Resource efficiency
Resource Efficiency Research
- Literature Review
- Framework for determining Resource Efficiency
- Assessment of business sectors
- Quantification of the benefits of Resource Efficiency to the New Zealand Economy
Waste
- Waste - An overview of the Ministry’s waste work programmes, including the Waste Minimisation Act 2008, the New Zealand Waste Strategy, product stewardship, the Waste Minimisation Fund and waste disposal levy.
- Progress and outcomes – key milestones from the Waste Minimisation Act 2008.
- New Zealand Waste Strategy - sets out the direction for waste minimisation in New Zealand.
- Waste streams – Information on construction and demolition waste;hazardous waste; tyres; agrichemicals; used oil; household lighting; wastewater and packaging.
- Waste data in New Zealand - Why data about waste is important, environmental reporting, tools for collecting waste data, reporting data on specific waste issues like landfills, setting up a baseline for waste composition, and about data on waste from packaging.
- Frequently asked questions – a range of FAQ’s for disposal facility operators, the waste disposal levy, territorial authorities, product stewardship and the Waste Minimisation Fund.
- Targeted information sheets – These guides provide an overview of the responsibilities of key stakeholders under the Waste Minimisation Act, with quick hyperlink references to the legislation and other useful information.
- Waste publications – An extensive lists of Ministry publications on waste
- Waste links - A list of New Zealand organisations and councils working on waste issues, international sites with information on waste and general web links about why waste is an issue.
- Contact us – need more information? Following this link for a range of contact details for the Waste Minimisation Fund, product stewardship and the waste disposal levy.
Sustainability
- Sustainability: This section covers the six sustainability initiatives that were announced by the government in 2007 as part of a broad cross-government work programme to lead New Zealand towards greater sustainability in our resource use and way of life. The initiatives covered households, business partnerships, eco-verification, zero waste, carbon neutral public service and government procurement.
Green Growth
- Green Growth: Growing our economy while caring for the environment. The Government has established an independent Advisory Group to look at Green Growth topics of particular importance to New Zealand. The Advisory Group has published a discussion document, “Green Growth – Issues for New Zealand”. Members of the public are encouraged to read this and other relevant documents and provide comment and ideas to the Group between 7 July and 20 September 2011.
Sustainable industry
- Sustainable industry: This section defines sustainable industry, and what discusses how the Ministry promotes and develops sustainable industry.
- Simply Sustainable: This is a web toolkit for businesses on how to be sustainable. The toolkit provides information and resources that you can browse by industry or by subject. You can also view five easy steps to sustainability and find out a definition for sustainability.
- The Ministry’s sustainable industry initiatives: An introduction to a range of sustainability initiatives for industry including Fonterra Eco-Efficiency, Greening the Screen and sustainable tourism.
- The Govt3 programme: Under the motto ‘walking the talk’, the Ministry for the Environment led and managed the Govt3 programme from 2003 to 2009 for government agencies.
Last updated: 15 September 2011
