Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2021 - (PDF, 900 KB)

This plan describes how we manage our waste in Whakatāne at the moment, how the Council will manage our waste in the future, and what we can all do to make this happen.

• Waste Assessment 2020 - (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Background

Whakatāne District Council is required to produce a Waste Minimisation and Management Plan (WMMP) under the Waste Minimisation Act (2008) every six years. In preparing the WMMP, the Council must meet requirements set out in the Waste Minimisation Act, including: 

• Considering the ‘Waste Hierarchy’
• Ensuring waste does not create a ‘nuisance’
• “Having regard to” the New Zealand Waste Strategy and other key government policies
• Considering the outcomes of the ‘Waste Assessment’ (a review of all information that we have about the current waste situation in the Whakatāne District, including rubbish from households and businesses)
• Following the special consultation procedure set out in the Local Government Act (1974)

The WMMP sets out how the Council believes the District can achieve effective and efficient waste management and minimisation.