council What Xtreme Waste Inc. does: ? operate fully functional recycling centre and transfer station ? curbside recycling ? pre-paid bag refuse collection ? business pick-up ? street waste ? recycling bins and miniskip rental ? comprehensive education program for schools, business and community (funded by Council and local environmental non-profit) Xtreme Waste Inc. employs 18 local people and diverts approximately 75% of waste from landfill. Xtreme Waste Inc. has seven-year contract (beginning July 2007) with Waikato District Council. Supporters: ? Waikato District Council ? Environment Waikato ? Trust Waikato ? Department of Conservation ? World Wildlife Fund ? WEL Energy ? Raglan Ink ? WEL Networks ? Zero Waste Trust ? Raglan Arts Council ? Community Employment Group ? Raglan Community Board ? Skycity www. xtremewaste. org. nz Resource Recovery in New Zealand Communities: What can Hawaii learn from Neighbor Islands to the South? Waiheke Island Waiheke Island is located 17.7 km (35 minutes by ferry) from Auckland. Waste Resource Trust (WRT) Waiheke: formed by local residents in 1998 to encourage and promote community responsibility for better management of waste and conservation of the Island's resources; to educate and inform the community - as well as visitors and local businesses - on waste minimization. Clean Stream Waiheke Ltd formed in 2001. ? Awarded waste collection and transfer station management contracts for the next 7 years ? Responsible for waste management on Waiheke Island ? Provides weekly curbside refuse and recycling collection to all residents on Waiheke ? Annual turnover: in excess of NZ$1,000,000 per annum ? Wages and services paid within the local community: more than NZ$500,000 16 fulltime employees Various part time workers 2 educators Skills-based pay collective employment agreement ensures training that is useful and portable. Population serviced: Winter- 8,000 permanent residents Summer - 23,000 persons including holiday residents and casual daily visitors Key aims of WRT: 1)maximize resource recovery and zero waste practices 2)information & education to make ethical, effective and powerful decisions in respect of waste 3)development initiatives to benefit of people and environment 4)training and assistance to ensure meaningful employment and to expand small businesses Integral to WRT strategy: Educate community on benefits of reducing amount of waste produced. What WRT does: ? Collection Contract ? Carry out the weekly collection of separated recyclables and residential waste and the daily servicing of public bins for recyclables and refuse. ? Transfer Station Management Contract ? Load out all refuse delivered to site for disposal to Auckland Isthmus landfills. ? Process and market recyclables and recoverables. ? Collect ACC fees for disposable waste delivered to the site. ? Purchase, store and deliver of Official refuse bags to residents ? Manage deposited Hazardous Waste ? Convert delivered greenwaste to marketable compost Transfer Station ? small sales outlet for recovered materials ? areas for green-waste composting and storage ? processing and storage of recycled materials (photo: revolving sorting table) ? hazardous materials storage ? a disposal and loading pad for refuse (photo: trucks) ? administration office, staff facilities and vehicle parking www.wrt.ora.nz Resource Recovery in New Zealand Communities: What can Hawaii learn from Neighbor Islands to the South? Key observations • local community-level action: ? in cooperation with ZWNZT (Raglan, Opotiki), and ? independently (Waiheke Island) • non-profits, using grants and entrepreneurial revenue for funding ? Zero Waste New Zealand Trust ? Waste Resource Trust: • provide r of service ? government (Opotiki 'District', local jurisdiction); and ? non-profit (XtremeWaste Inc. and Waste Resource Trust) • starting tools on Waiheke Island, for making informed decisions: ? waste audit ? behavior and attitude survey • sort the sooner the better • redress "upstream" source to reduce "downstream" waste • resource conservation awareness for individuals, families, business, government agency: "whv" to reduce, re-use, restore, and recycle • ...and education about: ? what ? where ? when ? how Resource Recovery in New Zealand Communities: What can Hawaii learn from Neighbor Islands to the South? 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