Mytchall Bransgrove/Stuff Timaru had the highest waste total per resident, but its council questions if the figures are directly comparable. Its waste minimisation plan notes more than 500kg of that comes from the region’s heavy waste producers. Its waste solutions general manager, Parul Sood, hoped the government’s landfill levy hike, and a planned kerbside food scraps collection, would cut the region’s waste. Supplied Auckland University of Technology waste expert Jeff Seadon says about 80 per cent of landfill waste could be diverted. He also called for clear, time-limited waste minimisation targets for materials such as food and green waste, construction and demolition, ewaste and packaging.

Source: Stuff July 31, 2021 16:52 UTC