The Waste Minimisation Act – have your say

Quick links:

Waste Minimisation in New Zealand discussion paper

Consultation Workshop: Public Presentation (PDF, 248 KB)

Consultation Workshop: Presentation for Territorial Authorities (PDF, 156 KB)

The Ministry for the Environment released a discussion paper Waste Minimisation in New Zealand to gather feedback from interested parties on:

  1. Revising the targets for the New Zealand Waste Strategy
  2. Identifying products that are priorities for product stewardship
  3. Identifying funding criteria for the Waste Minimisation Fund
  4. Monitoring waste in New Zealand
  5. Improving the operation of the waste levy.

The closing date for submissions on the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 discussion document was 15 May 2009. Approximately 250 submissions have been received.

We are currently analysing the submissions received on each part of the discussion document and this will help inform future policy.  Due to the diverse nature of the topics consulted on, the analysis process for each part is different.

Consultation workshops

During March and April 2009 the Ministry held 10 workshops around New Zealand to help people prepare their submissions on the Waste Minimisation in New Zealand discussion paper.

Representatives from local government, organisations and businesses interested in waste minimization attended the sessions.

Go to the Quick links box at the top of the page to view the presentations given at the workshop sessions.

Last updated: 28 May 2009