Archived publication
This publication is no longer current or has been superseded.
5 Environmental Report (continued)
Waste
Figure 1: Ministry for the Environment analysis of waste streams
The amount of waste and recycled material generated by Ministry staff is estimated to have increased by 29% to 58 tonnes this year. This is a 17.5% increase in total waste per staff member to 253 kg (215 for 2003/04). The greatest increase is the amount of other recyclable materials (plastic, glass and cans), though the reasons for this are unclear.
There was a 19.4% increase in recycled waste per FTE with 246 kg per FTE compared to 206 kg in 2003/04.
Waste to landfill has decreased by 22% for this period from 9 kg/FTE to 7 kg/FTE. The new head office in Wellington has recycling and composting facilities in the kitchen on each floor as well as non-recyclable facilities.
Note that no data was available from the South Island office this year so the 2004/05 data is for the Wellington office only. As the South Island waste is such a small part of the overall waste it has not been excluded from the previous year's data.
Table 2: Benchmarking our performance
|
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Benchmark* |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total waste generated per staff member (kg) | 253 | 215 | 215 | 200 |
| Waste to landfill per staff member (kg) | 7 | 9 | 32 | - |
* UK Environmental Agency good practice benchmark
| Key targets and commitments | Progress at 30 June 2005 |
|---|---|
| Address issue of overall waste increasing. | Revised commitment: Determine new waste reduction target and identify steps to achieve this. |
