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Territorial authorities’ responsibilities under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008

News and events

Key dates and events

New Zealand

WasteMINZ 2009 Annual Conference

The WasteMINZ 2009 conference will be held in Christchurch from Wednesday 14 October to Friday 16 October 2009.

For more information see: http://www.wasteminz.org.nz/conference/annualconference.htm  

International


Sardinia 2009 - 12th International Waste Management & Landfill Symposium

Sardinia, Italy 5 - 9 October

The Symposium will last five days and will deal with municipal and commercial solid waste, hazardous waste, special waste

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
For more information see: www.sardiniasymposium.it

DAKOFA/ISWA Waste & Climate Conference

Copenhagen, Denmark 26 - 27 November

The conference will be organised as a prelude to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen in early December 2009; the intention is to present the main messages on how intelligent waste management plays an important role in the efforts to reduce the climate change.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

www.wasteandclimate.org

Contact

Ministry for the Environment have a dedicated resource working with territorial authorities on implementing the Waste Minimisation Act 2008.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns on the Act please let us know. We are also keen to hear about any problem solving, best practice, or shared initiatives going in the field of waste in local government.

The current territorial authority contact on the Act is Amy-Jane Millward. Amy-Jane can be contacted on 04 439 7471 or at waste.ta@mfe.govt.nz

Further information

External information to the Ministry for the Environment which may be of interest to territorial authorities.

Last updated: 22 September 2009