Waste

• Waste Minimisation Act 2008
  • Implementation of the Waste Minimisation Act
  • Waste Disposal Levy
  • Waste Minimisation Fund
  • WMF Criteria’
  • Product Stewardship
  • Responsibilities of Territorial Authorities
  • Waste Advisory Board
• Progress and outcomes
• Waste Strategy
• Waste Streams
• Waste data

Waste Disposal Facilities

The Waste Minimisation Act 2008 introduced a $10 (excluding GST) per tonne levy on all waste disposed of at a disposal facility from 1 July 2009.  The purpose of the levy is to:

1. raise revenue for promoting and achieving waste minimisation; and
2. increase the cost of waste disposal to recognise that disposal imposes costs on the environment, society, and the economy.

The levy is charged at landfill facilities where waste (including household waste) is disposed of and which operate, at least in part, as businesses which dispose of waste. Landfills registered in the Online Waste Levy System are reflected in the following map.

• High resolution map: A2 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
• Full map – A3 (PDF, 683 KB)
• Simplified map: A4

Individual North and South Island Maps

• Disposal facilities - North Island
  • A4 (PDF, 423 KB)
  • A3 (PDF, 734 KB)
• Disposal facilities - South Island
  • A4 (PDF, 472 KB)
  • A3 (PDF, 800 KB)

Last updated: 23 November 2009