Working toward a low-waste future

Work is underway to draft up a new Waste Management and Minimisation Plan for the district.

Waste is everyone's responsibility. We all produce it and make decisions on where it ends up. That’s why setting a clear direction for how waste is minimised relies on working together to lead and develop innovative and achievable solutions.

Every week, we send around 920 tonnes of waste to the Victoria Flats Landfill. Most of this could be avoided all together with the right services, facilities and education.  

If you have an idea for how we can work together to build a low waste future, head to https://letstalk.qldc.govt.nz/wmmp and post it on the online ideas board. 

You can also see what ideas others have shared and comment on them with your thoughts. 

And for those who’d like to dig a little deeper, there’s lots more information about the WMMP process, local waste audits and how we’ve progressed since the last plan was adopted in 2018.   

A draft WMMP is expected to be released for public consultation later in 2025.