SEPTEMBER 2019
NATIONAL Litter Audit
ISBN 978-0-473-49359-2 NATIONAL
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ISBN 978-0-473-49359-2
2 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit MESSAGE FROM THE ASSOCIATE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
New Zealand prides itself on its reputation as being “clean and green”. Ensuring that reality matches the image we need major shifts in the way we care for the land and waters of Aotearoa, and the climate, to reduce the impacts of human activities. We need nature to sustain us and we need to connect with and restore nature.
Research for Keep New Zealand Beautiful has found that 99% of New Zealanders believe it is crucial for our country to maintain its clean, green image, with 93% believing it is very important not to litter.
We need to do much more to reduce waste and work is happening here. It is heartening to learn that 84% of waste that could become litter is dealt with appropriately, by being put in the bin (preferably a recycling bin if it can be recycled). That still leaves 16% that isn’t. In tonnage terms, this is significant. And it represents an unacceptable amount of litter pollution that ends up in nature, including in rivers and streams and the ocean. We can and must do much better.
Shifting to more sustainable practices requires changes in behaviour. Central and local government need to make this easy but individual actions around what products to use and consume, and what happens to our stuff at the end of its life, make a big difference.
Funded through the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund, this report is one of various initiatives underway to better manage litter in New Zealand. These projects are providing better data, helping to raise awareness about the impacts of litter, and encouraging people to refrain from littering.
Better data helps identify the policy changes that will be the most effective and where investment is required. This report also gives us a baseline dataset to monitor litter into the future. It helps us shift to a circular economy, where we focus on designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use longer, and restoring and being restored by nature.
This Keep New Zealand Beautiful report helps fill an important gap in our knowledge around litter to ensure our “clean green” image is a reality.
Hon Eugenie Sage Associate Minister for the Environment
3 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Contents
OVERVIEW 17 KNOW WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR? CLICK ON THE PAGE BACKGROUND AND CONTENT 19 NUMBER OR USE THE Purpose 19 PDF BOOKMARKS TO NAVIGATE TO IT Limitations 19
NATIONAL LITTER AUDIT METHODOLOGY 20
Scope 20
Material Categorisation 20
Sites 23
Research Regions 23
Volumes 23
Timing 24
Litter Audit Training 24
Methodology 24
Litter per 1,000 m2 25
Illegal Dumping 25
NATIONAL 26
At a Glance 26
Comparisons by Site Types 27
Comparison by Main Material Types 30
Site Types by Material Types 34
The Dirty Dozen 36
Site Gradings 40
HIGHWAYS AND RAILWAYS 43
At a Glance 43
Comparisons by Site Types 43
4 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Comparison by Main Material Types 45
Site Types by Material Types 54
The Dirty Dozen 55
Site Gradings 60
THE REGIONS 63
AUCKLAND REGION 64
At a Glance 64
Comparisons by Site Types 64
Comparison by Main Material Types 67
Site Types by Material Types 71
The Dirty Dozen 72
Territory Summaries 75
Site Gradings 75
BAY OF PLENTY REGION 77
At a Glance 77
Comparisons by Site Types 77
Comparison by Main Material Types 80
Site Types by Material Types 84
The Dirty Dozen 85
Territory Summaries 88
Site Gradings 88
CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS 90
At a Glance 90
Comparisons by Site Types 90
Comparison by Main Material Types 93
Site Types by Material Types 97
The Dirty Dozen 98
Territory Summaries 101
Site Gradings 101
GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY REGIONS 103
At a Glance 103
Comparisons by Site Types 103
5 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Comparison by Main Material Types 106
Site Types by Material Types 110
The Dirty Dozen 111
Territory Summaries 114
Site Gradings 114
MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION 116
At a Glance 116
Comparisons by Site Types 116
Comparison by Main Material Types 119
Site Types by Material Types 123
The Dirty Dozen 124
Territory Summaries 127
Site Gradings 127
NORTHLAND REGION 129
At a Glance 129
Comparisons by Site Types 129
Comparison by Main Material Types 132
Site Types by Material Types 136
The Dirty Dozen 137
Territory Summaries 140
Site Gradings 140
OTAGO REGION 142
At a Glance 142
Comparisons by Site Types 142
Comparison by Main Material Types 145
Site Types by Material Types 149
The Dirty Dozen 150
Territory Summaries 153
Site Gradings 153
SOUTHLAND REGION 155
At a Glance 155
Comparisons by Site Types 155
6 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Comparison by Main Material Types 158
Site Types by Material Types 162
The Dirty Dozen 163
Territory Summaries 166
Site Gradings 166
TARANAKI REGION 168
At a Glance 168
Comparisons by Site Types 168
Comparison by Main Material Types 171
Site Types by Material Types 175
The Dirty Dozen 176
Territory Summaries 179
Site Gradings 179
TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS 181
At a Glance 181
Comparisons by Site Types 181
Comparison by Main Material Types 184
Site Types by Material Types 188
The Dirty Dozen 189
Territory Summaries 192
Site Gradings 192
WAIKATO REGION 194
At a Glance 194
Comparisons by Site Types 194
Comparison by Main Material Types 197
Site Types by Material Types 201
The Dirty Dozen 202
Territory Summaries 205
Site Gradings 205
WELLINGTON REGION 207
At a Glance 207
Comparisons by Site Types 207
7 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Comparison by Main Material Types 210
Site Types by Material Types 214
The Dirty Dozen 215
Territory Summaries 218
Site Gradings 218
WEST COAST REGION 220
At a Glance 220
Comparisons by Site Types 220
Comparison by Main Material Types 223
Site Types by Material Types 227
The Dirty Dozen 228
Territory Summaries 231
Site Gradings 231
BRANDED LITTER 233
Industry Categories – Overall 233
Most Prevalent Brands 234
Industry Categories – Analysis 236
APPENDIX 1 248
Table 2 - Site Types 248
Table 3 – Territory Data 250
Table 4 – 2019 – Areas Surveyed - m2 253
APPENDIX 2 254
Table 5 – Data Collection Form 254
8 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 - National 2019 % of Items per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 26
Figure 2 - National 2019 % of Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 27
Figure 3 - National 2019 % of Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 27
Figure 4 - National 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 28
Figure 5 - National 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 28
Figure 6 - National 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 29
Figure 7 - National 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 30
Figure 8 - National 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 31
Figure 9 - National 2019 Items by Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 31
Figure 10 - National 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 33
Figure 11 - National 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 34
Figure 12 - National 2019 Sites by Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 35
Figure 13 - National 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 36
Figure 14 - National 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 38
Figure 15 - National 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 40
Figure 16 - National 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ranking 42
Figure 17 - National 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 42
Figure 18 - Highways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 43
Figure 19 - Highways 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 44
Figure 20 - Railways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 44
Figure 21 - Railways 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 45
Figure 22 - Highways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 46
Figure 23 - Highways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 46
Figure 24 - Highways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 47
Figure 25 - Highways 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 48
Figure 26 - Railways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 50
Figure 27 - Railways 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 51
Figure 28 - Railways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 52
Figure 29 - Railways 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 53
Figure 30 - Highways and Railways 2019 Sites by Main Material Type - Items per 1,000 m2 54
Figure 31 - Highways 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 55
Figure 32 - Highways 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 56
Figure 33 - Highways 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 57
Figure 34 - Railways 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 58
Figure 35 - Railways 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 59
Figure 36 - Railways 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 60
Figure 37 - Highways 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 61
9 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Figure 38 - Highways 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 61
Figure 39 - Railways 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 62
Figure 40 - Railways 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 62
Figure 41 - Auckland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 65
Figure 42 - Auckland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 65
Figure 43 - Auckland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 66
Figure 44 - Auckland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 67
Figure 45 - Auckland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 68
Figure 46 - Auckland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 68
Figure 47 - Auckland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 69
Figure 48 - Auckland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 70
Figure 49 - Auckland 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 71
Figure 50 - Auckland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 72
Figure 51 - Auckland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 73
Figure 52 - Auckland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 74
Figure 53 - Auckland 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 76
Figure 54 - Auckland 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 76
Figure 55 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 78
Figure 56 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 78
Figure 57 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 79
Figure 58 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 80
Figure 59 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 81
Figure 60 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 81
Figure 61 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 82
Figure 62 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 83
Figure 63 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 84
Figure 64 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 85
Figure 65 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 86
Figure 66 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 87
Figure 67 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 89
Figure 68 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 89
Figure 69 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 91
Figure 70 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 91
Figure 71 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 92
Figure 72 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 93
Figure 73 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 94
Figure 74 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 94
Figure 75 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 95
Figure 76 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 96
Figure 77 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 97
10 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Figure 78 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 98
Figure 79 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 99
Figure 80 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 100
Figure 81 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 102
Figure 82 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 102
Figure 83 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 104
Figure 84 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 104
Figure 85 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 105
Figure 86 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 106
Figure 87 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 107
Figure 88 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 107
Figure 89 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 108
Figure 90 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 109
Figure 91 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 110
Figure 92 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 111
Figure 93 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 112
Figure 94 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 113
Figure 95 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 115
Figure 96 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 115
Figure 97 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 117
Figure 98 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 117
Figure 99 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 118
Figure 100 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 119
Figure 101 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 120
Figure 102 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 120
Figure 103 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 121
Figure 104 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 122
Figure 105 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 123
Figure 106 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 124
Figure 107 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 125
Figure 108 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 126
Figure 109 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 128
Figure 110 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 128
Figure 111 - Northland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 130
Figure 112 - Northland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 130
Figure 113 - Northland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 131
Figure 114 - Northland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 132
Figure 115 - Northland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 133
Figure 116 - Northland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 133
Figure 117 - Northland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 134
11 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Figure 118 - Northland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 135
Figure 119 - Northland 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 136
Figure 120 - Northland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 137
Figure 121 - Northland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 138
Figure 122 - Northland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 139
Figure 123 - Northland 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 141
Figure 124 - Northland 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 141
Figure 125 - Otago 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 143
Figure 126 - Otago 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 143
Figure 127 - Otago 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 144
Figure 128 - Otago 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 145
Figure 129 - Otago 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 146
Figure 130 - Otago 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 146
Figure 131 - Otago 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 147
Figure 132 - Otago 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 148
Figure 133 - Otago 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 149
Figure 134 - Otago 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 150
Figure 135 - Otago 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 151
Figure 136 - Otago 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 152
Figure 137 - Otago 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 154
Figure 138 - Otago 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 154
Figure 139 - Southland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 156
Figure 140 - Southland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 156
Figure 141 - Southland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 157
Figure 142 - Southland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 158
Figure 143 - Southland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 159
Figure 144 - Southland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 159
Figure 145 - Southland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 160
Figure 146 - Southland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 161
Figure 147 - Southland 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 162
Figure 148 - Southland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 163
Figure 149 - Southland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 164
Figure 150 - Southland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 165
Figure 151 - Southland 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 167
Figure 152 - Southland 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 167
Figure 153 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 169
Figure 154 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 169
Figure 155 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 170
Figure 156 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 171
Figure 157 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 172
12 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Figure 158 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 172
Figure 159 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 173
Figure 160 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 174
Figure 161 - Taranaki 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 175
Figure 162 - Taranaki 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 176
Figure 163 - Taranaki 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 177
Figure 164 - Taranaki 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 178
Figure 165 - Taranaki 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 180
Figure 166 - Taranaki 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 180
Figure 167 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 182
Figure 168 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 182
Figure 169 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 183
Figure 170 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 184
Figure 171 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 185
Figure 172 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 185
Figure 173 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 186
Figure 174 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 187
Figure 175 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 188
Figure 176 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 189
Figure 177 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 190
Figure 178 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categoriess 191
Figure 179 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 193
Figure 180 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 193
Figure 181 - Waikato 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 195
Figure 182 - Waikato 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 195
Figure 183 - Waikato 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 196
Figure 184 - Waikato 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 197
Figure 185 - Waikato 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 198
Figure 186 - Waikato 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 198
Figure 187 - Waikato 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 199
Figure 188 - Waikato 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 200
Figure 189 - Waikato 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 201
Figure 190 - Waikato 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 202
Figure 191 - Waikato 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 203
Figure 192 - Waikato 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 204
Figure 193 - Waikato 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 206
Figure 194 - Waikato 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 206
Figure 195 - Wellington 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 208
Figure 196 - Wellington 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 208
Figure 197 - Wellington 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 209
13 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Figure 198 - Wellington 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 210
Figure 199 - Wellington 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 211
Figure 200 - Wellington 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 211
Figure 201 - Wellington 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 212
Figure 202 - Wellington 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 213
Figure 203 - Wellington 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 214
Figure 204 - Wellington 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 215
Figure 205 - Wellington 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 216
Figure 206 - Wellington 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 217
Figure 207 - Wellington 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 219
Figure 208 - Wellington 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 219
Figure 209 - West Coast 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 221
Figure 210 - West Coast 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 221
Figure 211 - West Coast 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 222
Figure 212 - West Coast 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type 223
Figure 213 - West Coast 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 224
Figure 214 - West Coast 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 224
Figure 215 - West Coast 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 225
Figure 216 - West Coast 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type 226
Figure 217 - West Coast 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 227
Figure 218 - West Coast 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 228
Figure 219 - West Coast 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 229
Figure 220 - West Coast 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories 230
Figure 221 - West Coast 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings 232
Figure 222 - West Coast 2019 Grading - Site Litter Hotshots Ratings 232
Figure 223 - National 2019 – Branded Litter by Industry Category 233
Figure 224 - National 2019 – Most 50 Prevalent Brands as % of All Branded Litter 235
Figure 225 - National 2019 – Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Main Brands Identified 236
Figure 226 - National 2019 – Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Brand Owners 237
Figure 227 - National 2019 – Snack Wrappers and Packets - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Main Brands Identified 238
Figure 228 - National 2019 – Snack Wrappers and Packets - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Brand Owners 239
Figure 229 - National 2019 – Non-Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Main Brands Identified 240
Figure 230 - National 2019 – Non-Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Brand Owners 241
Figure 231 - National 2019 – Takeaway Food and Drink Containers - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Main Brands Identified 242
14 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Figure 232 - National 2019 – Takeaway Food and Drink Containers - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Brand Owners 243
Figure 233 - National 2019 – Milk Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Main Brands Identified 244
Figure 234 - National 2019 – Milk Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Brand Owners 245
Figure 235 - National 2019 – Retail Brands and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Main Brands Identified 246
Figure 236 - National 2019 – Retail Brands and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Brand Owners 247
15 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 - Material Categorisation Index 20
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: National 40
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Highways 60
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Railways 62
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Auckland Region 75
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: National 75
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Bay of Plenty Region 88
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Bay of Plenty 88
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Canterbury and Chatham Islands Regions 101
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Canterbury and Chatham Islands 101
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Regions 114
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Gisborne and Hawke's Bay 114
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Manawatu-Whanganui Region 127
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Manawatu-Whanganui 127
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Northland Region 140
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Northland 140
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Otago Region 153
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Otago 153
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Southland Region 166
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Southland 166
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Taranaki Region 179
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Taranaki 179
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions 192
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough 192
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Waikato Region 205
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Waikato 205
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Wellington Region 218
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Wellington 218
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: West Coast Region 231
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: West Coast 231
Table 2 - Site Types 248
Table 3 – Territory Data 250
Table 4 – 2019 – Areas Surveyed - m2 253
Table 5 – Data Collection Form 254
16 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit OVERVIEW OVERVIEW
Keep New Zealand Beautiful (KNZB) is a national not- Keep New Zealand for-profit committed to leadership in sustainability and serves as the mandated body primarily responsible for Beautiful the promotion of litter control in New Zealand (Litter Act 1979). With 39 branches nation-wide, KNZB educates, educates, inspires inspires and empowers New Zealanders to participate and empowers and do their bit for the restoration, care and protection of their local and national environment. For 52 years New Zealanders the organisation has been at the forefront of the litter abatement movement in New Zealand. to do their bit for In 2016, over 190,000 tonnes of litter was collected from the streets of New Zealand by approximately the environment. 86,000 KNZB volunteers. Motivated by this and with the support of the New Zealand Government, KNZB carried a National Litter Audit (NLA) in 2019 which compiled data through the physical inspection and visual counting of litter in a number of specific, fixed sites. The information collected provides empirical data on regions, the quantities, types, locations, and brands of litter deposited across the country. The methodology and monitoring plan for the NLA was developed by KNZB in consultation with Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ), the Department of Conservation (DoC) and the Ministry for the Environment (MfE). The NLA will help to address the litter problem by providing Tier 1 statistics and baseline data on litter across New Zealand to help inform policy development and will form a basis for ongoing environmental reporting on litter.
As over 80% of the litter found in our waterways comes from land, the NLA is focused on land based litter and the methodology includes similarities to the Beach Litter methodology currently under development by MfE, DoC and Stats NZ to allow for comparability and standardised monitoring across domains.
Each record captured count and weight. For the numbers of items volumes of litter were estimated using well established conversion factors.
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Site specifications varied from 500 m2 to RESEARCH REGIONS 3,000 m2, with a mix of both urban and rural. These sites divided into 7 site types:
• Public Recreational Spaces • Car Parks 6 • Industrial • Residential
• Retail 1 • Highways • Railways 11 2 All results were quoted against a 1,000 m2 4 site area. 9
To allow for the future calculation of litter 5 flux rates, an initial clearance to remove all accumulated litter was undertaken. This provides 12 a clean slate against which future samples can 10 be assessed. Although data from this initial clearance will not form a component of the general flux analysis, it can be used to calculate 13 the initial standing stock of litter. Standing stock 3 is measured as the amount of material in the transect (i.e. unit quantity or weight of litter per 3 unit length), and can be calculated for each type of litter, or as an overall value across all litter types. 7 When standing stock is calculated 8 at multiple sites, averages should be reported with associated error (e.g. standard error or standard deviation).
In order to understand the litter flux trends across New Zealand, KNZB needs to undertake follow up audits every 2-3 years. 1. Auckland 2. Bay of Plenty 3. Canterbury and Chatham Islands 4. Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay 5. Manawatu-Whanganui 6. Northland 7. Otago 8. Southland 9. Taranaki 10. Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough 11. Waikato 12. Wellington 13. West Coast
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18 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit BACKGROUND AND CONTENT BACKGROUND AND CONTENT
PURPOSE KEY OUTCOMES
Immediate outcomes from MfE’s Outcomes Framework KEY OBJECTIVES relevant to this work are:
Collection • By 2020: land and marine based waste discharge to the marine environment is monitored and • Collect high quality data using international understood standards • By 2020: good information and guidance is available • Collect a national data set as a baseline for decision-making • Collect raw data to meet environment reporting • By 2020: we have robust data sets for all requirements of MfE and Stats NZ environment domains Conduct • By 2025: Local Authorities act on cross-domain approaches that respond to trends in land • Conduct an independent and transparent litter audit and marine based waste entering the marine using a clear and robust methodology environment • Conduct litter collection using a comparable methodology with the marine litter data project LIMITATIONS Inform
• The information received will inform government The National Litter Audit is not a study on littering policy decision making behaviour. Keep New Zealand Beautiful undertook • The information will be used in environment an extensive study on littering behaviour in 2018. reporting The results of which can be found here. • The information received will be easily accessible This report provides data and insight regarding the for the public presence of litter within material types regionally and Monitoring nationally. Follow up reports will look at resulting trends over time. • Assessment of the national state of the quantity, type, location and brand of litter • Baseline to track behaviour change • Baseline to look at litter flux • Evidence for policy options to manage land based issues • Target mitigation measures and assess their effectiveness • Contribute to international and regional databases and dialogue • Assess the pressure placed on land by solid litter and waste
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SCOPE
The total area surveyed across all sites nationally was 477,349 m2. This area spanned a total of 413 sites, the average site size was 1,156 m2. A complete table of site area information can be found in the Appendices.
MATERIAL CATEGORISATION
All litter items were incorporated within 8 main material type categories.
The litter classification system, comprised a 2 level hierarchy that identified litter by material class (e.g. Plastic vs. Glass vs. Metal, etc.) and then by the discrete type of litter form (e.g. Food waste vs. Plastic bottle tops vs. Cigarette butts, etc.), distinguished by litter codes, as per the below:
Table 1 - Material Categorisation Index
Class Material Class Litter Code Litter Form (and examples)
1 Cigarette Butts/Vaping CB01 Cigarette butts
2 Cigarette Butts/Vaping CB02 Vaping canisters
3 Illegal Dumping ID01 Total/itemised description
4 Organic Waste OW01 Food waste
5 Organic Waste OW02 Lawn clippings
6 Organic Waste OW03 Human faeces
7 Organic Waste OW04 Dog faeces
8 Organic Waste OW05 Other faeces
9 Organic Waste OW06 Other organic waste
10 Glass GL01 Alcoholic sodas/spirit based mixers, all sizes
11 Glass GL02 Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass
12 Glass GL03 Beer, 750 ml or more, all colours of glass
13 Glass GL04 Cider/fruit based, etc.
14 Glass GL05 Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), <1 litre
15 Glass GL06 Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), 1 litre +
16 Glass GL07 Flav. water/fruit/sports drink (non-carb), <1 litre
17 Glass GL08 Flav. water/fruit/sports drink (non-carb), 1 litre +
18 Glass GL09 Fruit juice, <1 litre
19 Glass GL10 Fruit juice, 1 litre +
20 Glass GL11 Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), <1 litre
21 Glass GL12 Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), 1 litre +
22 Glass GL13 Wine & spirit, all sizes
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Class Material Class Litter Code Litter Form (and examples)
23 Glass GL14 Wine cooler, all sizes
24 Glass GL15 Glass, other (specify)
25 Metal ME01 Aerosols – pressure packs
26 Metal ME02 Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs
27 Metal ME03 Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes
28 Metal ME04 Alcoholic sodas & spirit based mixers
29 Metal ME05 Food cans, including pet food
30 Metal ME06 Foil wrappers
31 Metal ME07 Industrial cans, all types
32 Metal ME08 Metal pieces/fragments
33 Metal ME09 Cider/fruit based, etc.
34 Metal ME10 Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes
35 Metal ME11 Flav. water/soft drink, (non-carbonated), all sizes
36 Metal ME12 Metal, other (specify)
37 Misc MI01 Cloth & materials
38 Misc MI02 Condoms
39 Misc MI03 Construction materials
40 Misc MI04 Disposable nappies
41 Misc MI05 Sanitary products
42 Misc MI06 Ice cream sticks
43 Misc MI07 Syringes
44 Misc MI08 Tyres & pieces
45 Misc MI09 Rubber pieces (not tyres)
46 Misc MI10 Miscellaneous, other (specify)
47 Paper & Cardboard PC01 Cartons, flavoured milk, <1 litre
48 Paper & Cardboard PC02 Cartons, flavoured milk, 1litre +
49 Paper & Cardboard PC03 Cartons, fruit juice, <1 litre
50 Paper & Cardboard PC04 Cartons, fruit juice, 1 litre +
51 Paper & Cardboard PC05 Cartons, milk, plain (white), all sizes
52 Paper & Cardboard PC06 Cigarette packets
53 Paper & Cardboard PC07 Cups, takeaway containers
54 Paper & Cardboard PC08 Flav. water/fruit/sports drinks (non-carb), <1 litre
55 Paper & Cardboard PC09 Flav. water/fruit/sports drinks (non-carb), 1 litre +
56 Paper & Cardboard PC10 Ice cream wrappers
57 Paper & Cardboard PC11 Newspapers & magazines
58 Paper & Cardboard PC12 Junk mail/free circulars
59 Paper & Cardboard PC13 Packages & boxes
60 Paper & Cardboard PC14 Paper bags
61 Paper & Cardboard PC15 Shopper dockets & related shopping paper (eg. lists)
62 Paper & Cardboard PC16 Tickets, eg. bus, ATM, vending machine, etc.
63 Paper & Cardboard PC17 Paper/paperboard, other (specify)
64 Paper & Cardboard PC18 Paper (including newspapers & magazines)
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Class Material Class Litter Code Litter Form (and examples)
65 Paper & Cardboard PC19 Cardboard boxes & fragments
66 Paper & cardboard PC20 Cups, food trays, food wrappers, cigarette packs, drink containers
67 Paper & cardboard PC21 Tubes for fireworks
68 Paper & cardboard PC22 Other (specify)
69 Plastic PL01 Bags, heavier glossy typically branded carry bags
70 Plastic PL02 Bread bag tags
71 Plastic PL03 Containers, industrial eg. oil
72 Plastic PL04 Drink pouches
73 Plastic PL05 Drink package rings, six-pack rings, ring carriers
74 Plastic PL06 Containers, domestic type
75 Plastic PL07 Plastic bags, supermarket type light weight carry bags
76 Plastic PL08 Flav. milk, <1 litre
77 Plastic PL09 Flav. milk, 1 litre +
78 Plastic PL10 Flav. water/fruit/sports drinks (non-carb), <1 litre
79 Plastic PL11 Flav. water/fruit/sports drinks (non-carb), 1 litre +
80 Plastic PL12 Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), <1 litre
81 Plastic PL13 Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), 1 litre +
82 Plastic PL14 Fruit juice, <1 litre
83 Plastic PL15 Fruit juice, 1 litre +
84 Plastic PL16 Lollipop sticks
85 Plastic PL17 Sacks, sheeting – other bags
86 Plastic PL18 Plain water (carbonated or non-carb), <1 litre
87 Plastic PL19 Plain water (carbonated or non-carb), 1 litre +
88 Plastic PL20 Plastic bottle tops
89 Plastic PL21 Snack bags & confectionary wrappers
90 Plastic PL22 Spoons/cutlery
91 Plastic PL23 Straws
92 Plastic PL24 Styrene foam boxes, sheets, etc.
93 Plastic PL25 Takeaway & cups
94 Plastic PL26 White milk, all sizes
95 Plastic PL27 Wine cask, bladders
96 Plastic PL28 Plastic, other (specify)
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SITES by a vegetated area that may include an open drain. The count area commences from the area beginning at the edge of the road, and extending out from Site specifications varied from 500 m2 to 3,000 m2, the road to the nearest fence/boundary or up to a and with a mix of both urban and rural. distance of 10 m out from the road side if no such • Urban - A street area approximately 150 m in length, fence/boundary exists. Two such areas should be along both sides of the road from the front of the collected from, one on each side of the road. properties on each side of that road extending to the gutter including litter in the gutter. • Rural - A road area approximately 150 m in length, RESEARCH REGIONS along both sides of the road from the front of the properties on each side of that road extending to New Zealand is divided into 16 regions and a further the gutter including litter in the gutter. 67 territorial authorities. Eleven regions are administered by regional councils and 5 by unitary authorities (Auckland, Gisborne, Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough) Each site identified below was surveyed which are also regarded as territorial authorities. under each Local Territorial Authority (LTA): Each territorial authority was audited at a minimum of • Public Recreational Space – An area of 5 site types. approximately 40 by 50 m in a public recreational space which could include conservation areas, For the purposes of this Audit, and to maximise accuracy i.e. walking track, has benches, picnic areas, etc. but of the data interpretation, changes to the regional which is not in the immediate vicinity of a shop or reporting format were made for the unitary authorities kiosk. The areas should be within a frequently visited as follows: recreational area. • Auckland Region was divided into 7 distinct areas • Car Park – An area of approximately 30 by 50 m (Rodney, North Shore, Auckland City, Waitakere, in an open space public car park at a point distant Manukau, Papakura, Franklin) for the purposes of from the entrance to the car park. robust data collection, due the size and population • Industrial - A street area approximately 150 m long of the region. The areas were chosen in line with within an industrial area, the count area to be from the structure of the region before the merge to the the fence line or immediate front of the properties to Auckland Super City in 2010. the gutter including litter in the gutter. • Gisborne Region was included with the • Residential - A street area approximately 150 m in Hawke’s Bay Region. length, along both sides of the road from the front • Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough Regions were of the properties on one side of that road extending included in 1 section. to the gutter including litter in the gutter. • Retail - An area approximately 150 m long in front of a strip of shops, extending from the front of the VOLUMES shops to the street gutter and including litter in the gutter. Litter volumes were provided to KNZB from Keep South Australia Beautiful (KESAB). Keep South Australia Beautiful estimated litter volumes from extensive In addition, at least 20 samples each for both railway historical litter data recorded within South Australia. and highway sites were included: Each litter type incorporated within the Audit was • Railways – Include railway tracks at least a kilometre associated with an individual figure which represented an away from railway stations. The count area average volume for each litter item of that type. commences from the area beginning at the edge of the track, and extending out from the track to the nearest adjacent property, or up to a distance of 10 m out from the track side if no such property exists. Two such areas should be collected from, one on each side of the track, approximated 150 m long in length and 1 m wide. • Highways – include open major roadways bounded
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TIMING Full Scale Surveys provide the most reliable measurement. The litter on site is measured and provides a range of information including: The National Litter Audit commenced in February 2019 and concluded in July 2019. A minimum of 5 transects • weight per Local Territorial Authority were audited, with a • type sample mix of 20 highway sites and 20 railway sites • volume across New Zealand. In total 413 sites were surveyed. • ground coverage of litter • visual rating
A visual rating was applied to the sites for their LITTER AUDIT TRAINING cleanliness, aesthetic appeal and notes on plantings, graffiti, murals, etc. All surveys were carried out professionally and efficiently. Visual ratings directly tap into assessment made Planning entailed ensuring that the survey timings and by users of the site and provide information about logistics were confirmed in advance. Surveyors were personal evaluation of litter on the site. This survey is trained to carefully analyse the litter to ensure that it commonly used by the Clean European Network to was properly identified before recording it on the survey assess the aesthetic quality of a site as perceived by the form. For quality control, the data was checked for local community, and the data will be feed into KNZB unlikely abundances or weights of litter, and errors in programming areas. data entry.
The rating appraisal provides a measure of community responses to the litter on the site rather than the physical METHODOLOGY measure of the amount of litter as assessed by other techniques.
The methodology presented here is based on a Although other survey methodologies offer some global review undertaken by KNZB, from the insight into the cleanliness of a site, they do so on the following organisations: assumption that all litter equivalently despoils a site which, at a gross level, may be the case. However, some • Clean European Network kinds of litter will be more aesthetically unappealing than • Keep America Beautiful others and the rating survey provides information that is • Keep Australia Beautiful primarily useful in determining the impact of litter upon • Keep Britain Tidy users of the site. Rating assessments are not resource • Keep Florida Beautiful intensive. Photographs were taken during the same time • Keep Hawaii Beautiful as the full scale survey. To minimise observer error, all • Keep Scotland Beautiful photographs were moderated by a team of 3 researchers • Keep South Australia Beautiful to assess site ratings. This allowed for consistency and • UNEP ensured quality assurance. Sites were selected by stratified random sampling to Surveyors were instructed to assign a visual rating capture key characteristics of land based litter according to the site’s overall appearance before across different environment types. conducting the visual survey. This enabled data collection Typically, there are 4 approaches to surveying land that will permit a comparison of the visual rating of a site litter: small litter counts, large litter counts, visual to the number and type of litter items found in the actual ratings and full scale surveys, the latter encompasses count. Element grades were used the former 3. Keep New Zealand Beautiful employed to assess the various elements range from A to D (a 4 a Full Scale Survey. The research consisted of one point scale): comprehensive litter survey methodology as the main Grade A None present contemporary approach to measuring the extent of litter in New Zealand. Grade B Predominantly free with some minor instances
Grade C Widespread with some accumulations
Grade D Heavily affected
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The 4 point scale rates the site through a modular The purpose of the Branded Litter Audit was to provide process then circulates through the relevant local information regarding the extent and distribution of environmental elements as per the survey design. E.g. branded litter across New Zealand. It is expected that this report will be used by brand owners in order to measure • Litter the contribution of their own brands towards the overall • Detritus litter stream. • Graffiti The Branded Litter Audit analysed litter by assigning • Pavement condition branded items to the different material categories. It • Road markings displays the most prevalent brands overall and within • Bin condition (if applicable) each material type nationally.
LITTER PER 1,000 m2
Numbers of litter items and volumes are quoted To calculate the overall average number of litter items against an average 1,000 m2 area. This allows for per 1,000 m2 the average result was calculated using the credible and robust comparisons of litter in the litter overall number of litter items and the total m2 of all sites. stream regionally, nationally and across material types. The following example outlines the calculation to find the overall average:
Table 2 - Site Types
Total number Number of litter items Site Types Total area (m2) of litter items per 1,000 m2
Type 1 1,000 40 40
Type 2 2,000 80 40
Type 3 7,000 70 10
All Site Types 10,000 190 19
ILLEGAL DUMPING
Illegally dumped items were incorporated within an Illegal Dumping material category. However, due to Health & Safety regulations these items were not weighed.
By definition, illegal dumping is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorised method such as kerbside collection or using an authorised rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land, including waste dumped or tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste.
Illegal dumping can be:
• Large items (e.g. a fridge or couch) • Bagged rubbish
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AT A GLANCE
The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 across Glass objects contributed to the largest litter weights the 413 sites surveyed in the 2019 National Litter Audit per 1,000 m2 but were associated with lower numbers was 118, the overall average litter weight per 1,000 m2 was of litter items and smaller volumes, while Plastic items 0.62 kg, and the overall average estimated volume per contributed both the second largest litter weights 1,000 m2 was 7.35 ltr. and numbers of litter items to the overall national litter stream. Industrial sites were the most littered sites recorded nationally, contributing to the highest numbers of litter Very low instances of Illegal Dumping were recorded; items per 1,000 m2 and the third largest weights and however, this category was associated with the third volumes per 1,000 m2. Retail sites contributed the second largest litter volumes. Weights were not recorded for highest numbers of litter items to the overall litter stream illegally dumped objects. but were associated with small to moderate weights and volumes of litter per 1,000 m2.
Figure 1 - National 2019 % of Items per 1,000 m2 by The largest volumes per 1,000 m2 were associated with Site Type Highways, which also recorded the second largest Chart Title weights and third highest numbers of litter items. Railways contributed the largest weights and second largest volumes per 1,000 m2 but were associated with 10% more moderate numbers of litter items. 23% Moderate numbers of litter items were associated with Car Park Residential and Car Park sites, which also recorded small 18% Highways Industrial to moderate weights and volumes. Public Recreational Public Recreational Space sites contributed the lowest numbers of litter items and 10% Railways 2 the smallest litter weights and volumes per 1,000 m to Residential the overall national litter stream. Retail
13% Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently 24% 2% identified items per 1,000 m2 nationally, however they contributed the smallest weights and volumes to the Car park (10%) litter stream. Paper/Cardboard were associated with the High ways (18%) largest volumes per 1,000 m2, while Miscellaneous items (which included Disposable nappies and Cloth/materials) Industrial (24%) were the second largest contributors to the overall Public Recreational Space (2%) national litter volumes. Railways (13%) Residential (10%) Retail (23%)
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Figure 2 - National 2019 % of Volume per 1,000 m2 by Figure 3 - National 2019 % of Weight per 1,000 m2
Site Type Volume (lt) per 1000m² by Site Type Weight (kg) per 1000m²
7% 5% 6% 4% 8% 8%
Car Park Car Park Highways 27% Highways Industrial Industrial 42% Public Recreational Space Public Recreational Space 24% Railways Railways Residential Residential Retail 39% Retail
1% 15% 13% 1%
Car park (5%) Car park (4%) High ways (42%) High ways (27%) Industrial (13%) Industrial (15%) Public Recreational Space (1%) Public Recreational Space (1%) Railways (24%) Railways (39%) Residential (8%) Residential (8%) Retail (7%) Retail (6%)
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of items per 1,000 m2 were located Nationally, the highest weights per 1,000 m2 were within Industrial sites (256 items), Retail sites (241 items) recorded at Railway sites (3.24 kg), Highway sites and Highway sites (195 items). Moderate to high levels (2.29 kg) and Industrial sites (1.27 kg). Small to moderate of litter were recorded at Railway sites (138 items) while litter weights were associated with Residential sites more moderate numbers of litter items were recorded (0.67 kg) and Retail sites (0.48 kg), while the lowest at Car Park sites (108 items) and Residential sites weights per 1,000 m2 were associated with Car Park sites (103 items). Public Recreational Spaces were associated (0.37 kg) and Public Recreational sites (0.08 kg). with the lowest level of litter per 1,000 m2 (20 items).
The highest volumes of the litter objects per 1,000 m2 were recorded at Highway sites (43.67 ltr), Railway sites (25.21 ltr) and Industrial sites (13.66 ltr). Low to moderate volumes of litter per 1,000 m2 were observed at Residential sites (7.66 ltr) and Retail sites (7.51 ltr). Smaller volumes of litter per 1,000 m2 were found at Car Park sites (4.70 ltr) and Public Recreational sites (1.02 ltr).
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Figure 4 - National 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type NATIONAL 2019 300 50.00
43.67 256 45.00 250 241 40.00
35.00 200 195 30.00 25.21 150 25.00 Items 138 118 108 20.00 103 100 15.00 13.66 10.00 50 7.66 7.51 7.35 4.70 20 5.00 1.02 0 0.00 Car Park Highways Industrial Public Railways Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 5 - National 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type NATIONAL 2019 300 3.50 3.24 256 3.00 250 241
2.29 2.50 200 195 2.00 150 Items 138 118 1.50 108 103 100 1.27 1.00
50 0.67 0.62 0.50 0.48 0.37 20 0.08 0 0.00 Car Park Highways Industrial Public Railways Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Highway sites contributed very large volumes • Retail sites contributed high numbers of litter items of litter and moderate to high numbers of litter items and small to moderate litter volumes 2 per 1,000 m • Residential and Car Park sites contributed both • Industrial sites were associated with a high number a moderate number of litter items and small to of litter items and moderate litter volumes moderate litter volumes • Railway sites contributed large volumes of litter and • Public Recreational sites were associated with both a moderate numbers of litter items low number of litter items and small litter volumes
Figure 6 - National 2019 Items and VolumeItems per and1,000 Volume m2 by per Site 1000m² Type by Site Type NATIONAL 2019 50.00
45.00 Highways
40.00
35.00
30.00
25.00 Railways Volume (lt) Volume
20.00
15.00 Industrial
10.00 Residential Retail 5.00 Car Park Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 Items
The following site characteristics across all site types were identified for items and weights per 1,000 m2:
• Railway sites contributed very large litter weights, • Retail sites were associated with small to moderate but were associated with more moderate numbers of litter weights, but contributed high numbers of litter items litter items • Highway sites were associated with moderate to • Residential and Car Park sites contributed small to large litter weights and moderate to high numbers of moderate litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items litter items • Industrial sites contributed moderate litter weights • Public Recreational sites were associated with both and high numbers of litter items small litter weights and low numbers of litter items
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Figure 7 - National 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type NATIONAL 2019 3.50
Railways 3.00
2.50 Highways
2.00
1.50 Weight (kg) Weight Industrial
1.00
Residential 0.50 Retail Car Park
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most prevalent litter the second highest volume at 1.59 ltr per 1,000 m2. item nationally in 2019 with 39 butts collected per Illegal Dumping (1.31 ltr) and Plastic (1.16 ltr) were also 1,000 m2. Although they were the most commonly associated with larger litter volumes. Smaller litter collected litter item, they were associated with the volumes were recorded for Metal (0.93 ltr), Glass (0.64 smallest litter volumes per 1,000 m2 (0.003 ltr). ltr) and Organic Waste (0.04 ltr).
Plastic items (29 items) were also large contributors to The largest litter weights per 1,000 m2 recorded the number of items per 1,000 m2 nationally while Paper/ nationally were associated with Glass objects Cardboard (15 items), Metal (14 items) and Glass (0.23 kg). Plastic (0.11 kg) and Metal (0.10 kg) (12 items) also added to the overall litter stream per contributed more moderate weights to the overall 1,000 m2. Smaller numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 national litter weights, while low to moderate weights for Miscellaneous (7 items), Organic Waste (1 item) were associated with Miscellaneous items (0.07 kg) and and Illegal Dumping (less than 1 item per 1,000 m2) Paper/Cardboard (0.06 kg). Organic Waste were collected. (0.03 kg) and Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0.012 kg) contributed the smallest litter weights to the overall Paper/Cardboard were associated with the largest litter stream. A weight measure was not recorded for 2 proportion of volume per 1,000 m , contributing any Illegal Dumping objects identified during the Audit. 1.66 ltr while Miscellaneous items (which included Disposable nappies and Cloth/materials) contributed
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Figure 8 - National 2019 Items and VolumeItems and per Volume 1,000 m per2 by 1000m² Main Material by Main Type Material Type NATIONAL 2019 45 1.800 1.66 1.59 40 39 1.600
35 1.31 1.400
30 1.16 1.200 29
25 0.93 1.000
Items 20 0.800 0.64 15 0.600 15 14 12 10 0.400
7 5 0.200 0.04 0.004 0.1 1 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 9 - National 2019 Items by Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items by Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type NATIONAL 2019 45 0.250 0.23 40 39
0.200 35
30 29 0.150 25 Items 20 0.10 0.11 0.100 15 15 0.07 14 12 10 0.06 0.050 7 0.03 5
0.012 1 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc Organic Waste Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
The following characteristics for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 nationally, across the main material types were identified:
• Cigarette Butts/Vaping contributed high numbers to the litter stream but only negligible numbers of of litter items to the national litter stream but litter items negligible volumes • Metal was associated with moderate volumes of litter • Plastic was associated with moderate to high and low to moderate numbers of litter items numbers of litter items and moderate to high • Glass contributed small to moderate litter volumes litter volumes and low to moderate numbers of litter items • Paper/Cardboard contributed large volumes the litter • Organic Waste items were associated with both low stream and were associated with moderate numbers numbers of litter items and small litter volumes of litter items • Miscellaneous items were associated with large litter volumes but small numbers of litter items • Illegal Dumping contributed large litter volumes
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Figure 10 - National 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type NATIONAL 2019 1.80
Paper and Cardboard 1.60 Misc.
1.40 Illegal Dumping 1.20 Plastic
1.00 Metal 0.80 Volume (lt) Volume Glass 0.60
0.40
0.20 Cigarette Butts/Vaping Organic Waste 0.00 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Items
The following characteristics for items and weights per 1,000 m2 nationally, across the main material types were identified:
• Glass items were associated with very large litter • Miscellaneous items contributed low to moderate weights, but contributed low to moderate numbers litter weights and low numbers of litter items to the of litter items to the overall litter stream overall litter stream • Plastic items were associated with moderate litter • Organic Waste was associated with both small litter weights and moderate to high litter volumes weights and low numbers of litter items • Metal items contributed moderate litter weights and • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with low to moderate numbers of litter items small litter weights, but contributed high numbers of • Paper/Cardboard items were associated with low to litter items to the national litter stream moderate litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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2 Figure 11 - National 2019 Items andItems Weight and Weightper 1,000 per m 1000m² by Main by Material Main Material Type Type NATIONAL 2019 0.250 Glass
0.200
0.150
Plastic
Weight (kg) Weight 0.100 Metal
Misc Paper and Cardboard 0.050
Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping
0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Items
SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Nationally, the number of different material type litter items per 1,000 m2 by the different site types included:
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (41 items), • Railway sites: Glass (53 items), Plastic (37 items), Plastic (25 items), Metal (14 items), Miscellaneous Metal (14 items), Paper/Cardboard (14 items), (10 items), Paper/Cardboard (10 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (11 items), Miscellaneous Glass (7 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and (7 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping Illegal Dumping (0 items) (0.5 items per 1,000 m²) • Highway sites: Plastic (71 items), Paper/Cardboard • Residential sites: Plastic (29 items), Cigarette Butts/ (37 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (28 items), Vaping (23 items), Paper/Cardboard (16 items), Metal Metal (26 items), Glass (16 items), Miscellaneous (15 items), Glass (10 items), Miscellaneous (7 items), (14 items), Organic Waste (2 items) and Organic Waste (2 items) and Illegal Dumping Illegal Dumping (0.7 items per 1,000 m²) (0 items) • Industrial sites: Plastic (70 items), Cigarette Butts/ • Retail sites: Cigarette butts (124 items), Plastic Vaping (69 items), Glass (35 items), Paper/Cardboard (40 items), Paper/Cardboard (29 items), Metal (33 items), Metal (31 items), Miscellaneous (14 items), (22 items), Glass (14 items), Miscellaneous (11 items), Organic Waste (3 items) and Illegal Dumping Organic Waste (2 items) and Illegal Dumping (0.1 item per 1,000 m²) (0 items) • Public Recreational sites: Plastic (7 items), Paper/ Cardboard (4 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (3 items), Glass (2 items), Metal (2 items), Miscellaneous (2 items), Organic Waste (0.4 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
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Figure 12 - National 2019 Sites by Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Material Types - Items per 1000m² NATIONAL 2019 140
124 120
100
80 71 69 70
60 53 Items
41 40 37 37 40 35 33 31 29 29 25 28 26 23 22 16 20 14 16 14 14 14 14 15 14 10 10 11 10 11 7 7 7 7 3 3 4 2 0.0 1 0.7 2 0.1 20.02 2 0 0.5 1 0.0 0.0 2 0 Car Park Highways Industrial Public Railways Residential Ret ail Recreational Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
Analysis according to object sub-type categories showed that on average, Cigarette butts were the most frequently identified item nationally, with 39 butts recorded per 1,000 m2.
Other objects frequently identified included:
• Uncategorised Plastic objects • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (14 items per 1,000 m²) (9 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects • Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs (11 items per 1,000 m²) (5 items per 1,000 m²)
Figure 13 - National 2019 Dirty DozenDirty - Items Dozen per - Items 1,000 per m2 -1000m² Object Sub- Object Categories Sub Catagories NATIONAL 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 39
Plastic: Plastic, other 14
Glass: Glass, other 11
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 9
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 5
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 4
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 4
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 3
Metal: Foil wrappers 3
Misc.: Misc., other 2
Plastic: Styrene foam boxes, sheets, etc. 2
Misc.: Cloth & materials 2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
Disposable nappies represented the largest contribution Other object sub-categories which were associated with to the estimated national litter volumes, recording large estimated volumes included: 1.50 ltr of volume per 1,000 m2. • Illegal dumping (1.31 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (0.98 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (0.44 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Glass: Beer, less than 750 ml, all colours of glass (0.32 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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CIGARETTE BUTTS _
Cigarette butts were the most frequently identified item nationally, with 39 butts recorded per 1000m² NATIONAL
Figure 14 - National 2019 Dirty DozenDirty -Dozen Volume - Volume per 1,000 per m 1000m²2 - Object - ObjectSub Categories Sub Catagories NATIONAL 2019
Misc.: Disposable nappies 1.50
Illegal Dumping: Illegal dumping 1.31 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & 0.98 drink containers Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.44
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.32
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.26
Plastic: Containers, industrial eg. oil 0.24
Glass: Glass, other 0.22
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.18
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 0.17
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.17
Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit based mixers 0.13
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 Volume (lt)
Glass: Beer bottles (less than 750 ml, all colours) Other object sub-categories which were associated with represented the largest contribution to the national large litter weights per 1,000 m2 included: litter weights, recording 0.12 kg of weight per 1,000 m2. Weights were not measured for Illegal Dumping materials • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.07 kg per 1,000 m²) and therefore are not included in the weight analysis. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (0.06 kg per 1,000 m²) • Metal pieces/fragments (0.06 kg per 1,000 m²) • Cloth & materials (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²)
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DISPOSABLE NAPPIES –
Disposable nappies represented the largest contribution to the estimated national litter volumes, recording 1.50 ltr of volume per 1,000 m² NATIONAL
Figure 15 - National 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories NATIONAL 2019
Glass: Beer < 750 mil, all colours of glass 0.12
Glass: Glass, other 0.07
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.06
Meta l: Meta l pieces/frag ments 0.06
Misc.: Cloth and Materials 0.03
Organic Waste: Food waste 0.02
Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway and drink containers 0.02
Misc.: Rubber pie ces (not tyre s) 0.02
Paper and Cardboard: Carboard boxes and fragments 0.02
Glass: Alcoholic sodas/sprit based mixers, all sizes 0.02
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.01
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 0.01
0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.14 Weight (kg)
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited nationally.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: National
Risk Present Litter Distribution
National Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
91% 73% 97% 3%
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GLASS BEER BOTTLES –
Glass beer bottles (less than 750 ml, all colours) represented the largest contribution to the national litter weights, recording 0.12 kg of weight per 1,000 m² NATIONAL
Figure 16 - National 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ranking Grading - Visual Site Ratings NATIONAL 2019 100%
90%
80%
70% 60%
50%
40%
30% 20%
10%
0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 17 - National 2019 Grading - Site LitterGrading Hotshots - Litter Ratings Site Hotshots Ratings NATIONAL 2019 100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
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0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant 5 Very Significant
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AT A GLANCE
A sample of 21 Highway sites and 22 Railway sites Plastic items were the most frequently identified at were audited nationally in 2019. Not all regions were Highway sites and contributed to the second largest litter represented in the Audit, therefore the reporting for weights per 1,000 m2. Highways and Railways is included separately. Glass items contributed to the highest numbers and The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 across largest litter weights at Railway sites, while Plastic items all Highway sites surveyed nationally was 195 items, the contributed the second highest numbers of litter items. overall average weight of the items per 1,000 m2 was 2.29 kg, while the overall average estimated volume per Illegal Dumping was associated with the largest volumes but low numbers of items at both Highway and Railway 1,000 m2 was 43.67 ltr. sites nationally. Railway sites contributed an overall average of 138 litter items per 1,000 m2, and overall average weight of 3.24 kg, and an overall estimated volume per 1,000 m2 of 25.21 ltr.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
Figure 18 - Highways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 Items and Volume per 1000m² HIGHWAYS 2019
600 300.00
252.24 500 480 250.00 448 407 400 372 200.00
309 301 334 300 151.54 150.00 Items 242 242 Volume (lt) 195 200 168 100.00 142 91.30 74.26 131 135 110 110 98 101 100 80 71 42.74 75 50.00 47 43.67 29.38 31.42 36.93 32.14 32.59 22.83 14.55 24.74 15.13 7.45 22.96 19.56 8.08 10.01 6.75 13.06 0 0.00 Overall WaikatoWaikato District: WaikatoWaikato District: WaikatoWaikato District: Waitomo District: Waikato Stratford District: Taranaki Invercargill City: Southland Wellington City: Wellington Islands Manukau District: Auckland District: Manukau Opotiki District: Bay Plenty of Whakatane District: Plenty of Bay Napier City : Gisborne/Hawke's Bay Thames-Coromandel District: Waikato Wairoa District: Gisborne/Hawke's Bay Hasti ngs District: Gisborne/Hawke's Bay Whanganui District: Manawatu-Whanganui District: Whanganui Western BayWestern Plenty District: of of Bay Plenty BayWestern Plenty District: of of Bay Plenty Waitaki District: Canterbury/Chatham Islands Hurunui District: Canterbury/Chatham Islands Canterbury/Chatham District: Hurunui Waimate District: Canterbury/Chatham Islands Canterbury/Chatham District: Waimate Chatham Islands Territory: Canterbury/Chatham Territory: Islands Chatham
Items Per 1000m² Volume per 1000m²
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Figure 19 - Highways 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 Items and Weight per 1000m² HIGHWAYS 2019
600 6.61 7.00 6.33 5.94 6.00 500 480 5.23 448 5.00 400 407 372 4.00 334 309 301 300 3.26 Items 242 3.39 242 3.00
3.09 (kg) Weight 195 200 2.48 142 1.71 1.74 2.292.00 1.63 1.86 131 135 168 110 1.44 100 0.95 1.01 101 110 75 1.00 0.69 98 1.13 1.02 80 71 0.63 0.65 47 0.49 0 0.00 Overall WaikatoWaikato District: WaikatoWaikato District: WaikatoWaikato District: Waitomo District: Waikato StratfordDistrict: Taranaki Invercargill City: Southland Wellington City: Wellington Islands Manukau District: Auckland District: Manukau Opotiki District: Bay Plenty of Whakatane District: Plenty of Bay Napier City : Gisborne/Hawke's Bay Thames-Coromandel District: Waikato Wairoa District: Gisborne/Hawke's Bay Hasti ngs District: Gisborne/Hawke's Bay Whanganui District: Manawatu-Whanganui District: Whanganui Western BayWestern Plenty District: of of Bay Plenty BayWestern Plenty District: of of Bay Plenty Waitaki District: Canterbury/Chatham Islands Hurunui District: Canterbury/Chatham Islands Canterbury/Chatham District: Hurunui Waimate District: Canterbury/Chatham Islands Canterbury/Chatham District: Waimate Chatham Islands Territory: Canterbury/Chatham Territory: Islands Chatham
Items Per 1000m² Wei ght Per 1000m²
Figure 20 - Railways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 Items and Volume per 1000m² RAILWAYS 2019 600 140.00 129.97 538 498 120.00 500 119.02
100.00 400 356 80.00 300 271 Items 287 52.05 60.00 Volume (lt) 201 200 54.14 40.00 31.00 132 138 26.86 118 27.74 87 91 100 81 18.34 25.21 29 59 13.06 12.84 20.00 39 18 87 20.13 58 8.50 53 27 14 8.78 11.87 3.06 10.90 5.01 26 15 1.16 2.54 2.16 3.35 1.00 0 0.00 Overall Hamilton City: Waikato Hamilton City: Waikato Gore District: Southland Grey District: Grey Coast West Rodney District: Auckland WaikatoWaikato District: WaikatoWaikato District: WaikatoWaikato District: Franklin District: Auckland Waitomo District: Waikato Waitomo District: Waikato OtorohangaDistrict: Waikato Carterton District: Carterton Wellington New Plymouth District: Taranaki South Taranaki District: Taranaki Whakatane District: Plenty of Bay Wairoa District: Gisborne/Hawke's Bay Manawatu District: Manawatu-Whanganui District: Manawatu Whanganui District: Manawatu-Whanganui District: Whanganui Timaru District: Canterbury/Chatham Islands Canterbury/Chatham District: Timaru Palmerston North City: PalmerstonNorth Manawatu-Whanganui Marlborough District: Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough
Items Per 1000m² Volume per 1000m²
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Figure 21 - Railways 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 Items and Weight per 1000m² RAILWAYS 2019 600 20.00 538 18.00 17.79 498 500 16.00
14.00 400 12.85 356 12.00
300 271 10.00
Items 287
201 8.00 (kg) Weight 200 5.86 6.00 132 5.68 138 118 3.22 87 81 91 87 4.00 100 3.35 2.75 2.54 59 1.60 2.60 3.24 0.99 26 0.98 2.34 27 14 1.65 2.32 2.00 58 1.81 1.76 53 18 0.12 29 1.50 15 39 0.45 0.19 0.21 0 0.00 Overall Hamilton City: Waikato Hamilton City: Waikato Gore District: Southland Grey District: Grey Coast West WaikatoWaikato District: WaikatoWaikato District: WaikatoWaikato District: Rodney District: Auckland Franklin District: Auckland Waitomo District: Waikato Waitomo District: Waikato OtorohangaDistrict: Waikato Carterton District: Carterton Wellington New Plymouth District: Taranaki South Taranaki District: Taranaki Whakatane District: Plenty of Bay Wairoa District: Gisborne/Hawke's Bay Manawatu District: Manawatu-Whanganui Whanganui District: Manawatu-Whanganui Timaru District: Canterbury/Chatham Islands Canterbury/Chatham District: Timaru Palmerston North City: PalmerstonNorth Manawatu-Whanganui Marlborough District: Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough
Items Per 1000m² Wei ght per 1000m²
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
HIGHWAY SITES
Plastic was the most frequently collected litter item at Highway sites nationally (71 items), while Paper/ Cardboard (37 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (28 items) and Metal (26 items) also added significantly to the litter stream. Lower numbers of items were recorded for Glass (16 items), Miscellaneous items (14 items), Organic Waste (2 items) and Illegal Dumping (1 item).
Items which contributed the greatest volumes per 1,000 m2 to the litter stream at Highway sites throughout New Zealand were Illegal Dumping (17.36 ltr) and Paper/ Cardboard (9.55 ltr), while Metal (5.83 ltr), Plastic (4.87 ltr) and Miscellaneous items (4.54 ltr) were associated with low to moderate volumes.
Smaller estimated volumes of litter were associated with Glass (1.45 ltr) and Organic Waste (0.06 ltr). Cigarette Butts/Vaping contributed the smallest proportion of the overall litter volume (0.003 ltr per 1,000 m2).
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Figure 22 - Highways 2019 Items andItems Volume and Volume per 1,000 per 1000m²m2 by Main by Main Material Material Type Type HIGHWAYS 2019 80 20.000
71 17.36 18.000 70
16.000
60
14.000
50 12.000
40 9.55 10.000
Items 37 Volume (lt) Volume
8.000 30 28 26
5.83 6.000 4.87 20 4.54 16 14 4.000
10 2.000 1.45 2 0.003 1 0.06 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Cardboard
Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Larger litter weights per 1,000 m2 contributing to Cardboard (0.26 kg). Smaller litter weights per the overall Highway litter stream were associated 1,000 m2 were associated with Organic Waste with Glass (0.77 kg) and Plastic (0.51 kg), while more (0.08 kg) and Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0.03 kg). moderate litter weights were recorded for Metal A weight measure was not recorded for any Illegal (0.36 kg), Miscellaneous items (0.28 kg) and Paper/ Dumping objects identified during the Audit.
Figure 23 - Highways 2019 Items andItems Volume and Weight per 1,000 per 1000m²m2 by Main by Main Material Material Type Type HIGHWAYS 2019 80 0.900
71 0.800 70 0.77
0.700 60
0.600 50
0.51 0.500
40 37 Items
0.400 Weight (kg) 0.36
30 28 26 0.28 0.300 0.26
20 16 0.200 14
10 0.08 0.100
0.031 2 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic Butts/Vaping
Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Highway sites nationally:
• Plastic was associated with high numbers of litter • Miscellaneous items contributed low numbers of items, but contributed low to moderate volumes litter items and low to moderate litter volumes of litter • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with • Illegal Dumping was associated with high litter moderate numbers of litter items, but contributed volumes, but contributed a small number of negligible litter volumes litter items • Organic Waste and Glass items were associated • Paper/Cardboard contributed both moderate with both low numbers of litter items and small numbers of items and volumes litter volumes • Metal was associated with moderate numbers of litter items and low to moderate litter volumes
Figure 24 - Highways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type HIGHWAYS 2019 20.000
18.000 Illegal Dumping 16.000
14.000
12.000
10.000 Paper and Cardboard
Volume (lt) Volume 8.000
6.000 Metal Misc. Plastic 4.000
2.000 Glass
0.000 Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Items
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Figures for items and weights per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Highway sites nationally:
• Glass items were associated with large litter • Miscellaneous items contributed moderate litter weights, but contributed low to moderate numbers weights and low numbers of litter items of litter items • Organic Waste was associated with both small litter • Plastic items contributed moderate to large litter weights and low numbers of litter items weights and high numbers of litter items • Cigarette butts contributed small litter weights and • Metal and Paper/Cardboard were associated with moderate numbers of litter items moderate litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
Figure 25 - Highways 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type HIGHWAYS 2019 0.900
0.800 Glass
0.700
0.600
0.500 Plastic
0.400
Weight (kg) Weight Metal 0.300 Misc. Paper and Cardboard 0.200
0.100 Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Items
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ILLEGAL DUMPING –
Illegal dumping contributed the largest proportion to the total estimated litter volume at highway sites nationally, recording 17.36 ltr per 1,000 m²
Likewise, illegal dumping represented the largest contribution to the estimated national railway site litter volumes, recording 11.93 ltr of volume per 1,000 m² HIGHWAYS AND RAILWAYS
RAILWAY SITES
Glass was the most frequently identified object per Illegal Dumping (11.93 ltr) contributed significantly 1,000 m2 at Railway sites (53 items) while Plastic more volume per 1,000 m2 to the litter stream than any (37 items) was also a significant contributor to the other material type. Plastic (3.60 ltr) Metal (3.18 ltr) and overall number of litter items collected. Low to moderate Paper/Cardboard (2.79 ltr) were associated with low to numbers of items per 1,000 m2 were recorded for Metal moderate litter volumes, while smaller litter volumes were (14 items) and Paper/Cardboard (14 items) while smaller recorded for Miscellaneous (1.24 ltr), Organic Waste numbers of items were associated with Cigarette Butts/ (0.03 ltr) and Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0.001 ltr). Vaping (11 items), Miscellaneous (7 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (less than 1 item per 1,000 m2).
Figure 26 - Railways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type RAILWAYS 2019 60 14.000
53 11.93 12.000 50
10.000
40 37
8.000
30 Items Volume (lt) Volume 6.000
20
3.60 4.000 14 14 3.18 11 2.79 2.43 10 7 2.000 1.24
1 0.001 0 0.03 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Cardboard
Items per 1000m² Volume per 1000m²
Glass (1.21 kg) was associated with the largest litter associated with Organic Waste (0.03 kg) and Cigarette weights per 1,000 m2 collected at Railway sites, while Butts/Vaping (0.005 kg). A weight measure was not more moderate contributors to the overall litter weight recorded for any Illegal Dumping objects identified per 1,000 m2 were Plastic (0.64 kg), Miscellaneous items during the Audit. (0.59 kg) and Metal (0.54 kg). Smaller litter weights were
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Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type Figure 27 - Railways 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000RAILWAYS m2 by Main 2019 Material Type 60 1.400
53
1.200 1.21 50
1.000
40 37
0.800
30
Items 0.64
0.59 Weight (kg) 0.600 0.54
20
0.400 14 14 11 10 7 0.15 0.200
0.11 1 0.005 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic Butts/Vaping
Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Railway sites nationally:
• Illegal Dumping contributed large litter volumes, • Metal and Paper/Cardboard items contributed low but contributed very small numbers to the overall to moderate numbers of litter items and low to litter stream moderate litter volumes • Glass items were associated with high numbers of • Organic Waste and Miscellaneous, and Cigarette litter items and small to moderate litter volumes Butts/Vaping items were all associated with low • Plastic items were associated with moderate to numbers of litter items and small litter volumes high numbers of litter items and low to moderate litter volumes
Figure 28 - Railways 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type RAILWAYS 2019 14.000
12.000 Illegal Dumping
10.000
8.000
6.000 Volume (lt) Volume
4.000 Metal Plastic
Paper and Cardboard Glass 2.000 Misc. Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Items
Figures for items and weights per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Railway sites nationally:
• Glass items were associated with both large litter • Paper/Cardboard and Cigarette Butts/Vaping items weights and high numbers of litter items contributed small litter weights and low to moderate • Plastic items contributed moderate litter weights and numbers of litter items moderate to high numbers of litter items • Organic Waste was associated with both small litter • Miscellaneous items were associated with moderate weights and low numbers of litter items litter weights and low numbers of litter items • Metal items contributed moderate litter weights and low to moderate numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 29 - Railways 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type RAILWAYS 2019 1.400
1.200 Glass
1.000
0.800
Plastic 0.600 Misc. Weight (kg) Weight Metal
0.400
0.200 Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard 0.000 Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Over the Highway and Railway sites audited nationally, the number of different material type litter items per 1,000 m2 by the different site types included:
• Highway sites: Plastic (71 items), Paper/Cardboard • Railway sites: Glass (53 items), Plastic (37 items), (37 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (28 items), Metal Metal (14 items), Paper/Cardboard (14 items), (26 items), Glass (16 items), Miscellaneous (14 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (11 items), Miscellaneous Organic Waste (2 items) and Illegal Dumping (7 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0.7 items per 1,000 m²) (0.5 items per 1,000 m²)
Figure 30 - Highways and Railways 2019 Sites by Main Material Type - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Type - Items per 1000m² HIGHWAYS AND RAILWAYS 2019 80
71 70
60 53 50
40 37 37 Items
28 30 26
20 16 14 14 14 11 10 7
0.7 2 0.5 1 0 Highways Railways Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
HIGHWAY SITES
Within the litter object type sub-categories, large litter counts included: uncategorised Plastic objects were the largest contributors to the litter objects collected at Highways • Cigarette butts (28 items per 1,000 m²) nationally, with 32 items per 1,000 m2 identified on • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard average across the sites. (16 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (14 items per 1,000 m²)
Other object sub-categories which were associated with
2 Figure 31 - Highways 2019 Dirty DozenDirty - DozenItems -perItems 1,000 per 1000m²m - Object Object Sub Sub Categories Catagories HIGHWAYS 2019
Plastic: Plastic, other 32
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 28
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 16
Glass: Glass, other 14
Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers 11
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 9
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 8
Plastic: Styrene foam boxes, sheets, etc. 6
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 5
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 5
Metal: Foil wrappers 5
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 4
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Items
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From an analysis of all the material type sub-categories, Other object sub-categories with significant volume Illegal dumping contributed the largest proportion to the estimates included: total estimated litter volume at Highway sites nationally, recording 17.36 ltr per 1,000 m2. • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (7.91 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Disposable nappies (3.83 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Flavoured water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes (2.31 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (1.37 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit-based mixers (1.37 ltr per 1,000 m²)
Figure 32 - Highways 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1000m² Object Sub Catagories HIGHWAYS 2019
Illegal Dumping: Illegal dumping 17.36
Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers 7.91
Misc.: Disposable nappies 3.83
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 2.31
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 1.37
Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit based mixers 1.37
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), 1 litre+ 0.96
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.85
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.84
Paper and Cardboard: Cigarette packets 0.77
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.77
Misc.: Tyres & pieces 0.67
0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 20.00 Volume (lt)
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Within the material type sub-categories, an analysis Object sub-categories which contributed proportionally of the average litter weights per 1,000 m2 identified higher litter weights included: Glass: Beer bottles (less than 750 ml, all colours) as the • Uncategorised Plastic objects (0.26 kg per 1,000 m²) largest contributor to the overall litter weights across highways nationally, with an average weight of 0.33 kg • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.20 kg per 1,000 m²) per 1,000 m2. Weights were not measured for Illegal • Metal pieces/fragments (0.14 kg per 1,000 m²) Dumping materials and therefore are not included in the weight analysis.
2 Figure 33 - Highways 2019 Dirty DozenDirty Dozen- Weight - Weight per 1,000 per 1000m² m - Object Object Sub Sub CatagoriesCategories HIGHWAYS 2019
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.33
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.26
Glass: Glass, other 0.20
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.14
Glass: Wine & spirit, all sizes 0.10
Misc.: Tyres & pieces 0.10
Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers 0.09
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.09
Glass: Alcoholic sodas/sprit based mixers, all sizes 0.08
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 0.07
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 0.07
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 0.06
0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 Weight (kg)
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RAILWAY SITES
Uncategorised Glass objects were the largest Other object sub-categories which were associated with contributors to the litter objects collected at Railway sites large litter counts included: nationally, with 50 items per 1,000 m2 on average across the sites. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (15 items per 1,000 m²) • Cigarette butts (11 items per 1,000 m²) • Plastic: Snack bags & confectionery wrappers (8 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (7 items per 1,000 m²)
Figure 34 - Railways 2019 Dirty DozenDirty - DozenItems per- Items 1,000 per m1000m²2 - Object Object Sub Sub Categories catagories RAILWAYS 2019
Glass: Glass, other 50
Plastic: Plastic, other 15
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 11
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 8
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 7
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 5
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 4
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 3
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 3
Metal: Foil wrappers 2
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 2
Plastic: Styrene foam boxes, sheets, etc. 2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Items
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Illegal dumping represented the largest contribution Other object sub-categories which were associated with to the estimated national Railway site litter volumes, large estimated volumes included: recording 11.93 ltr of volume per 1,000 m2. • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (1.99 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (1.38 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Disposable nappies (1.12 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Glass: Beer, less than 750 ml, all colours of glass (1.08 ltr per 1,000 m²)
Figure 35 - Railways 2019 Dirty DozenDirty Dozen - Volume - Volume per 1,000per 1000m² m2 - Object Object Sub Catagories Categories RAILWAYS 2019
Illegal Dumping: Illegal dumping 11.93
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 1.99
Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers 1.38
Misc.: Disposable nappies 1.12
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 1.08
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), 1 litre+ 0.99
Glass: Glass, other 0.98
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.67
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.59
Plastic: White milk, all sizes 0.42
Plastic: Flav. water/fruit/sports drink (non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.37
Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit based mixers 0.36
0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 Volume (lt)
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Within material sub-categories, uncategorised Glass Other material sub-categories which contributed larger was the highest contributor to litter weight across weights per 1,000 m2 included: Railway sites nationally, with 0.61 kg per 1,000 m2 recorded. Weights were not measured for Illegal • Glass: Beer, less than 750 ml, all colours Dumping materials and therefore are not included in (0.55 kg per 1,000 m²) the weight analysis. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (0.43 kg per 1,000 m²) • Metal pieces/fragments (0.39 kg per 1,000 m²) • Rubber pieces – not tyres (0.29 kg per 1,000 m²)
Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1000m² Object Sub Catagories 2 Figure 36 - Railways 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight perRAILWAYS 1,000 m 2019- Object Sub Categories
Glass: Glass, other 0.61
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.55
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.43
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.39
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 0.29
Misc.: Construction materials 0.22
Organic Waste: Food waste 0.15
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.07
Paper and Cardboard: Carboard boxes & fragments 0.05
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.05
Metal: Aerosols - pressure packs 0.03
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), 1 litre+ 0.03
0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 Weight (kg)
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total Highway and Railway sites audited nationally.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Highways
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Highways Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
24% 76% 95% 5%
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Figure 37 - Highways 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings HIGHWAYS 2019 100%
90%
80% 70%
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0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 38 - Highways 2019 Grading - SiteGrading Litter Hotshots - Litter Site Ratings Hotshots Ratings HIGHWAYS 2019 100%
90%
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0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant 5 Very Significant
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Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Railways Risk Present Litter Distribution
Railways Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
32% 68% 100% 0%
Figure 39 - Railways 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings RAILWAYS 2019 100%
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0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 40 - Railways 2019 Grading - Site LitterGrading Hotshots - Litter Ratings Hotshots Ratings RAILWAYS 2019 100%
90%
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0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant 5 Very Significant
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THE REGIONS THE REGIONS AUCKLAND AT A GLANCE The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 across REGION the 37 sites surveyed in the Auckland Region was 202 items, the overall average weight of the items per 1,000 m2 was | AUCKLAND REGION 1.16 kg, while the overall average estimated volume per 1,000 m2 was 8.95 ltr.
Retail sites were associated with high numbers of litter items, large litter volumes but more moderate litter weights while Industrial sites contributed to high numbers of litter items and both large litter volumes and litter weights. Residential sites also contributed to high litter volumes and litter weights but were associated with more moderate numbers of litter items.
Car Park sites recorded moderate numbers of litter items and litter volumes, with moderate to high litter weights, while Public Recreational sites were associated with low numbers of litter items, small litter volumes and small litter weights.
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently identified item per 1,000 m2 in the Auckland Region but contributed the smallest weights and volumes of litter. Paper/Cardboard contributed the largest volumes of litter and second largest litter weights but were associated with lower numbers of litter items. Glass was identified as the largest contributor to litter weight, second largest contributor to volume and the third most frequently identified item per 1,000 m2. Plastic contributed the second highest number of litter items and third highest volumes to the Auckland litter stream but was associated with lower litter weights.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The 2 highest numbers of items per 1,000 m2 collected were at Retail sites (422 items) and Industrial sites (411 items). Moderate levels of litter items per 1,000 m2 were associated with Car Park sites (235 items), and Residential sites (201 items). The smallest number of litter items per 1,000 m2 were located at Public Recreational sites (18 items).
The estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 at Retail sites (18.46 ltr), Residential sites (15.12 ltr) and Industrial sites (14.52 ltr) were all higher than the regional average. Car Park sites (9.05 ltr) were associated with moderate volumes per 1,000 m2 while Public Recreational sites contributed to very small volumes per 1,000 m2 (0.60 ltr).
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Figure 41 - Auckland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type AUCKLAND 2019 450 20.00 422 411 18.46 | AUCKLAND REGION 400 18.00
15.12 16.00 350 14.52 14.00 300 12.00 250 235 8.95 10.00
Items 200 9.05 201 202 8.00 (lt) Volume 150 6.00 100 4.00
50 2.00 18 0.60 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
The highest weights per 1,000 m2 in the Auckland Region were associated with Retail sites (0.93 kg) while Public were recorded at Residential sites (2.78 kg), Industrial sites Recreational sites contributed very small weights per 1,000 (1.87 kg) and Car Park sites (1.73 kg). More moderate weights m2 to the overall litter stream (0.03 kg).
2 Figure 42 - Auckland 2019 Items and WeightItems perand 1,000 Weight m per by 1000mSite Type² by Site Type AUCKLAND 2019 450 3.00 422 411 2.78 400 2.50 350
300 2.00 1.73 1.87 250 235 202 1.50 Items 200 201 Weight (kg) Weight 1.16 150 1.00 0.93
100 0.50 50 18 0.03 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Auckland Region were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Retail and Industrial sites contributed to high • Car Park sites were associated with both moderate | AUCKLAND REGION numbers of litter items and large volumes of litter numbers of litter items and moderate volumes of litter • Residential sites contributed to moderate numbers • Public Recreational sites contributed to both low of litter items, but high volumes of litter numbers of litter items and small volumes of litter
Figure 43 - Auckland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type AUCKLAND 2019 20.00
Retail 18.00
16.00 Residential Industrial 14.00
12.00
10.00 Car Park
Volume (lt) Volume 8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Items
Site characteristics across the Auckland Region sites were identified for items and litter weights per 1,000 m2 as follows:
• Residential sites were associated with large litter • Retail sites were associated with moderate litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items weights and high numbers of litter items • Industrial sites recorded moderate to large litter • Public Recreational sites contributed both small litter weights and high numbers of litter items weights and low numbers of litter items • Car Park sites contributed moderate to high litter • Weights were not recorded for Illegal Dumping items weights to the overall regional litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items
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Figure 44 - Auckland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type AUCKLAND 2019
3.00 | AUCKLAND REGION
Residential
2.50
2.00 Industrial Car Park
1.50 Weight (kg) Weight
1.00 Retail
0.50
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently The largest litter weight per 1,000 m2 in the region was recorded item in the Auckland Region (82 items) associated with Glass (0.55 kg), while more moderate while Plastic (33 items), Glass (28 items) and Metal litter weights were recorded for Paper/Cardboard (27 items) also added significantly to the litter stream. (0.20 kg). Smaller litter weights were associated with Smaller numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 were Metal (0.12 kg), Organic Waste (0.10 kg), Plastic recorded for Paper/Cardboard (18 items), (0.09 kg) and Miscellaneous (0.06 kg). Cigarette Butts/ Miscellaneous (9 items), Organic Waste (3 items) Vaping (0.05 kg) contributed the smallest proportion of and Illegal Dumping (less than 1 item). weight to the overall litter stream. A weight measure was not recorded for any Illegal Dumping objects identified Items which contributed the greatest volumes per during the Audit. 1,000 m2 to the litter stream in the Auckland Region were Paper/Cardboard (3.12 ltr), Glass (1.83 ltr) and Plastic (1.59 ltr). Smaller estimated volumes of litter were associated with Metal (1.14 ltr), Illegal Dumping (0.58 ltr), Miscellaneous (0.57 ltr), and Organic Waste (0.11 ltr). Cigarette Butts/Vaping contributed the smallest proportion of the overall litter volume (0.009 ltr per 1,000 m2).
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Figure 45 - Auckland 2019 Items andItems Volume and Volume per 1,000 per 1000m²m2 by Main by Main Material Material Type Type Auckland 2019 90 3.500 82 | AUCKLAND REGION 3.12 80 3.000
70 2.500 60
50 1.83 2.000
1.59 Items 40 1.500 (lt) Volume
1.14 30 33 28 27 1.000 20 0.58 0.57 18 0.500 10 9 3 0.009 0 0.11 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 46 - Auckland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type AUCKLAND 2019 90 0.600 82 0.55 80 0.500 70
60 0.400
50 0.300 Items 40
33 (kg) Weight 0.20 30 27 0.200 28 20 0.10 18 0.12 0.100 0.06 10 0.09 0.046 9 3 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Auckland Region:
• Paper/Cardboard contributed large volumes to the • Metal was associated with moderate numbers of | AUCKLAND REGION litter stream but were associated with only low to litter items and low to moderate volumes of litter moderate numbers of litter items • Illegal Dumping, Organic Waste and Miscellaneous • Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with very items were associated with smaller numbers of litter large number of litter items but contributed only a items and contributed only low volumes of litter negligible volume to the litter stream • Plastic and Glass items contributed moderate numbers of litter items and moderate volumes to the litter stream
Figure 47 - Auckland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type AUCKLAND 2019 3.500
Paper and Cardboard 3.000
2.500
2.000 Glass
Plastic 1.500 Volume (Litres) Volume Metal 1.000
Illegal Dumping
0.500 Misc. Cigarette Butts/Vaping Organic Waste 0.000 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Items
Characteristics for items and main material types per 1,000 m2 identified across the Auckland Region sites included:
• Glass contributed large litter weights and moderate • Miscellaneous items contributed small litter weights litter items to the Auckland Region litter stream and low numbers of litter items • Paper/Cardboard was associated with small to • Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with small moderate litter weights and low to moderate litter weights, however this category contributed numbers of litter items very high numbers of litter items to the Auckland • Metal and Plastic contributed small to moderate litter Region litter stream weights and moderate numbers of litter items • Organic Waste was associated with small to moderate litter weights and low numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 48 - Auckland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type AUCKLAND 2019
0.600 | AUCKLAND REGION
Glass
0.500
0.400
0.300 Weight (kg) Weight
0.200 Paper and Cardboard
Metal 0.100 Organic Waste Plastic Cigarette Butts/Vaping Misc.
0.000 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
In the Auckland Region, the number of different material type litter items per 1,000 m2 by the different site types included: | AUCKLAND REGION
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (115 items), • Residential sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (53 items), Plastic (38 items), Glass (33 items), Metal (27 items), Plastic (42 items), Metal (31 items), Glass (29 items), Miscellaneous (14 items), Paper/Cardboard (6 items), Paper/Cardboard (25 items), Organic Waste Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) (14 items), Miscellaneous (6 items), Illegal Dumping • Industrial sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (140 items), (less than 1 item per 1,000 m²) Plastic (92 items), Glass (57 items), Paper/Cardboard • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (204 items), (52 items), Metal (50 items), Miscellaneous Glass (64 items), Metal (60 items), Plastic (35 items), (20 items), Organic Waste (1 item), Illegal Dumping Paper/Cardboard (34 items), Miscellaneous (0 items) (19 items), Organic Waste (6 items), Illegal Dumping • Public Recreational sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0 items) (8 items), Metal (3 items), Paper/Cardboard (2 items), Plastic (2 items), Glass (1 item), Miscellaneous (1 item), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 49 - Auckland 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² AUCKLAND 2019 250
204 200
150 140
115 Items 100 92
64 57 60 50 52 53 50 42 38 35 33 31 34 27 29 25 20 19 14 14 6 8 6 6 0.0 1 0.0 1 1 0.0 3 1 0 2 2 0.2 0.0 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
Within the litter object type sub-categories, Cigarette Other object sub-categories which were associated with butts were the largest contributors to the litter objects large litter counts included: | AUCKLAND REGION within the Auckland Region, with 82 butts per 1,000 m2 identified on average across the sites. • Uncategorised Glass objects (26 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Plastic objects (15 items per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs (11 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (8 items per 1,000 m²)
Figure 50 - Auckland 2019 DirtyDirty Dozen Dozen - Items - Items per 1,000per 1000m m2 - Object² - Object Sub Sub Categories Catagories AUCKLAND 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 82
Glass: Glass, other 26
Plastic: Plastic, other 15
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 11
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 8
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 7
Metal: Foil wrappers 6
Misc.: Misc., other 6 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 4 & drink containers
Organic Waste: Food waste 3
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 3
Plastic: Plastic bottle tops 3
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Items
From an analysis of all the material type sub-categories, Other object sub-categories with significant volume Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, estimates included: takeaway & drink containers contributed the largest proportion to the total estimated litter volume in the • Glass: Beer, less than 750 ml, all colours of glass (1.13 ltr per 1000m²) Auckland Region, recording 2.55 ltr per 1,000 m2. • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (0.78 ltr per 1000m²) • Illegal dumping (0.58 ltr per 1000m²) • Plastic: Containers, industrial e.g. oil (0.54 ltr per 1000m²)
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Figure 51 - Auckland 2019 DirtyDirty Dozen Dozen - Volume - Volume per 1,000per 1000m m2 - Object² - Object Sub Sub Categories Catagories AUCKLAND 2019
Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 2.55
& drink containers | AUCKLAND REGION
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 1.13
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.78
Illegal Dumping: Illegal dumping 0.58
Plastic: Containers, industrial eg. oil 0.54
Glass: Glass, other 0.50
Misc.: Disposable nappies 0.43
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.38
Paper and Cardboard: Junk mail/free circulars 0.20
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), < 1 litre 0.20
Paper and Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments 0.17
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.14
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 Volume (lt)
Within the material type sub-categories, an analysis of Object sub-categories which contributed proportionally the average litter weights per 1,000 m2 identified Glass: higher litter weights included: Beer bottles (less than 750 ml, all colours) as the largest • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, contributor to the overall regional litter weights in the takeaway & drink containers (0.12 kg per 1,000 m²) Auckland Region, with an average weight of 0.42 kg per 1,000 m2. Weights were not measured for Illegal • Food Waste (0.09 kg per 1,000 m²) Dumping materials and therefore are not included in • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.08 kg per 1,000 m²) the weight analysis.
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Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 52 - Auckland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories AUCKLAND 2019
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.42 | AUCKLAND REGION Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.12 & drink containers
Organic Waste: Food waste 0.09
Glass: Glass, other 0.08
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.05
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 0.05
Paper and Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments 0.04
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.04
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.03
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 0.02
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.02
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 0.02
0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
Auckland Region is a Unitary Authority (A territorial A total of 37 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, Car authority which also performs the functions of a regional Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in the | AUCKLAND REGION council). Due to the size and population of the region Auckland Region with a minimum of 5 sites audited from and for the purposes of robust data collection, Auckland each of the 7 districts. Region was divided into 7 distinct areas (in line with the structure of the region before the merge to the Auckland The results are summarised in the following table: Super City in 2010) as follows:
• Rodney District • North Shore District • Waitakere District • Auckland City • Manukau District • Papakura District • Franklin District
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Auckland Region Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
AUCKLAND REGION
Auckland City 6314 159 0.56 5.95
Franklin District 5833 187 0.96 9.51
Manukau District 6088 90 0.23 3.08
North Shore District 6309 368 4.24 14.36
Papakura District 4854 260 0.74 6.18
Rodney District 6282 172 0.69 14.50
Waitakere District 5691 181 0.50 8.18
Auckland Region Overall 41369 202 1.16 8.95
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: National
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Auckland Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 100% 0%
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Figure 53 - Auckland 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings AUCKLAND 2019 100% | AUCKLAND REGION
90%
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60%
50%
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30% 20%
10%
0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 54 - Auckland 2019 Grading - SiteGrading Litter Hotshots - Site Litter Ratings Hotshots Ratings AUCKLAND 2019 100%
90%
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0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant
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Retail sites were associated with the highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 but more moderate litter weights and volumes. Residential sites were recorded as having moderate levels of litter items and large litter weights and volumes. Industrial sites contributed to large volumes of litter and moderate to high numbers of litter items and litter weights.
Car Park sites were associated with moderate numbers of litter items, small litter weights and small litter volumes while Public Recreational sites were associated with low numbers of litter items, small volumes of litter and moderate litter weights per 1,000 m2.
Cigarette butts were the most frequently identified items within the Bay of Plenty Region however they were associated with the smallest proportion of the overall litter weight and volume. Plastic was the second most commonly littered item within the region and was also associated with lower weights and volumes per 1,000 m2.
Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount of volume to the litter stream (Disposable nappies represented a high percentage of the volume in this category) but were associated with lower number of items and smaller litter weights. Glass contributed the largest litter weight per 1,000 m2 to the regional litter stream but was associated with lower litter volumes and number of items.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of items per 1,000 m2 in the Bay of Plenty Region were associated with Retail sites (279 items). Moderate to high levels of litter items per 1,000 m2 were collected at Industrial sites (161 items) while more moderate numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 were found at Residential sites (134 items) and Car Park sites (111 items). The lowest number of litter items per 1,000 m2 were collected at Public Recreational sites (30 items).
The estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 at Industrial sites (8.97 ltr) and Residential sites (7.40 ltr) was significantly higher than the other sites within the region.
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More moderate volumes were recorded at Retail sites The largest weights per 1,000 m2 were associated with (4.47 ltr) while lower volumes of litter per 1,000 m2 Residential sites (0.76 kg) and Industrial sites (0.59 kg). were associated with Car Park sites (1.88 ltr) and Public More moderate weights were associated with Retail sites Recreational sites (1.29 ltr). (0.49 kg) and Public Recreational sites (0.28 kg) while
the smallest weights per 1,000 m2 were recorded at Car | BAY OF PLENTY REGION Park sites (0.17 kg).
Figure 55 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items andItems Volume and Volume per 1,000 per m1000m2 by Site² by TypeSite Type BAY OF PLENTY 2019 300 10.00 279 8.97 9.00 250 8.00 7.40 7.00 200 6.00 161 150 5.00 134 Items 4.47 3.83
111 4.00 (lt) Volume 118 100 3.00
2.00 50 1.88 1.29 30 1.00
0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 56 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type BAY OF PLENTY 2019 300 0.80 0.76 279
0.70 250 0.60 0.56 200 0.50 0.49 161 150 0.39 0.40 Items 134
111 (kg) Weight 0.28 118 0.30 100 0.20 0.17 50 0.10 30
0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Bay of Plenty Region were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Retail sites contributed to high numbers of litter • Car Park sites contributed to moderate numbers of | BAY OF PLENTY REGION items and moderate litter volumes litter items and small litter volumes • Industrial sites were recorded as having moderate to • Public Recreational sites were associated with both high levels of litter items and large volumes of litter low numbers of litter and small litter volumes • Residential sites contributed moderate numbers of litter items and large volumes of litter
Figure 57 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type BAY OF PLENTY 2019 10.00
9.00 Industrial
8.00 Residential 7.00
6.00
5.00 Retail
Volume (lt) Volume 4.00
3.00
2.00 Car Park Public Recreational Space 1.00
0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Items
Items and weight characteristics across the site types within the Bay of Plenty Region were identified as follows:
• Residential sites were associated with large litter • Car Park sites were associated with small litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items weights and moderate numbers of litter items • Industrial sites were associated with moderate to • Public Recreational sites contributed small to large litter weights and moderate to high numbers of moderate litter weights and were associated with litter items low numbers of litter items • Retail sites contributed moderate litter weights and high numbers of litter items to the regional litter stream
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Figure 58 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type BAY OF PLENTY 2019
0.80 | BAY OF PLENTY REGION Residential 0.70
0.60 Industrial 0.50 Retail
0.40 Weight (kg) Weight 0.30 Public Recreational Space
0.20 Car Park
0.10
0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping (39 items) were the most contributor of litter weight per 1,000 m2 to the overall frequently identified item recorded in the Bay of Plenty litter stream in the Bay of Plenty was Glass (0.18 kg). Region, while Plastic items also contributed significantly More moderate litter weights were recorded for Metal to the litter stream (30 items). Smaller numbers of (0.08 kg) and lower litter weights were associated items per 1,000 m2 were recorded for Paper/Cardboard with Plastic (0.06 kg), Miscellaneous (0.03 kg), Paper/ (15 items), Metal (14 items), Glass (10 items), Cardboard (0.03 kg) and Organic Waste (0.01 kg). Miscellaneous (10 items) and Organic Waste (1 item). Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0.006 kg) were associated with There were no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded the smallest litter weights per 1,000 m2 in the region. at the sites audited. A weight measure was not recorded for any Illegal Dumping objects identified during the Audit. Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount of volume to the litter stream (1.55 ltr per 1,000 m2) and Paper/Cardboard were the second largest contributors of volume (1.0 ltr). Smaller volumes per 1,000 m2 were recorded for Metal (0.5 ltr), Glass (0.41 ltr), Plastic (0.35 ltr) and Organic Waste (0.02 ltr). The smallest proportion of the overall litter volume was associated with Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0.004 ltr). The largest
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Figure 59 - Bay of Plenty 2019 ItemsItems and and Volume Volume per per 1,000 1000m² m2 by by Main Main Material Material Type Type BAY OF PLENTY 2019 45 1.800 | BAY OF PLENTY REGION
40 39 1.55 1.600
35 1.400
30 30 1.200
1.00 25 1.000
Items 20 0.800 Volume (lt) Volume
15 14 0.600 0.50 15 0.41 10 0.400 10 10 0.35 5 0.200 0 1 0.004 0.00 0.02 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard
Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 60 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type BAY OF PLENTY 2019 45 0.200 0.18 40 39 0.180
0.160 35
30 0.140 30 0.120 25 0.100 Items 20 0.08 0.080 (kg) Weight 15 15 0.060 14 0.06 10 10 10 0.040 0.03 5 0.03 0.020 0.01 0.006 1 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Bay of Plenty Region:
• Miscellaneous items contributed large volumes to • Metal and Glass items were associated with small | BAY OF PLENTY REGION the litter stream but were associated with only small to moderate numbers of litter items and small to numbers of litter items moderate litter volumes • Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with a • Organic Waste was associated with very small high number of litter items but contributed only a numbers of litter items and contributed only very low negligible volume to the litter stream volumes of litter • Plastic contributed a high number of items and small • There were no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded volumes to the litter stream at the audited sites • Paper/Cardboard contributed to a moderate number of litter items and moderate litter volumes
Figure 61 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type BAY OF PLENTY 2019 1.800
1.600 Misc.
1.400
1.200
1.000 Paper and Cardboard
0.800 Volume (lt) Volume
0.600 Metal 0.400 Glass Plastic
0.200 Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 Illegal Dumping 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Items
Items and weights per 1,000 m2 by main material type highlighted the following characteristics within the Bay of Plenty Region:
• Glass items were associated with large litter weights, • Paper/Cardboard contributed small litter weights but contributed low to moderate numbers of litter and moderate numbers of litter items per 1,000 m² items to the overall litter stream • Organic Waste and Miscellaneous items were • Metal contributed moderate litter weights and low to associated with small litter weights and low numbers moderate numbers of litter items to the litter stream of litter items • Plastic items were associated with low to moderate • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with litter weights, but contributed high numbers of small litter weights, but contributed high numbers of litter items litter items to the litter stream
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 62 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type BAY OF PLENTY 2019
0.200 | BAY OF PLENTY REGION
0.180 Glass
0.160
0.140
0.120
0.100
Weight (kg) Weight 0.080 Metal
0.060 Plastic
0.040 Misc. Paper and Cardboard 0.020 Cigarette Butts/Vaping Organic Waste 0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
In the Bay of Plenty Region, the number of different material type litter items per 1,000 m2 by the different site types included: | BAY OF PLENTY REGION
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (41 items), • Residential sites: Plastic (34 items), Glass (26 items), Plastic (28 items), Metal (17 items), Miscellaneous Paper/Cardboard (21 items), Miscellaneous (18 items), (13 items), Paper/Cardboard (9 items), Glass Metal (17 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (16 items), (3 items), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) Dumping (0 items) • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (148 items), • Industrial sites: Plastic (62 items), Cigarette Butts/ Plastic (46 items), Metal (30 items), Paper/ Vaping (31 items), Paper/Cardboard (28 items), Metal Cardboard (27 items), Glass (17 items), Miscellaneous (18 items), Glass (11 items), Miscellaneous (9 items), (9 items), Organic Waste (2 items) and Illegal Organic Waste (1 item), Illegal Dumping (0 items) Dumping (0 items) • Public Recreational sites: Plastic (9 items), Paper/ Cardboard (7 items), Glass (5 items), Miscellaneous (5 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (4 items), Metal (2 items), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 63 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² BAY OF PLENTY 2019 160 148
140
120
100
80 Items 62 60 46 41 40 34 31 30 28 28 26 27 21 17 18 16 17 18 17 20 13 11 9 9 7 9 9 3 4 5 5 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 2 0 0.0 1 0.0 2 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
On average across the Bay of Plenty Region litter counts, Other object sub-categories frequently identified during Cigarette butts were the largest contributors to the litter the litter counts included: | BAY OF PLENTY REGION objects, with 39 butts per 1,000 m2 identified across the sites. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (13 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (12 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (9 items per 1,000 m²) • Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers (7 items per 1,000 m²)
Dirty Dozen - Items per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 64 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories BAY OF PLENTY 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 39
Plastic: Plastic, other 13
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 12
Glass: Glass, other 9
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 7
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 6
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 4
Metal: Foil wrappers 4
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 3
Misc.: Misc., other 3
Misc.: Cloth & materials 3
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Items
Disposable nappies were strongly associated with Other object sub-categories associated with large litter estimated litter volumes at the audited sites in the volume estimates included: Bay of Plenty Region, contributing 1.47 ltr of volume per 1,000 m2. • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (0.56 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit-based mixers (0.20 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.19 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Flavoured water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes (0.15 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 65 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories BAY OF PLENTY 2019
Misc.: Disposable nappies 1.47 | BAY OF PLENTY REGION Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.56 & drink containers
Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit based mixers 0.20
Glass: Glass, other 0.19
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 0.15
Paper and Cardboard: Tubes for fireworks 0.12
Glass: Wine & spirit, all sizes 0.10
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.10
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.07
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.07
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.06
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 0.06
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 Volume (lt)
Within the object sub-categories, Glass: Wine & spirit Other object sub-categories associated with bottles (all sizes) were the largest contributors to the proportionally higher average litter weights included: regional litter weights with an average of 0.08 kg per • Metal pieces/fragments (0.05 kg per 1,000 m²) 1,000 m2 recorded. Weights were not measured for Illegal Dumping materials and therefore are not included in the • Uncategorised Plastic objects (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) weight analysis. • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.04 per 1,000 m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 66 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories BAY OF PLENTY 2019
Glass: Wine & spirit, all sizes 0.08 | BAY OF PLENTY REGION
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.05
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.04
Glass: Glass, other 0.04
Glass: Alcoholic sodas/sprit based mixers, all sizes 0.03
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.03
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.02
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 0.01
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 0.01
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 0.01 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.01 & drink containers
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 0.01
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
There are 6 territorial authorities within the A total of 30 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, Car Bay of Plenty Region: Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in | BAY OF PLENTY REGION the Bay of Plenty Region with a minimum of 5 sites • Kawerau District audited from each territory. • Opotiki District • Rotorua District The results are summarised in the following table: • Tauranga City • Western Bay of Plenty District • Whakatane District
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Bay of Plenty Region Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
BAY OF PLENTY REGION
Kawerau District 5565 126 0.22 3.60
Opotiki District 5970 169 0.88 4.31
Rotorua District 5939 97 0.41 4.63
Tauranga City 5964 122 0.29 6.22
Western Bay of Plenty District 6003 88 0.35 2.69
Whakatane District 5680 105 0.15 1.44
Bay of Plenty Region Overall 35120 118 0.39 3.83
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Bay of Plenty
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Bay of Plenty Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 100% 0%
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Figure 67 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings BAY OF PLENTY 2019
100% | BAY OF PLENTY REGION
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40% 30%
20%
10%
0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 68 - Bay of Plenty 2019 Grading - SiteGrading Litter - SiteHotshots Litter Ratings Hotshot Ratings BAY OF PLENTY 2019 100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant
89 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS CANTERBURY AT A GLANCE The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 across AND CHATHAM the 55 sites surveyed in the Canterbury and Chatham Islands Regions was 99 items, the overall average weight | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS ISLANDS of litter items per 1,000 m2 was 0.35 kg, while the overall average estimated volume per 1,000 m2 was 5.36 ltr.
REGIONS Industrial sites were associated with the highest numbers of litter items, largest litter weights and highest litter volumes per 1,000 m2. Retail sites contributed to the second highest numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes in the region. Residential sites were associated with low to moderate numbers of litter items and volumes, and moderate litter weights. Car Park sites contributed low to moderate numbers of litter items and associated with small to moderate litter weights and volumes. Public Recreational sites contributed to low numbers of litter items, small litter weights and small litter volumes per 1,000 m2.
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently identified items per 1,000 m2 within the Canterbury and Chatham Islands Regions, however they were associated with the smallest litter weights and volumes recorded in the region. Plastic was the second highest contributor to both the number of items collected and the litter weight, while contributing the third largest volume of litter per 1,000 m2.
Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount of volume to the litter stream (Disposable nappies represented a high percentage of the volume in this category), however were associated with smaller numbers of litter items and litter weights per 1,000 m2.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 at the sites surveyed in the Canterbury and Chatham Islands Regions were recorded at Industrial sites (289 items) and Retail sites (227 items). Moderate numbers of litter items were found at Car Park sites (92 items) and Residential sites (84 items). The lowest number of litter items per 1,000 m2 were counted at Public Recreational sites (9 items).
The largest volumes of litter per 1,000 m2 were collected at Industrial sites (18.98 ltr) and Retail sites (10.25 ltr) while small to moderate volumes were recorded at Car Park sites (4.93 ltr) and Residential sites (4.39 ltr). The smallest volumes of litter per 1,000 m2 within the region were associated with Public Recreational sites (0.39 ltr).
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2 Figure 69 - Canterbury/Chatham IslandsItems 2019 and Items Volume and perVolume 1000m² per 1,000by Site m Type by Site Type CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019
350 18.98 20.00
18.00 | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS 300 289 16.00
250 227 14.00
12.00 200
10.25 10.00 Items 150 8.00 (lt) Volume 99 92 84 100 6.00 4.93 5.36 4.39 4.00 50 2.00 9 0.39 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Industrial sites (1.41 kg) were associated with the highest Residential sites (0.43 kg) while smaller litter weights litter weights per 1,000 m2 in the region. More moderate were associated with Car Park sites (0.20 kg) and Public litter weights were recorded for Retail sites (0.50 kg) and Recreational sites (0.04 kg).
Figure 70 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019 350 1.60
1.41 300 1.40
289 1.20 250 227 1.00 200 0.80 Items 150 0.60 (kg) Weight 0.50 99 100 92 0.43 0.35 0.40 84
50 0.20 0.20 9 0.04 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Canterbury and Chatham Islands Regions were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial sites contributed both high numbers of • Car Park and Residential sites were associated with | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS litter items and large litter volumes low to moderate numbers of litter items and small to • Retail sites contributed high numbers of litter items moderate litter volumes and moderate to large litter volumes to the overall • Public Recreational sites contributed low numbers of regional litter stream litter items and small volumes of litter per 1,000 m²
Figure 71 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019 20.00 Industrial 18.00
16.00
14.00
12.00
10.00 Retail
Volume (lt) Volume 8.00
6.00 Car Park 4.00 Residential
2.00
0.00 Public Recreational Space 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Items
Site characteristics across the site types were identified for items and weight as follows:
• Industrial sites were associated with large litter • Car Park sites contributed small to moderate litter weights and high numbers of litter items weights and low to moderate numbers of litter items • Retail sites contributed moderate litter weights to the litter stream and high numbers of litter items to the regional • Public Recreational sites were associated with both litter stream small litter weights and low numbers of litter items • Residential sites were associated with moderate litter weights and low to moderate numbers of litter items
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Figure 72 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019
1.60 | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS
1.40 Industrial
1.20
1.00
0.80 Weight (kg) Weight 0.60 Retail 0.40 Residential
0.20 Car Park
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were the most frequently were associated with the smallest proportion of the identified objects per 1,000 m2 within the Canterbury overall litter volume per 1,000 m2 (0.004 ltr). and Chatham Islands Regions (34 items) while the second highest number of litter items recorded was Glass (0.09 kg), Plastic (0.08 kg) and Metal (0.07 kg) 2 Plastics (25 items). contributed the largest litter weights per 1,000 m to the overall regional litter stream. Smaller litter weights were Smaller numbers of items were recorded for Paper/ recorded for Paper/Cardboard (0.05 kg), Miscellaneous Cardboard (13 items), Metal (10 items), Glass (10 items), items (0.03 kg) and Organic Waste (0.01 kg). The Miscellaneous (5 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and smallest litter weight per 1,000 m2 was associated with Illegal Dumping (less than 1 item per 1,000 m2). Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0.009 kg). A weight measure was not recorded for any Illegal Dumping objects Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount of identified during the Audit. volume per 1,000 m2 to the litter stream (1.57 ltr) while the second and third largest volumes per 1,000 m2 were recorded for Paper/Cardboard (1.26 ltr) and Plastic (0.93 ltr). Smaller volumes were recorded for Illegal Dumping (0.69 ltr), Metal (0.56 ltr), Glass (0.33 ltr) and Organic Waste (0.03 ltr). Cigarette Butts/Vaping items
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Figure 73 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 40 1.800 | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS
1.57 35 34 1.600
1.400 30 1.26 25 1.200 25 1.000
20 0.93 Items 0.800 0.69 (lt) Volume 15 0.56 0.600 13 10 10 10 0.400 0.33 5 5 0.200 1 0.004 0 0.03 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 74 - Canterbury/Chatham ItemsIslands and 2019 Weight Items per and 1000m² Weight by per Main 1,000 Material m2 by TypeMain Material Type CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019 40 0.100
0.09 0.090 35 34 0.08 0.080 30 0.07 0.070 25 25 0.060 0.05 20 0.050 Items
0.040 (kg) Weight 15 0.03 13 0.030 10 10 10 0.020 5 0.01 5 0.010 0.009 1 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Canterbury and Chatham Islands Regions:
• Miscellaneous items contributed large volumes to the items and moderate litter volumes | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS litter stream but were associated with small numbers • Metal and Glass contributed low to moderate of litter items numbers of litter items and small volumes of litter • Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with a • Organic Waste was associated with small numbers of high number of litter items but contributed only a litter items and contributed only low volumes of litter negligible volume to the litter stream • Illegal Dumping contributed to moderate litter • Paper/Cardboard was associated with large volumes volumes but negligible numbers of litter items of litter and moderate numbers of litter items • Plastic was associated with high numbers of litter
Figure 75 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019 1.800
1.600 Misc.
1.400
Paper and Cardboard 1.200
1.000 Plastic 0.800 Volume (lt) Volume Illegal Dumping 0.600 Metal
0.400 Glass 0.200 Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 Organic Waste 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
The following characteristics of litter objects per 1,000 m2 across main material types were identified for items and weights:
• Plastic items were associated with large litter weights • Miscellaneous items were associated with small and high numbers of litter items to moderate litter weights and low numbers of • Metal and Glass contributed large litter weights and litter items low to moderate numbers of litter items • Organic Waste contributed both small litter weights • Paper/Cardboard items were associated with both and low numbers of litter items to the overall moderate litter weights and moderate numbers litter stream of items • Cigarette Butts/Vaping contributed small litter weights, but were associated with high numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 76 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019
0.100 | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS
0.090 Glass
0.080 Plastic Metal 0.070
0.060
0.050 Paper and Cardboard
Weight (kg) Weight 0.040
Misc. 0.030
0.020 Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.010 Organic Waste
0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Within the Canterbury and Chatham Islands Regions, the number of different material type litter items per 1,000 m2 by the different site types included: | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (33 items), • Residential sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (24 items), Plastic (20 items), Paper/Cardboard (14 items), Metal Plastic (22 items), Metal (14 items), Paper/Cardboard (12 items), Miscellaneous (6 items), Glass (5 items), (12 items), Glass (8 items), Miscellaneous (3 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) • Industrial sites: Plastic (82 items), Cigarette Butts/ • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (112 items), Vaping (67 items), Glass (61 items), Paper/Cardboard Plastic (50 items), Paper/Cardboard (28 items), Metal (36 items), Metal (25 items), Miscellaneous (16 items), (17 items), Miscellaneous (10 items), Glass (8 items), Organic Waste (2 items) and Illegal Dumping Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) (less than 1 item per 1,000 m²) • Public Recreational sites: Plastic (5 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (2 items), Metal (1 item), Miscellaneous (1 item), Paper/Cardboard (1 item), Glass (0 items), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 77 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019 120 112
100
82 80 67 61 60
Items 50
36 40 33 28 25 24 20 22 17 20 14 16 14 12 12 10 8 8 5 6 5 2 3 0.0 1 0.3 2 0 0.0 1 1 0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
On average across the Canterbury and Chatham Islands Other object sub-categories frequently identified during Regions litter counts, Cigarette butts were the largest the litter counts included: | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS contributors to the litter objects, with 34 butts per 1,000 m2 identified at the audited sites. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (11 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (10 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (9 items per 1,000 m²)
Dirty Dozen - Items per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 78 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 34
Plastic: Plastic, other 11
Glass: Glass, other 10
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 9
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 4
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 4
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 4
Metal: Foil wrappers 3
Plastic: Styrene foam boxes, sheets, etc. 3
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 2
Misc.: Misc., other 1
Misc.: Cloth & materials 1
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
The largest contributor to the estimated litter volume per Other object sub-categories which were associated with 1,000 m2 in the Canterbury and Chatham Islands Regions large estimated litter volumes per 1,000 m2 included: was Disposable nappies, recording a volume of 1.52 ltr per 1,000 m2. • Illegal dumping (0.69 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines (0.53 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (0.50 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (0.42 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 79 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019
Misc.: Disposable nappies 1.52 | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS
Illegal Dumping: Illegal dumping 0.69
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.53
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.50 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.42 & drink containers
Plastic: Containers, industrial eg. oil 0.32
Glass: Glass, other 0.19
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.17
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.12
Paper and Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments 0.11
Plastic: Styrene foam boxes, sheets, etc 0.10
Paper and Cardboard: Cigarette packets 0.07
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 Volume (lt)
Within the object sub-categories, the largest litter Other object sub-categories which were associated with weights per 1,000 m2 were associated with Glass: Beer higher litter weights per 1,000 m2 included: bottles (less than 750 ml, all colours) and Metal pieces/ fragments, both recording an average weight of • Uncategorised Plastic items (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) 0.05 kg per 1,000 m2 across the sites. Weights were • Uncateogirsed Glass items (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²) not measured for Illegal Dumping objects and therefore • Paper/cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments are not included in the weight analysis. (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²)
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Figure 80 - Canterbury/ChathamDirty Islands Dozen 2019 - Weight Dirty Dozenper 1000m² - Weight - Object per 1,000 Sub Catagoriesm2 - Object Sub Categories CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.05 | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.05
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.04
Glass: Glass, other 0.03
Paper and Cardboard: Carboard boxes & fragments 0.03
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.02
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.02
Organic Waste: Food waste 0.01
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 0.01
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 0.01
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 0.01
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), < 1 litre 0.01
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
Due to its size and population, Chatham Islands was • Mackenzie District included with the Canterbury Region for the purposes • Selwyn District | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS of the Audit. • Timaru District • Waimakariri District There are 11 territorial authorities within the Canterbury • Waimate District and Chatham Island Regions: • Waitaki District • Chatham Islands Territory (A territorial authority which also performs the A total of 55 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, functions of a regional council) Car Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited • Ashburton District in the Canterbury and Chatham Islands Regions with a • Christchurch City minimum of 5 sites audited from each territory. • Hurunui District The results are summarised in the following table: • Kaikoura District
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Canterbury and Chatham Islands Regions Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS
Chatham Islands Territory 6135 26 0.14 1.10
Ashburton District 6453 98 0.18 7.13
Christchurch City 6079 116 0.60 7.84
Hurunui District 5444 61 0.22 2.59
Kaikoura District 7126 155 0.34 4.16
Mackenzie District 5113 87 0.34 3.67
Selwyn District 5982 65 0.15 1.31
Timaru District 6373 102 0.41 4.89
Waimakariri District 6072 137 0.61 12.18
Waimate District 8560 59 0.31 6.04
Waitaki District 6084 185 0.55 7.34
Canterbury and Chatham Islands Overall 69418 99 0.35 5.36
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Canterbury and Chatham Islands
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Canterbury and Chatham Islands Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
96% 4% 98% 2%
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Figure 81 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019 100% | CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS
90%
80%
70% 60%
50%
40%
30%
20% 10%
0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 82 - Canterbury/Chatham Islands 2019Grading Grading - Site - Litter Site Litter Hotshot Hotshots Ratings Ratings CANTERBURY/CHATHAM ISLANDS 2019 100%
90%
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0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant
102 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS GISBORNE AND AT A GLANCE The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 across HAWKE'S BAY the 25 sites surveyed in the Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay Region was 85 items, the overall average weight of litter | GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY REGIONS REGIONS items per 1,000 m2 was 0.33 kg, while the overall average estimated volume per 1,000 m2 was 3.81 ltr.
Industrial sites were associated with high numbers of litter items and the largest litter volumes and weights per 1,000 m2. Retail sites contributed to the highest number of litter items, moderate to large litter volumes and smaller litter weights.
Residential sites were recorded as having moderate to large litter volumes, but low to moderate litter weights and numbers of litter items. Car Park sites were associated with moderate numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes. Public Recreational sites contributed low litter items, small litter weights and small volumes per 1,000 m2 to the overall litter stream.
Plastic and Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently identified items per 1,000 m2 within the Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay Region. Cigarette Butts/Vaping however were associated with very small litter weights and litter volumes.
The highest litter weights in the region were recorded for Glass items, although this category contributed low to moderate numbers of litter items and small volumes of litter.
Organic Waste contributed the lowest number of items and litter weight per 1,000 m2 and were associated with the second lowest litter volume in the region.
Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount of volume to the litter stream (Disposable nappies represented a high percentage of the volume in this category), however they accounted for a smaller proportion of the number of litter items and litter weight per 1,000 m2.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 at the sites surveyed in the Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay Region were recorded at Retail sites (214 items) and Industrial sites (188 items). More moderate numbers of litter items were collected at Car Park sites (72 items), while the lowest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 were associated with Residential sites (53 items) and Public Recreational sites (8 items).
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The estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 at Industrial sites Industrial sites (1.19 kg) were associated with the largest (10.11 ltr) was significantly larger than other site types litter weights per 1,000 m2 in the region while more within the region. Moderate to large volumes of litter moderate litter weights were recorded for Car Park sites per 1,000 m2 were also recorded at Residential sites (0.35 kg). Lower weights per 1,000 m2 were associated
(5.89 ltr) and Retail sites (5.36 ltr) while lower volumes with Residential sites (0.24 kg), Retail sites (0.18 kg) and | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS were observed at Car Park sites (2.78 ltr) and Public Public Recreational sites (0.04 kg). Recreational sites (0.30 ltr).
Figure 83 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019Items Items and andVolume Volume per per 1000m² 1,000 mby2 bySite Site Type Type GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019 250 12.00
214 10.11 10.00 200 188 8.00 150 5.89 6.00 Items 5.36 100 3.81 (lt) Volume
72 85 4.00 2.78 50 53 2.00
8 0.30 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 84 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019 250 1.40
1.19 214 1.20 200 188 1.00
150 0.80
Items 0.60
100 (kg) Weight 85 72 0.40 0.35 53 50 0.33 0.24 0.20 0.18 8 0.04 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay Region were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial sites contributed high numbers of litter • Residential sites were associated with moderate to | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS items and large litter volumes large litter volumes but low to moderate numbers of • Retail sites were associated with high numbers of litter items litter items and moderate to large litter volumes • Public Recreational sites were associated with both • Car Park sites contributed to moderate numbers of low litter items and small litter volumes litter items and moderate litter volumes
Figure 85 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019Items Items and and Volume Volume per per 1000m² 1,000 by m Site2 by TypeSite Type GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019 12.00
10.00 Industrial
8.00
6.00 Residential Retail Volume (lt) Volume
4.00
Car Park 2.00
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 Items
Site characteristics across the Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay sites were identified for items and litter weights per 1,000 m2 as follows:
• Industrial sites were associated with large litter • Residential sites contributed small to moderate litter weights and high numbers of litter items weights and low to moderate numbers of litter items • Retail sites contributed small litter weights, but were • Public Recreational sites were associated with both associated with high numbers of litter items small litter weights and low litter volumes • Car Park sites were associated with both moderate litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items
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Figure 86 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type GISBORNE/HAWKES BAY 2019
1.40 | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS
1.20 Industrial
1.00
0.80
0.60 Weight (kg) Weight
0.40 Car Park
Residential 0.20 Retail
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Plastic (25 items) and Cigarette Butts/Vaping (24 items) The largest litter weight per 1,000 m2 for the Gisborne/ were the most frequently identified items identified per Hawke’s Bay Region was associated with Glass (0.12 kg). 1,000 m2 in the Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay Region. Smaller Plastic (0.08 kg) and Metal (0.07 kg) were the second numbers of items were recorded for Paper/Cardboard and third highest contributors to litter weights, while (12 items), Metal (11 items), Glass (7 items), Miscellaneous smaller weights per 1,000 m2 were recorded for Paper/ (7 items) and Organic Waste (1 item). There were Cardboard (0.03 kg) and Miscellaneous items (0.02 kg). no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded at the The smallest litter weights per 1,000 m2 were associated sites audited. with Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0.005 kg) and Organic Waste (0.003 kg). A weight measure was not recorded Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount of for any Illegal Dumping objects identified during volume to the litter stream per 1,000 m2 (1.10 ltr) and the Audit. Paper/Cardboard were the second largest contributors of volume (1.04 ltr). Smaller volumes were recorded for Metal (0.77 ltr), Plastic (0.61 ltr), Glass (0.29 ltr), and Organic Waste (0.02 ltr). Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with the smallest proportion of the overall litter volume per 1,000 m2 (0.003 ltr).
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Figure 87 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019
30 1.200 | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS 1.10 1.04 25 25 24 1.000
20 0.77 0.800
15 0.600
Items 0.61 Volume (lt) Volume
12 10 11 0.400 0.29
7 7 5 0.200
0 1 0.003 0.00 0.02 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 88 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019 30 0.140
0.12 25 0.120 25 24
0.100 20
0.08 0.080 0.07 15 Items 12 0.060 Weight (kg) Weight
10 11 0.040 7 7 5 0.03 0.02 0.020
0.003 0.005 1 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay Region:
• Miscellaneous items contributed large volumes to • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS the litter stream but were associated with small to a high number of litter items but contributed only a moderate numbers of litter items negligible volume to the litter stream • Paper/Cardboard was associated with large volumes • Glass items contributed low to moderate numbers of of litter and moderate numbers of litter items litter items and small volumes of litter • Metal contributed moderate to large volumes and • Organic Waste was associated with small numbers of moderate numbers of items to the litter stream litter items and contributed only low volumes of litter • Plastic was associated with high numbers of litter • There were no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded items and moderate litter volumes at the audited sites
Figure 89 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019 1.200
Misc. Paper and Cardboard 1.000
0.800 Metal
0.600 Plastic Volume (lt) Volume
0.400
Glass 0.200
Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 Illegal Dumping 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Items
The following characteristics of litter objects per 1,000 m2 across main material types were identified for items and weights as follows:
• Glass items contributed the largest litter weights, but • Paper/Cardboard contributed small litter weights were associated with low to moderate numbers of and moderate numbers of litter items litter items • Miscellaneous items were associated with small litter • Plastic items were associated with moderate to large weights and low to moderate numbers of litter items litter weights and high numbers of litter items • Organic Waste contributed both small litter weights • Cigarette Butts/Vaping contributed small litter and low numbers of litter items to the overall weights, but high numbers of litter items to the litter stream litter stream • Metal was associated with both moderate litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 90 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019
0.140 | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS
Glass 0.120
0.100
0.080 Plastic
Metal 0.060 Weight (kg) Weight
0.040
Paper and Cardboard Misc. 0.020
Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
In the Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay Region, the number of different material type litter items per 1,000 m2 by the different site types included: | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS
• Car Park sites: Plastic (18 items), Cigarette Butts/ • Residential sites: Plastic (15 items), Metal (12 items), Vaping (14 items), Glass (12 items), Metal (12 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (9 items), Paper/Cardboard Miscellaneous (10 items), Paper/Cardboard (5 items), (9 items), Miscellaneous (5 items), Glass (3 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping • Industrial sites: Plastic (82 items), Cigarette Butts/ (0 items) Vaping (28 items), Metal (27 items), PaperCardboard • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (110 items), (23 items), Glass (17 items), Miscellaneous (11 items), Paper/Cardboard (39 items), Plastic (35 items), Metal Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (13 items), Miscellaneous (10 items), Glass (6 items), (0 items) Organic Waste (2 items), Illegal Dumping (0 items) • Public Recreational sites: Plastic (5 items), Miscellaneous (2 items), Metal (1 item), Paper/ Cardboard (1 item), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0 items), Glass (0 items), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 91 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019 120 110
100
82 80
60 Items
39 40 35 28 27 23 18 20 17 15 14 12 12 11 12 13 10 9 9 10 5 5 5 6 2 3 2 0.0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
Analysis according to object sub-type categories showed Other objects frequently identified included: that on average, Cigarette butts were the most frequently | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS identified litter item with 24 butts recorded per 1,000 m2. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (14 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (7 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (6 items per 1,000 m²)
2 Figure 92 - Gisborne/Hawke's BayDirty 2019 Dozen Dirty - Items Dozen per - Items1000m² per - Object1,000 m Sub - ObjectCatagories Sub Categories GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 24
Plastic: Plastic, other 14
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 7
Glass: Glass, other 6
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 3
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 3
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 3
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 3
Metal: Foil wrappers 3
Paper and Cardboard: Shopper dockets & related shopping paper 2
Misc.: Misc., other 2
Misc.: Cloth & materials 2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Items
The largest contributor to the volume of the litter stream Other object sub-categories which were associated with in Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay was Disposable nappies, with large litter volumes per 1,000 m2 were: an estimated litter volume of 1.04 ltr per 1,000 m2. • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (0.65 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit-based mixers (0.40 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Flavoured water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes (0.20 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines (0.20 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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Figure 93 - Gisborne/Hawke's DirtyBay 2019 Dozen Dirty - Volume Dozen per- Volume 1000m² per - 1,000Object m Sub2 - Object Catagories Sub Categories GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019
Misc.: Disposable nappies 1.04 | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.65 & drink containers
Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit based mixers 0.40
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 0.20
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.20
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.15
Glass: Alcoholic sodas/sprit based mixers, all sizes 0.13
Glass: Glass, other 0.12
Paper and Cardboard: Carboard boxes & fragments 0.10
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.08
Plastic: Flav. water/fruit/sports drink (non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.08
Plastic: White milk, all sizes 0.07
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 Volume (lt)
From an analysis of the object sub-categories, the largest Other object sub-categories which were associated with contributor to the weight of the overall regional litter higher litter weights included: stream was associated with Glass: Alcoholic sodas/spirit based mixers (all sizes), recording an average weight of • Uncategorised Plastic items (0.05 kg per 1,000 m²) 0.08 kg per 1,000 m2. Weights were not measured for • Metal pieces/fragments (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) Illegal Dumping objects and therefore are not included in • Uncategorised Glass (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²) the weight analysis.
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Figure 94 - Gisborne/Hawke's DirtyBay 2019 Dozen Dirty - Weight Dozen per- Weight 1000m² per - 1,000Object m Sub2 - Object Catagories Sub Categories GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019
Glass: Alcoholic sodas/sprit based mixers, all sizes 0.08 | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.05
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.04
Glass: Glass, other 0.03
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.01
Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit based mixers 0.01 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.01 & drink containers
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 0.01
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.01
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.01
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 0.01
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.01
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
Gisborne Region is a Unitary Authority and due to A total of 25 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, its size and population, was included with Hawke’s Bay Car Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS for the purposes of the litter Audit. There are 5 the Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Regions with a minimum territorial authorities within the Gisborne and of 5 sites audited from each territory. Hawke's Bay Regions: The results are summarised in the following table: • Gisborne Region (A territorial authority which also performs the functions of a regional council) • Central Hawke’s Bay District • Hastings District • Napier City • Wairoa District
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Regions Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY REGION
Gisborne Region 5785 122 0.23 4.03
Central Hawke's Bay District 5660 135 0.66 4.86
Hastings District 6137 64 0.17 4.18
Napier City 5892 49 0.23 2.28
Wairoa District 5648 59 0.39 3.76
Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Regions Overall 29121 85 0.33 3.81
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 100% 0%
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Figure 95 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019 100% | GISBORNE AND HAWKE’S BAY REGIONS
90%
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60% 50%
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30%
20%
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0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 96 - Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 2019 GradingGrading - -SiteSite Litter Litter Hotshots Hotshot Ratings GISBORNE/HAWKE'S BAY 2019 100%
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0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant
115 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS MANAWATU- AT A GLANCE The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 across WHANGANUI the 35 sites surveyed in the Manawatu-Whanganui Region was 95 items, the overall average weight of litter | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION REGION items was 0.28 kg, while the overall average estimated volume per 1,000 m2 was 5.83 ltr.
Within the Manawatu-Whanganui Region, Industrial sites were associated with highest numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes. Retail sites were also recorded as having high numbers of litter items but more moderate litter weights and volumes. Car Parks were associated with moderate numbers of litter items, moderate litter weights and large litter volumes while Residential sites were recorded as having lower numbers of litter items and moderate litter weights and volumes. Public Recreational sites contributed to low numbers of litter items, small litter weights and low litter volumes per 1,000 m2.
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently identified item per 1,000 m2 in the Manawatu-Whanganui Region but contributed the smallest weights and volumes of litter to the regional litter stream.
Miscellaneous items contributed the largest volumes of litter (Disposable nappies represented a high percentage of the volume in this category), and third largest litter weights in the region, however were associated with the second lowest numbers of items collected per 1,000 m2. Plastics and Glass were associated with the largest litter weights in the region and were significant contributors to both the overall number of items identified and overall volume collected in the region.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 at the sites surveyed in the Manawatu-Whanganui Region were recorded at Industrial sites (262 items) and Retail sites (191 items). Moderate numbers of litter items were found at Car Park sites (128 items) while lower numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 were collected at Residential sites (55 items) and Public Recreational sites (17 items).
The estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 of the litter objects at Industrial sites (12.85 ltr) and Car Park sites (11.92 ltr) were higher than any other site type within the region. More moderate volumes of litter were recorded at Retail sites (6.65 ltr) and Residential sites (6.20 ltr) while small volumes of litter were recorded at Public Recreational sites (0.47 ltr).
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2 Figure 97 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019Items Items and and Volume Volume per per 1000m² 1,000 bym Site by SiteType Type MANAWATU-WHANGANUI 2019 300 14.00 12.85
11.92 | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION 12.00 250 262
191 10.00 200
8.00
150 6.20
Items 6.65 5.83 6.00 128 (lt) Volume 100 95 4.00
50 55 2.00 17 0.47 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Large litter weights per 1,000 m2 were associated with Car Park sites (0.31 kg) and Retail sites (0.29 kg). The Industrial sites (1.05 kg) while more moderate litter smallest litter weights per 1,000 m2 in the region were weights were recorded at Residential sites (0.35 kg), associated with Public Recreational sites (0.02 kg).
Figure 98 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and WeightWeight per per 1000m² 1,000 m by2 by Site Site Type Type MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019 300 1.20
262
250 1.05 1.00
200 191 0.80
150 0.60
Items 128 Weight (kg) Weight 95 100 0.35 0.40
0.31 0.29 0.28 50 55 0.20 17 0.02 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Manawatu-Whanganui Region were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial sites were associated with high numbers of • Residential sites were recorded as having low to | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION litter items and large litter volumes moderate numbers of litter items and moderate • Retail sites contributed to high numbers of litter litter volumes items and moderate litter volumes • Public Recreational sites were associated with both • Car Parks were associated with moderate numbers low numbers of litter items and small volumes of litter items and large litter volumes of litter
Figure 99 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019 14.00
Industrial 12.00 Car Park
10.00
8.00
Retail 6.00 Residential Volume (lt) Volume
4.00
2.00
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Items
Items and weight characteristics per 1,000 m2 across the site types within the Manawatu-Whanganui Region were identified as follows:
• Industrial sites were associated with large litter • Residential sites contributed moderate litter weights weights and high numbers of litter items and low to moderate numbers of litter items • Retail sites contributed moderate litter weights and • Public Recreational sites were associated with both high numbers of litter items small litter weights and low numbers of litter items • Car Park sites were associated with moderate litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items
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Figure 100 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019
1.20 | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION
Industrial 1.00
0.80
0.60 Weight (kg) Weight
0.40 Residential Car Park Retail
0.20
0.00 Public Recreational Space 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were the most frequently recorded for Glass (0.65 ltr), Metal (0.45 ltr), and Organic identified objects per 1,000 m2 within the Manawatu- Waste (0.01 ltr). Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were Whanganui Region (36 items) while Plastics were associated with the smallest proportion of the overall recorded as having the second highest number of litter litter volume (0.004 ltr per 1,000 m2). items collected (25 items). The largest litter weights per 1,000 m2 in the Manawatu- Smaller numbers of items were recorded for Paper/ Whanganui Region were associated with Glass Cardboard (12 items), Glass (11 items), Metal (8 items), (0.08 kg) and Plastic (0.07 kg). Moderate litter weights Miscellaneous (6 items) and Organic Waste (less than were recorded for Miscellaneous items (0.05 kg), 1 item per 1,000 m2). There was no Illegal Dumping Metal (0.04 kg), Paper/Cardboard (0.03 kg). Organic identified at the audited sites. Waste (0.01 kg) and Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0.006 kg) contributed the smallest litter weights to the overall Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount litter stream. A weight measure was not recorded for any 2 of volume per 1,000 m to the litter stream (1.69 ltr) Illegal Dumping objects identified during the Audit. while Plastic (1.66 ltr) and Paper/Cardboard (1.36 ltr) were also strong contributors to the overall volume of litter collected within the region. Smaller volumes were
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Figure 101 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019
40 1.800 | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION 1.69 1.66 36 35 1.600
1.36 1.400 30
1.200 25 1.000 20 21
Items 0.800 Volume (lt) Volume 15 0.65 0.600 0.45 12 10 11 0.400 8 6 5 0 0.200 0 0.004 0.00 0.01 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 102 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019 40 0.090
36 0.08 35 0.080
0.07 0.070 30
0.060 25 0.05 0.050 20 21 Items 0.04 0.040 Weight (kg) Weight 15 0.03 0.030 12 10 11 0.020 8 5 6 0.010 0.01 0.006 0 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Manawatu-Whanganui Region:
• Miscellaneous items contributed large volumes to the • Metal and Glass contributed low to moderate | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION litter stream but were associated with small numbers numbers of litter items and small to moderate of litter items volumes of litter • Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with a • Organic Waste was associated with small numbers of high number of litter items but contributed only a litter items and contributed only low volumes of litter negligible volume to the litter stream • There were no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded • Paper/Cardboard was associated with large volumes at the audited sites of litter and moderate numbers of litter items • Plastic was associated with large litter volumes and moderate to high numbers of litter items
Figure 103 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019 1.800 Misc. Plastic 1.600
1.400 Paper and Cardboard
1.200
1.000
0.800 Volume (lt) Volume Glass 0.600
Metal 0.400
0.200 Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 Illegal Dumping 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
When analysing items and weights per 1,000 m2 across main material types, the following characteristics of litter objects were observed:
• Glass items were associated with large litter weights, • Paper/Cardboard, Miscellaneous and Metal items however they contributed low to moderate numbers contributed moderate litter weights and low to of litter items moderate numbers of litter items • Plastic contributed large litter weights and moderate • Organic Waste contributed both small litter weights to high numbers of items to the overall litter stream and low numbers of litter items to the overall litter • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with small litter weights, but contributed high numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 104 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019
0.090 | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION
0.080 Glass
0.070 Plastic
0.060
0.050 Misc.
0.040 Metal Weight (kg) Weight
0.030 Paper and Cardboard
0.020
Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.010 Organic Waste 0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Manawatu-Whanganui Region: | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (56 items), • Residential sites: Plastic (20 items), Cigarette Butts/ Plastic (26 items), Metal (13 items), Miscellaneous Vaping (11 items), Paper/Cardboard (10 items), Glass (13 items), Glass (10 items), Paper/Cardboard (6 items), Metal (4 items), Miscellaneous (4 items), (9 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) Dumping (0 items) • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (100 items), • Industrial sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (77 items), Plastic (33 items), Paper/Cardboard (26 items), Glass Plastic (66 items), Paper/Cardboard (40 items), Glass (15 items), Metal (11 items), Miscellaneous (5 items), (36 items), Metal (25 items), Miscellaneous (18 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) • Public Recreational sites: Glass (5 items), Paper/ Cardboard (3 items), Plastic (3 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (2 items), Metal (2 items), Miscellaneous (1 item), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 105 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019 120
100 100
80 77 66
60 56 Items
40 36 40 33 26 25 26 18 20 20 13 13 15 10 9 11 10 11 5 6 5 2 2 3 3 4 4 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0 0.0 1 0.0 1 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
Cigarette butts were the most frequently identified litter Other frequently identified items in the item in Manawatu-Whanganui with an average of Manawatu-Whanganui Region included: | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION 36 butts recorded per 1,000 m2 across the audited sites. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (10 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (10 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (9 items per 1,000 m²)
Figure 106 - Manawatu/WhanganuiDirty 2019 Dozen Dirty - Items Dozen per - Items1000m² per - 1,000Object m Sub2 - Object Catagories Sub Categories MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 36
Plastic: Plastic, other 10
Glass: Glass, other 10
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 9
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 3
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 3
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 2
Metal: Foil wrappers 2
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 2
Misc.: Misc., other 2
Misc.: Disposable nappies 1
Misc.: Cloth & materials 1
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
The largest contributor to the volume of the litter Other object sub-categories which were associated stream in the Manawatu-Whanganui Region was with large litter volumes per 1,000 m2 included: Disposable nappies, with an estimated litter volume of 1.64 ltr per 1,000 m2. • Plastic: Containers, industrial e.g. oil (1.04 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (0.84 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Glass: Beer, less than 750 ml, all colours of glass (0.35 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (0.23 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 107 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019
Misc.: Disposable nappies 1.64 | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION
Plastic: Containers, industrial eg. oil 1.04 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.84 & drink containers
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.35
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.23
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.22
Glass: Glass, other 0.19
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.19
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 0.15
Glass: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), < 1 litre 0.10
Paper and Cardboard: Cartons, milk, plain (white), all sizes 0.09
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), < 1 litre 0.09
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 Volume (lt)
Within the object sub-categories, the largest litter Other object sub-categories which were associated with weights per 1,000 m2 were associated with Glass: Beer larger litter weights per 1,000 m2 included: bottles (less than 750 ml, all colours), recording an average weight of 0.05 kg per 1,000 m2 across the sites. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) Weights were not measured for Illegal Dumping objects • Cloth & materials (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) and therefore are not included in the weight analysis. • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 108 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.05 | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.04
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.04
Glass: Glass, other 0.03
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.02 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.01 & drink containers
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.01
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 0.01
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 0.01
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.01
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 0.01
Organic Waste: Dog faeces 0.004
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
There are 7 territorial authorities within the A total of 35 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, Car Manawatu-Whanganui Region: Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in the | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION Manawatu-Whanganui Region with a minimum of 5 sites • Horowhenua District audited from each territory. • Manawatu District • Palmerston North City The results are summarised in the following table: • Rangitikei District • Ruapehu District • Tararua District • Whanganui District
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Manawatu-Whanganui Region Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION
Horowhenua District 6041 177 0.57 8.45
Manawatu District 6070 91 0.12 1.47
Palmerston North City 6480 114 0.42 4.12
Rangitikei District 4504 144 0.21 4.56
Ruapehu District 8744 41 0.22 10.48
Tararua District 5714 41 0.11 2.47
Whanganui District 5614 89 0.28 6.89
Manawatu-Whanganui Region Overall 43166 95 0.28 5.83
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Manawatu-Whanganui
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Manawatu-Whanganui Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
97% 3% 94% 6%
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Figure 109 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019
100% | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION
90%
80%
70%
60% 50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 110 - Manawatu/Whanganui 2019 GradingGrading - - SiteSite LitterLitter Hotshots Hotshot Ratings MANAWATU/WHANGANUI 2019 100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant
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Within the Northland Region, Retail sites were associated with high numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes. Industrial sites were also recorded as having large litter weights and volumes but more moderate numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2. Large volumes of litter were also recorded at Residential sites; however, they were associated with more moderate numbers of litter items and litter weights.
Car Park sites were associated with moderate numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes, while Public Recreational sites contributed to low numbers of litter items, small litter weights and low litter volumes per 1,000 m2.
Plastic and Cigarette Butts/Vaping were equally the most frequently identified items per 1,000 m2 within the Northland Region, however Plastic was associated with more moderate litter volumes and Cigarette Butts/ Vaping was associated with the smallest litter weights and volumes recorded in the region.
Glass recorded the largest litter weights per 1,000 m2 but was also associated with low numbers of litter items and litter volumes.
Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount of volume to the litter stream (Disposable nappies represented a high percentage of the volume in this category), however this category contributed smaller numbers of items and litter weights per 1,000 m2. Similarly, Paper/Cardboard were associated with the second largest recorded volumes but contributed lower numbers of items and litter weights to the overall litter stream.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 at the sites surveyed in the Northland Region were recorded at Retail sites (171 items). Moderate numbers of litter items were found at Residential sites (76 items), Industrial sites (64 items) and Car Park sites (62 items). The lowest number of litter items were collected at Public Recreational sites (15 items).
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Higher estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 of the litter Large litter weights per 1,000 m2 were associated with objects were observed at Retail sites (6.22 ltr), Industrial sites (0.64 kg) and Retail sites (0.63 kg). Residential sites (5.65 ltr) and Industrial sites (5.52 ltr). Residential sites (0.30 kg) and Car Park sites (0.26 kg) Moderate volumes of litter were found at Car Park sites contributed moderate litter weights to the Northland
(3.66 ltr) while small volumes of litter were associated litter stream, while small litter weights per 1,000 m2 were | NORTHLAND REGION with Public Recreational sites (0.63 ltr). recorded at Public Recreational sites (0.03 kg).
Figure 111 - Northland 2019 Items and VolumeItems and per Volume 1,000 perm2 by1000m² Site Type by Site Type NORTHLAND 2019 180 171 7.00
160 5.65 6.22 6.00 5.52 140 5.00 120
100 3.66 3.59 4.00 Items 80 3.00 76 (lt) Volume 62 64 71 60 2.00 40
15 1.00 20 0.63 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 112 - Northland 2019 Items and ItemsWeight and per Weight 1,000 mper2 by 1000m² Site Type by Site Type NORTHLAND 2019 180 0.70 171 0.64 160 0.63 0.60 140 0.50 120
100 0.40
Items 0.30 80 0.29 0.30 0.26 76 (kg) Weight 71 60 62 64 0.20 40 0.10 20 15 0.03 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Northland Region were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Retail sites contributed to both high numbers of • Car Park sites contributed to both moderate | NORTHLAND REGION litter items and large volumes numbers of litter items and moderate volumes • Residential and Industrial sites were associated of litter with moderate numbers of litter items and large • Public Recreational sites were associated with low litter volumes numbers of litter items and small volumes of litter
Figure 113 - Northland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type NORTHLAND 2019 7.00
Retail 6.00 Residential Industrial 5.00
4.00 Car Park
3.00 Volume (lt) Volume
2.00
1.00 Public Recreational Space
0.00 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Items
Site characteristics across all site types within the region for items and litter weights per 1,000 m2 identified the following:
• Retail sites contributed both large litter weights and • Public Recreational sites were associated with both high numbers of litter items to the litter stream small litter weights and low numbers of litter items • Industrial sites were associated with large litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items • Residential and Car Park sites contributed both moderate litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items
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Figure 114 - Northland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type NORTHLAND 2019
0.70 | NORTHLAND REGION
Industrial Retail 0.60
0.50
0.40
0.30 Residential Weight (kg) Weight Car Park
0.20
0.10
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping and Plastic were the most associated with Glass (0.22 ltr) and Organic Waste (0.02 frequently identified objects per 1,000 m2 within the ltr). Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with Northland Region (both at 19 items) while Metals were the smallest proportion of the overall litter volume (0.002 recorded as having the third highest number of litter ltr per 1,000 m2). items collected (15 items). Larger litter weights per 1,000 m2 contributing to the Smaller numbers of items were recorded for Paper/ overall regional litter stream were associated with Cardboard (7 items), Miscellaneous (6 items), Glass Glass (0.09 kg), Metal (0.08 kg) and Plastic (0.06 (3 items) and Organic Waste (1 item). There was no Illegal kg), while smaller litter weights were recorded for Dumping identified at the audited sites. Miscellaneous items (0.03 kg), Paper/Cardboard (0.02 kg), Organic Waste (0.01 kg) and Cigarette Butts/ Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount of Vaping (0.009 kg). A weight measure was not recorded volume per 1,000 m2 to the litter stream (1.12 ltr) while for any Illegal Dumping objects identified during Paper/Cardboard (0.92 ltr) and Metal (0.88 ltr) were the Audit. also strong contributors to the overall volume of litter collected within the region. More moderate volumes were recorded for Plastic (0.42 ltr), while smaller volumes were
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Figure 115 - Northland 2019 ItemsItems and Volume and Volume per 1,000 per 1000m² m2 by Main by Main Material Material Type Type Northland 2019 25 1.200
1.12 | NORTHLAND REGION
1.000 20 19 0.92 19 0.88
0.800
15 15
0.600 Items Volume (lt) Volume 10 0.400 0.42 7 6 5 0.22 0.200
3 0 1 0.002 0.00 0.02 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 116 - Northland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type NORTHLAND 2019
25 0.09 0.090
0.08 0.080
20 19 19 0.070
0.060 0.06 15 15 0.050
Items 0.040
10 (kg) Weight
0.03 7 0.030
6 0.020 5 0.02
0.01 0.010 0.009 3 1 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Northland Region:
• Miscellaneous items and Paper/Cardboard • Plastic was associated with high numbers of litter | NORTHLAND REGION contributed large volumes to the litter stream but items and moderate litter volumes were associated with small to moderate numbers of • Glass and Organic Waste was associated with small litter items numbers of litter items and contributed low volumes • Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with a of litter high number of litter items but contributed only a • There were no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded negligible volume to the litter stream at the audited sites • Metal contributed to large volumes of litter and moderate to high numbers of litter items
Figure 117 - Northland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type NORTHLAND 2019 1.200 Misc.
1.000 Paper and Cardboard Metal 0.800
0.600 Volume (lt) Volume
0.400 Plastic
0.200 Glass
Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 Illegal Dumping 0 5 10 15 20 25 Items
Characteristics for items and main material types per 1,000 m2 identified across the Northland Region sites included:
• Glass items were associated with large litter weights, • Miscellaneous and Paper/Cardboard were associated but recorded only low numbers of litter items with small litter weights and low to moderate • Metal items contributed large litter weights and numbers of litter items moderate to high numbers of litter items • Organic Waste was associated with both small litter • Plastic was associated with moderate to large litter weights and low numbers of litter items weights and high numbers of litter items • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items contributed small litter weights to the litter stream, but were associated with high numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 118 - Northland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type NORTHLAND 2019
0.090 | NORTHLAND REGION Glass 0.080 Metal
0.070
0.060 Plastic
0.050
0.040 Weight (kg) Weight
0.030 Misc. 0.020 Paper and Cardboard
0.010 Cigarette Butts/Vaping Organic Waste 0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Northland Region: | NORTHLAND REGION
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (17 items), • Residential sites: Plastic (28 items), Metal (16 items), Plastic (17 items), Metal (15 items), Miscellaneous Cigarette Butts/Vaping (13 items), Paper/Cardboard (8 items), Paper/Cardboard (5 items), Glass (1 item), (10 items), Miscellaneous (5 items), Organic Waste Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (3 items), Glass (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) (0 items) • Industrial sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (19 items), • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (56 items), Metal (18 items), Plastic (18 items), Paper/Cardboard Plastic (39 items), Metal (36 items), Paper/Cardboard (8 items), Glass (1 item), Miscellaneous (1 item), (16 items), Glass (15 items), Miscellaneous (9 items), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) (0 items) • Public Recreational sites: Plastic (5 items), Miscellaneous (4 items), Paper/Cardboard (3 items), Metal (2 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (1 item), Organic Waste (1 item), Glass (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 119 - Northland 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² NORTHLAND 2019 60 56
50
40 39 36
30 28 Items
19 20 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 13 10 10 8 8 9 5 5 4 5 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
On average across the Northland Region litter counts, Other object sub-categories frequently identified during Cigarette butts were the largest contributors to the the litter counts included: | NORTHLAND REGION litter objects, with 19 butts per 1,000 m2 identified at the audited sites. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (10 items per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Bottle caps, lids and pull tabs (9 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (5 items per 1,000 m²)
Figure 120 - Northland 2019 DirtyDirty Dozen Dozen - Items - Items per per 1,000 1000m² m2 - Object - Object Sub Sub Categories Catagories NORTHLAND 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 19
Plastic: Plastic, other 10
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 9
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 5
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 3
Glass: Glass, other 3
Metal: Foil wrappers 3
Misc.: Misc., other 2
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 2
Misc.: Cloth & materials 1
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 1
Plastic: Plastic bottle tops 1
0 5 10 15 20 25 Items
Disposable nappies represented the largest contribution Other object sub-categories which recorded large to estimated litter volumes per 1,000 m2 in the Northland estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 throughout the Region, recording a volume of 1.05 ltr per 1,000 m2. region included:
• Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (0.61 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit-based mixers (0.44 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (0.20 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Flavoured water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes (0.14 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 121 - Northland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories NORTHLAND 2019
Misc.: Disposable nappies 1.05 | NORTHLAND REGION Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.61 & drink containers
Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit based mixers 0.44
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.20
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 0.14
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.13
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.11
Plastic: Flav. water/fruit/sports drink (non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.10
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.07
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), 1 litre + 0.07
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.07
Paper and Cardboard: Cartons, fruit juice, < 1 litre 0.06
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 Volume (lt)
Within the object sub-categories, Glass beer bottles (less Other object sub-categories associated with than 750 ml, all colours) were the largest contributors to proportionally higher average litter weights included: the regional litter weights with an average of 0.06 kg per • Uncategorised Plastic objects (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) 1,000 m2 recorded. Weights were not measured for Illegal Dumping materials and therefore are not included in the • Metal pieces/fragments (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²) weight analysis. • Glass: Alcoholic sodas/spirit-based mixers, all sizes (0.02 kg per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs (0.02 kg per 1,000 m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 122 - Northland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories NORTHLAND 2019
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.06 | NORTHLAND REGION
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.04
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.03
Glass: Alcoholic sodas/sprit based mixers, all sizes 0.02
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 0.02
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.01
Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit based mixers 0.01
Glass: Glass, other 0.01
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 0.01 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.01 & drink containers
Misc.: Disposable nappies 0.01
Organic Waste: Food waste 0.01
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
Northland Region is comprised of 3 A total of 16 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, Car territorial authorities: Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in the | NORTHLAND REGION Northland Region with a minimum of 5 sites audited from • Far North District each territory. • Kaipara District • Whangarei District The results are summarised in the following table:
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Northland Region Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
NORTHLAND REGION
Far North District 7122 112 0.35 4.69
Kaipara District 7036 56 0.25 2.61
Whangarei District 7198 47 0.26 3.46
Northland Region Overall 21356 71 0.29 3.59
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Northland
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Northland Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
94% 6% 100% 0%
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Figure 123 - Northland 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings NORTHLAND 2019
100% | NORTHLAND REGION
90%
80%
70%
60% 50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 124 - Northland 2019 Grading - SiteGrading Litter Hotshots - Sire Litter Ratings Hotshot Ratings NORTHLAND 2019 100%
90%
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0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant
141 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS OTAGO AT A GLANCE The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 REGION across the 20 sites surveyed in the Otago Region was 122 items, the overall average litter weight per 1,000 m2 | OTAGO REGION was 0.43 kg, while the overall average estimated volume per 1,000 m2 was 5.69 ltr.
Industrial sites were associated with the highest number of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes within the Otago Region. Retail sites recorded the second highest numbers of litter items and litter weights, but smaller litter volumes. Car Park sites were associated with moderate numbers of litter items and litter weights, contributing smaller litter volumes to the overall litter stream.
Residential sites were associated with a low number of litter items and litter weights but contributed moderate litter volumes while Public Recreational sites were associated with low numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes.
Cigarette Butts/Vaping was the most frequently identified item per 1,000 m2, however this category was associated with the smallest litter weights and volumes recorded in the Otago Region. Plastic was the second most frequently identified item and was associated with more moderate litter weights and volumes.
Glass was associated with the largest litter weights per 1,000 m2 in the region but contributed only small numbers of items and litter volumes to the overall litter stream, while Illegal Dumping contributed the largest volume per 1,000 m2 to the overall regional litter volume, but very small numbers of litter items. Weights were not recorded for illegally dumped items.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 at the sites surveyed in the Otago Region were recorded at Industrial sites (322 items) and Retail sites (159 items) while moderate numbers of litter items were recorded at Car Park sites (131 items). Lower numbers of litter items were associated with Residential sites (61 items) and Public Recreational sites (28 items).
Higher estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 of litter objects were recorded at Industrial sites (21.24 ltr), with moderate volumes found at Residential sites (5.85 ltr). Smaller volumes of litter were associated with Retail sites (3.62 ltr), Car Park sites (3.32 ltr) and Public Recreational sites (0.96 ltr).
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Figure 125 - Otago 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type OTAGO 2019 350 25.00 322 | OTAGO REGION 300 21.24 20.00
250
15.00 200
159 Items 150
131 (lt) Volume 122 10.00
100 5.85
5.69 5.00 50 61 3.32 28 3.62 0.96 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Industrial sites (1.33 kg) recorded the largest litter moderate litter weights to the Otago litter stream while weights per 1,000 m2 in the region while moderate to lower litter weights were associated with Residential sties high litter weights were associated with Retail sites (0.16 kg) and Public Recreational sites (0.12 kg). (0.58 kg). Car Park sites (0.32 kg) contributed more
2 Figure 126 - Otago 2019 Items and WeightItems per and 1,000 Weight m byper Site 1000m² Type by Site Type OTAGO 2019
350 1.33 1.40
322 300 1.20
250 1.00
200 0.80
159 Items 150 0.60
131 (kg) Weight 0.58 122
100 0.43 0.40
0.32 61
50 0.12 0.20 0.16 28 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Otago Region were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial sites were associated with both high • Residential sites were associated with a low number | OTAGO REGION numbers of litter items and large litter volumes of litter items and moderate litter volumes • Retail and Car Park sites were associated with • Public Recreational sites contributed to both low moderate numbers of litter items and small numbers of litter and small litter volumes litter volumes
Figure 127 - Otago 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type OTAGO 2019 25.00
Industrial 20.00
15.00
Volume (lt) Volume 10.00
Residential 5.00 Retail Car Park Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Items
Site characteristics identified for items and weights per 1,000 m2 within the Otago Region included:
• Industrial sites were associated with both large litter • Car Park sites were associated with both moderate weights and high numbers of litter items litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items • Retail sites contributed moderate to large litter • Public Recreational and Residential sites both weights and moderate to high numbers of contributed small litter weights and low numbers of litter items litter items to the regional litter stream
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Figure 128 - Otago 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type OTAGO 2019
1.40 | OTAGO REGION Industrial
1.20
1.00
0.80
0.60 Retail Weight (kg) Weight
0.40 Car Park
0.20 Residential
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently Metal (0.70 ltr), Glass (0.30 ltr) and Organic Waste identified objects per 1,000 m2 within the Otago Region (0.09 ltr). Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated (41 items) while other significant contributors to the with the smallest proportion of the overall litter volume overall number of litter items collected were Plastic (0.005 ltr per 1,000 m2). (26 items) and Metal (21 items). The largest litter weights per 1,000 m2 in the Otago Smaller numbers of items were recorded for Paper/ Region were associated with Glass (0.12 kg) and Metal Cardboard (17 items), Miscellaneous (7 items), Glass (0.10 kg), while Miscellaneous items (0.08 kg) and Plastic (7 items), Organic Waste (3 items) and Illegal Dumping (0.07 kg) were also significant contributors to overall (less than 1 item per 1,000 m2). litter weights. Smaller litter weights were recorded for Paper/Cardboard (0.03 kg), Organic Waste (0.02 kg) and Illegal Dumping contributed the largest amount of Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0.009 kg). A weight measure 2 volume per 1,000 m to the litter stream (2.00 ltr) while was not recorded for any Illegal Dumping identified Paper/Cardboard (0.92 ltr) and Miscellaneous (0.90 ltr) during the Audit. were also strong contributors to the overall volume of litter collected within the region. Smaller volumes were recorded for Plastic (0.76 ltr),
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2 Figure 129 - Otago 2019 Items andItems Volume and Volumeper 1,000 per m 1000m² by Main by Material Main Material Type Type Otago 2019 45 2.500 | OTAGO REGION 41 40 2.00 2.000 35
30 26 1.500 25 21 Items 20 17 (lt) Volume 0.90 1.000 0.93 15 0.76 0.70 10 7 0.500 7 5 0.30 3 0.005 0 0.09 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 130 - Otago 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type OTAGO 2019 45 0.140 41 40 0.12 0.120
35 0.10 0.100 30 0.08 26 25 0.080
Items 20 0.07 21 17 0.060 Weight (kg) Weight
15 0.040
10 0.03
0.02 0.020 5 7 7
0.009 3 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Otago Region:
• Illegal Dumping contributed to large volumes of litter • Miscellaneous items were associated with low | OTAGO REGION but only negligible numbers of litter items to the numbers of litter items and small to moderate litter litter stream volumes • Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with a • Glass and Organic Waste was associated with small high number of litter items but contributed only a numbers of litter items and contributed low volumes negligible volume of litter • Paper/Cardboard, Metal and Plastic contributed moderate numbers of litter items and small to moderate litter volumes
Figure 131 - Otago 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type OTAGO 2019 2.500
2.000 Illegal Dumping
1.500
Volume (lt) Volume 1.000 Misc. Paper and Cardboard Plastic Metal
0.500
Glass Cigarette Butts/Vaping Organic Waste 0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Items
Figures for items and weights per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Otago Region:
• Glass items were associated with large litter weights, • Paper/Cardboard was associated with low litter but contributed low numbers of litter items weights and moderate numbers of litter items • Miscellaneous items contributed moderate to large • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items contributed small litter litter weights and low numbers of litter items weights, but recorded high numbers of litter items • Metal was associated with large litter weights and • Organic Waste was associated with both small litter moderate numbers of litter items weights and low numbers of litter items • Plastic contributed moderate litter weights and moderate to high numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 132 - Otago 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type OTAGO 2019
0.140 | OTAGO REGION
0.120 Glass
0.100 Metal
Misc. 0.080
Plastic 0.060 Weight (kg) Weight
0.040 Paper and Cardboard
0.020 Cigarette Butts/Vaping Organic Waste
0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Otago Region: | OTAGO REGION
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (54 items), • Residential sites: Plastic (20 items), Metal (15 items), Plastic (27 items), Metal (15 items), Paper/Cardboard Cigarette Butts/Vaping (9 items), Paper/Cardboard (13 items), Miscellaneous (9 items), Glass (6 items), (8 items), Miscellaneous (5 items), Glass (3 items), Organic Waste (6 items) and Illegal Dumping Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) (0 items) • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (83 items), • Industrial sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (86 items), Plastic (27 items), Paper/Cardboard (19 items), Metal Metal (81 items), Plastic (67 items), Paper/Cardboard (14 items), Miscellaneous (11 items), Glass (4 items), (45 items), Glass (27 items), Miscellaneous (12 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) Organic Waste (5 items) and Illegal Dumping (less than 1 item per 1,000 m²) • Public Recreational sites: Paper/Cardboard (10 items), Plastic (9 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (4 items), Metal (2 items), Miscellaneous (2 items), Glass (1 item), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 133 - Otago 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² OTAGO 2019 100
90 86 83 81 80
70 67
60 54
50 45 Items 40
30 27 27 27 20 19 20 15 13 15 14 12 11 9 10 9 9 6 8 10 6 5 4 5 4 2 2 3 0.0 0.5 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
Analysis according to object sub-type categories showed Other objects frequently identified in the Otago Region that on average, Cigarette butts were the most frequently included: | OTAGO REGION identified litter item in Otago with 41 butts recorded per 1,000 m2. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (16 items per 1,000 m²) • Metal pieces/fragments (11 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (11 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (7 items per 1,000 m²)
Dirty Dozen - Items per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 134 - Otago 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories OTAGO 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 41
Plastic: Plastic, other 16
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 11
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 11
Glass: Glass, other 7
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 5
Paper and Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments 4
Metal: Foil wrappers 3
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 3
Organic Waste: Food waste 3
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 2
Misc.: Cloth & materials 2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Items
From an analysis of all the material type sub-categories, Other object sub-categories with significant volume Illegal dumping contributed the largest proportion to estimates per 1,000 m2 included: the total estimated litter volume in the Otago Region, recording 2.00 ltr of volume per 1,000 m2. • Disposable nappies (0.85 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines (0.39 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Carboard boxes & fragments (0.33 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Cider/fruit based, etc. (0.32 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 135 - Otago 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories OTAGO 2019
Illegal Dumping: Illegal dumping 2.00 | OTAGO REGION
Misc.: Disposable nappies 0.85
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.39
Paper and Cardboard: Carboard boxes & fragments 0.33
Metal: Cider/fruit based, etc. 0.32
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.30
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.23
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.15
Glass: Glass, other 0.13
Plastic: Flav. water/fruit/sports drink (non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.12
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.12 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.09 & drink containers
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 Volume (lt)
Metal pieces/fragments represented the largest Other object sub-categories which recorded large contribution to the average litter weights per 1,000 m2 weights per 1,000 m2 throughout the region included: in the Otago Region, recording a weight of 0.08 kg per 1,000 m2. Weights were not measured for Illegal • Glass: Beer, less than 750 ml, all colours (0.07 kg Dumping objects and therefore are not included in the per 1,000 m²) weight analysis. • Cloth & materials (0.06 kg per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Plastic objects (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 136 - Otago 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories OTAGO 2019
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.08 | OTAGO REGION
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.07
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.06
Glass: Glass, other 0.04
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.03
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 0.02
Organic Waste: Food waste 0.01
Paper and Cardboard: Carboard boxes & fragments 0.01
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.01
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 0.01
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 0.01
Glass: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), < 1 litre 0.01
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
Otago Region is comprised of 4 territorial authorities: A total of 20 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, Car Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in the
• Central Otago District | OTAGO REGION Otago Region with a minimum of 5 sites audited from • Clutha District each territory. • Dunedin City • Queenstown-Lakes District The results are summarised in the following table:
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Otago Region Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
OTAGO REGION
Central Otago District 6253 91 0.23 3.49
Clutha District 6174 122 0.39 8.23
Dunedin City 5874 152 0.78 4.14
Queenstown-Lakes District 5651 124 0.32 6.97
Otago Region Overall 23951 122 0.43 5.69
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Otago
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Otago Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 95% 5%
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Figure 137 - Otago 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings OTAGO 2019 100% | OTAGO REGION
90%
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60% 50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 138 - Otago 2019 Grading - Site LitterGrading Hotshots - Site Ratings Litter Hotshot Ratings OTAGO 2019 100%
90%
80%
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60%
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20%
10%
0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant
154 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS SOUTHLAND AT A GLANCE The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 REGION across the 15 sites surveyed in the Southland Region was 75 items, the overall average litter weight per 1,000 m2 | SOUTHLAND REGION was 0.39 kg, while the overall average estimated volume per 1,000 m2 was 2.54 ltr.
Industrial sites were associated with the highest numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes per 1,000 m2 within the region, while Retail sites were recorded with the second highest numbers of litter items, weights and litter volumes.
Low to moderate numbers of litter items, small litter volumes and low litter weights were recorded at Residential sites while Car Park and Public Recreational sites were associated with lower numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes per 1,000 m2.
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently identified item per 1,000 m2, however this category was associated with the smallest litter weights and volumes recorded in the Southland Region. The second most frequently identified item was Plastic, which was associated with more moderate litter weights and volumes.
The largest contributor of litter weight per 1,000 m2 was Glass, which was associated with lower numbers of litter items and litter volumes.
Miscellaneous items contributed the largest volume per 1,000 m2 to the overall regional litter stream (with Disposable nappies being the main contributor of volume in this category), and contributed the second largest litter weight, however this category was associated with low numbers of litter items.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 at the sites surveyed in the Southland Region were recorded at Industrial sites (218 items). More moderate numbers of litter items were also associated with Retail sites (128 items) while lower numbers of litter items were collected at Residential sites (74 items). The lowest numbers of litter items were found at Car Park sites (48 items) and Public Recreational sites (24 items).
High estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 of the litter objects were associated with Industrial sites (8.62 ltr) while the second highest volumes were recorded at Retail
155 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS sites (4.12 ltr). Smaller litter volumes were associated Industrial sites (2.10 kg) contributed to the highest litter with Public Recreational sites (1.93 ltr) while Residential weights per 1,000 m2 in the Southland Region. Smaller sites (1.51 ltr) and Car Park sites (0.84 ltr) contributed litter weights were associated with Retail sites (0.34 kg), the lowest volumes of litter per 1,000 m2. Residential sites (0.21 kg), Public Recreational sites
(0.16 kg) and Car Park sites (0.13 kg). | SOUTHLAND REGION
Figure 139 - Southland 2019 Items andItems Volume and perVolume 1,000 per m 1000m²2 by Site by Type Site Type SOUTHLAND 2019 250 10.00
218 9.00 8.62 200 8.00
7.00
150 6.00 128 5.00 Items
100 4.12 4.00 (lt) Volume 74 75 3.00
48 1.93 2.54 50 2.00
1.51 1.00 0.84 24 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 140 - Southland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type SOUTHLAND 2019 250 2.50
218
200 2.10 2.00
150 1.50 128 Items
100 1.00 (kg) Weight 74 75
48 50 0.50 24 0.39 0.34 0.21 0.13 0.16 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Southland Region were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial sites contributed to both high numbers of • Public Recreational and Car Park sites were | SOUTHLAND REGION litter items and large litter volumes associated with low numbers of litter items and small • Retail sites were associated with moderate numbers litter volumes of litter items and moderate to high litter volumes • Residential sites contributed low to moderate numbers of litter items and small litter volumes
Figure 141 - Southland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type SOUTHLAND 2019 10.00
9.00 Industrial 8.00
7.00
6.00
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3.00
2.00 Public Recreational Space Residential 1.00 Car Park
0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 Items
Site characteristics across the Southland Region sites were identified for items and litter weights per 1,000 m2 as follows:
• Industrial sites were associated with both large litter • Residential sites were associated with small litter weights and high numbers of litter items weights and low to moderate numbers of litter items • Retail sites contributed small litter weights and • Public Recreational and Car Park sites contributed moderate numbers of litter items small litter weights and low numbers of litter items
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Figure 142 - Southland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type SOUTHLAND 2019 2.50 | SOUTHLAND REGION
Industrial 2.00
1.50
Weight (kg) Weight 1.00
0.50 Public Recreational Space Retail Residential Car Park 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently (0.30 ltr) and Organic Waste (0.23 ltr). Cigarette identified objects per 1,000 m2 within the Southland Butts/Vaping items were associated with the smallest Region (22 items) while Plastic (20 items) was also a proportion of the overall litter volume (0.003 ltr significant contributor to the overall number of litter per 1,000 m2). items collected. Glass (0.11 kg) and Miscellaneous items (0.09 kg) were Smaller numbers of items per 1,000 m2 were recorded associated with the largest litter weights recorded per for Paper/Cardboard (7 items), Metal (7 items), Glass 1,000 m2, while smaller litter weights were associated (7 items), Miscellaneous (7 items), Organic Waste with Paper/Cardboard (0.06 kg), Plastic (0.05 kg), Metal (7 items) and Miscellaneous (5 items). There were (0.04 kg) and Organic Waste (0.03 kg). The smallest litter no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded at the weights recorded in the Southland Region was attributed sites audited. to Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0.01 kg). A weight measure was not recorded for any Illegal Dumping identified Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount during the Audit. of volume per 1,000 m2 to the litter stream (0.83 ltr). Smaller volumes were recorded for Metal (0.42 ltr), Paper/Cardboard (0.39 ltr), Plastic (0.36 ltr), Glass
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Figure 143 - Southland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type Southland 2019 25 0.900 | SOUTHLAND REGION 0.83 22 0.800 20 20 0.700
0.600 15 0.500 0.42
Items 0.39 0.400 Volume (lt) Volume 10 0.30 0.36 0.300 7 7 7 7 0.23 0.200 5 5 0.100 0 0.003 0.00 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 144 - Southland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type SOUTHLAND 2019 25 0.120
22 0.11
20 0.100 20 0.09
0.080 15
0.06 0.060 Items 0.05 10 (kg) Weight 0.04 0.03 0.040 7 7 7 7 5 5 0.020
0.010 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Southland Region:
• Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with a • Paper/Cardboard and Metal contributed low to | SOUTHLAND REGION high number of litter items but contributed only a moderate numbers of litter items and moderate negligible volume to the litter stream litter volumes • Miscellaneous items contributed large volumes • Glass and Organic Waste were associated with low of litter but were associated with low numbers of to moderate numbers of litter items and low to litter items moderate litter volumes • Plastic contributed to high numbers of litter items • There were no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded and moderate litter volumes at the sites audited
Figure 145 - Southland 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type SOUTHLAND 2019 0.900
Misc. 0.800
0.700
0.600
0.500 Metal
0.400 Paper and Cardboard Volume (lt) Volume Plastic 0.300 Glass
Organic Waste 0.200
0.100 Cigarette Butts/Vaping
0.000 Illegal Dumping 0 5 10 15 20 25 Items
The following characteristics of litter objects were observed for items and weights per 1,000 m2 across main material types:
• Glass items were associated with large litter weights • Plastic items contributed moderate litter weights and and low to moderate numbers of litter items high numbers of litter items • Miscellaneous items contributed large litter weights, • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with but were associated with low numbers of litter items small litter weights, but contributed high numbers of • Paper/Cardboard were associated with moderate litter items to the regional litter stream litter weights and low to moderate numbers of litter items • Metal and Organic Waste were associated with small litter weights and low to moderate numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 146 - Southland 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type SOUTHLAND 2019
0.120 | SOUTHLAND REGION
Glass 0.100
Misc.
0.080
0.060 Paper and Cardboard Plastic Weight (kg) Weight
0.040 Metal Organic Waste
0.020 Cigarette Butts/Vaping
0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Southland Region: | SOUTHLAND REGION
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (19 items), • Residential sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (26 items), Plastic (18 items), Paper/Cardboard (6 items), Metal Plastic (26 items), Metal (8 items), Miscellaneous (3 items), Miscellaneous (2 items), Glass (0 items), (6 items), Paper/Cardboard (5 items), Glass Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (2 items), Organic Waste (1 items) and Illegal (0 items) Dumping (0 items) • Industrial sites: Organic Waste (64 items), Plastic • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (59 items), (46 items), Glass (29 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping Plastic (23 items), Paper/Cardboard (17 items), (27 items), Metal (24 items), Paper/Cardboard Miscellaneous (12 items), Metal (9 items), Glass (18 items), Miscellaneous (12 items) and Illegal (7 items), Organic Waste (1 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) Dumping (0 items) • Public Recreational sites: Glass (8 items), Plastic (8 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (2 items), Metal (2 items), Paper/Cardboard (2 items), Miscellaneous (1 item), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 147 - Southland 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² SOUTHLAND 2019 70 64 59 60
50 46
40
Items 30 29 27 26 26 24 23 19 20 18 18 17 12 12 8 8 8 9 10 7 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
On average across the Southland Region litter counts, Other object sub-categories frequently identified during Cigarette butts were the largest contributors to the the litter counts included: | SOUTHLAND REGION litter objects, with 22 butts per 1,000 m2 identified at the audited sites. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (13 items per 1,000 m²) • Food waste (7 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (6 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard (4 items per 1,000 m²)
Figure 148 - Southland 2019 DirtyDirty Dozen Dozen - -ItemsItems per per 1,000 1000m² m2 - -ObjectObject Sub Sub Categories Catagories SOUTHLAND 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 22
Plastic: Plastic, other 13
Organic Waste: Food waste 7
Glass: Glass, other 6
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 4
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 3
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 2
Misc.: Misc., other 2
Paper and Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments 2
Metal: Foil wrappers 2
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 2
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 2
0 5 10 15 20 25 Items
The largest contributor to the estimated litter volume Other object sub-categories which were associated with per 1,000 m2 in the Southland Region was Disposable large estimated litter volumes per 1,000 m2 included: nappies, recording a volume 0.70 ltr per 1,000 m2. • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (0.32 ltr per 1000m²) • Food waste (0.22 ltr per 1000m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (0.21 ltr per 1000m²) • Glass: Beer, less than 750 ml, all colours of glass (0.18 ltr per 1000m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 149 - Southland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Volume per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories SOUTHLAND 2019
Misc.: Disposable nappies 0.70 | SOUTHLAND REGION
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.32
Organic Waste: Food waste 0.22 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.21 & drink containers
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.18
Paper and Cardboard: Carboard boxes & fragments 0.14
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.13
Glass: Glass, other 0.12
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), 1 litre+ 0.09
Misc.: Tyres & pieces 0.09
Metal: Aerosols - pressure packs 0.08
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.06
0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 Volume (lt)
From an analysis of all the material type sub-categories, Other object sub-categories with significant weights per Glass: Beer bottles (less than 750 ml, all colours) 1,000 m2 included: contributed the largest proportion to the overall litter weight in the Southland Region, recording an average • Cloth & materials (0.05 kg per 1,000 m²) weight of 0.07 kg per 1,000 m2. Weights were not • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) measured for Illegal Dumping objects and therefore are • Uncategorised Miscellaneous objects (0.03 kg not included in the weight analysis. per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Carboard boxes & fragments (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²) • Food waste (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 150 - Southland 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories SOUTHLAND 2019
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.07 | SOUTHLAND REGION
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.05
Glass: Glass, other 0.04
Misc.: Misc., other 0.03
Paper and Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments 0.03
Organic Waste: Food waste 0.03
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.02
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.02
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 0.01
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 0.01
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 0.01
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.01
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
Southland Region is comprised of 3 A total of 15 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, Car territorial authorities: Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in the | SOUTHLAND REGION Southland Region with a minimum of 5 sites audited from • Gore District each territory. • Invercargill City • Southland District The results are summarised in the following table:
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Southland Region Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
SOUTHLAND REGION
Gore District 5880 122 0.74 4.74
Invercargill City 5985 65 0.37 1.79
Southland District 5859 37 0.05 1.11
Southland Region Overall 17724 75 0.39 2.54
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Southland
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Southland Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
93% 7% 87% 13%
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Figure 151 - Southland 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings SOUTHLAND 2019
100% | SOUTHLAND REGION
90%
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0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 152 - Southland 2019 Grading - SiteGrading Litter Hotshots - Site Litter Ratings Hotshot Ratings SOUTHLAND 2019 100%
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0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant
167 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS TARANAKI AT A GLANCE The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 across REGION the 15 sites surveyed in the Taranaki Regionwas 84 items, the overall average litter weight per 1,000 m2 was | TARANAKI REGION 0.29 kg, while the overall average estimated volume per 1,000 m2 was 3.34 ltr.
Industrial and Retail sites both contributed to high numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes, while Car Park sites were associated with moderate litter weights, moderate to high numbers of litter items and large litter volumes. Residential sites were recorded as having low to moderate numbers of litter items with moderate litter weights and volumes, while Public Recreational sites were associated with low numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes per 1,000 m2.
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently identified item per 1,000 m2 but contributed the second smallest weight and smallest volume to the litter stream in the Taranaki Region. Plastic contributed the second most frequently identified litter item and was associated with the third largest litter weights and volumes.
Glass was identified as the largest contributor to the regional litter weight, however this category was associated with lower numbers of litter items and litter volumes per 1,000 m2.
Miscellaneous items contributed the largest volume per 1,000 m2 to the overall regional litter stream (with Disposable nappies being the main contributor of volume in this category) but was associated with smaller numbers of litter items and weights.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 at the sites surveyed in the Taranaki Region were recorded at Retail sites (177 items) and Industrial sites (143 items). Moderate to high numbers of litter items were found at Car Park sites (110 items) while Residential sites (52 items) contributed to low to moderate numbers of litter items. The lowest number of items per 1,000 m2 were collected at Public Recreational sites (15 items).
High estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 of the litter objects were associated with Industrial sites (5.31 ltr), Car Park sites (4.93 ltr) and Retail sites (4.57 ltr) while moderate litter volumes were recorded at Residential sites (2.59 ltr). Public Recreational sites (1.29 ltr) contributed to the lowest volume of litter items per 1,000 m2.
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Figure 153 - Taranaki 2019 Items and VolumeItems and per Volume 1,000 mper2 by 1000m² Site Type by Site Type TARANAKI 2019 200 6.00 177 180 5.31 4.93 | TARANAKI REGION 5.00 160 4.57 140 143 4.00 120 3.34 110 100 3.00 2.59 Items
80 84 (lt) Volume 2.00 60 1.29 52 40 1.00 20 15 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
The highest litter weights per 1,000 m2 in the Taranaki recorded at Car Park sites (0.33 kg) and Residential sites Region were associated with Industrial sites (0.57 kg) and (0.27 kg), while low litter weights were associated with Retail sites (0.49 kg). More moderate litter weights were Public Recreational sites (0.07 kg).
2 Figure 154 - Taranaki 2019 Items and WeightItems and per Weight 1,000 m per by 1000m² Site Type by Site Type TARANAKI 2019
200 0.57 0.60 180 177 0.50 160 0.49
140 143 0.40 120 110
0.33 100 0.29 0.30 0.27 Items
80 84 (kg) Weight 0.20 60 52 40 0.10 15 20 0.07 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Taranaki Region were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial and Retail sites contributed to high • Residential sites contributed to low to moderate | TARANAKI REGION numbers of litter items and large litter volumes numbers of litter items and moderate litter volumes • Car Park sites were associated with moderate to high • Public Recreational sites were associated with both numbers of litter items and large litter volumes low numbers of litter items and small litter volumes
Figure 155 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type TARANAKI 2019 6.00
Industrial 5.00 Car Park Retail
4.00
3.00 Residential Volume (lt) Volume
2.00
Public Recreational Space 1.00
0.00 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Items
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Taranaki Region were identified for items and weight estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial and Retail sites were associated with large • Public Recreational sites contributed both small litter weights and high numbers of litter items litter weights and low numbers of litter items to the • Car Park sites contributed moderate litter weights regional litter stream and moderate to high numbers of litter items • Residential sites were associated with moderate litter weights and low to moderate numbers of litter items
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Figure 156 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type TARANAKI 2019
0.60 | TARANAKI REGION Industrial
0.50 Retail
0.40
Car Park 0.30 Residential Weight (kg) Weight
0.20
0.10 Public Recreational Space
0.00 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping (26 items) and Plastic (25 items) Glass (0.09 kg), Metal (0.08 kg) and Plastic (0.07 kg) were the most frequently identified objects per 1,000 m2 contributed the largest average litter weights per within the Taranaki Region. 1,000 m2 to the overall regional litter weight. Smaller litter weights were associated with Miscellaneous items 2 Smaller numbers of items per 1,000 m were recorded (0.03 kg), Paper/Cardboard (0.02 kg) and Cigarette for Paper/Cardboard (7 items), Miscellaneous (7 items), Butts/Vaping (0.01 kg). Organic Waste (0.002 kg) Glass (6 items) and Organic Waste (less than 1 item per contributed the smallest litter weight per 1,000 m2. 1,000 m2 ). There were no instances of Illegal Dumping A weight measure was not recorded for any Illegal recorded at the sites audited. Dumping identified during the Audit.
Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount of volume per 1,000 m2 to the litter stream (1.79 ltr). Smaller volumes were recorded for Paper/Cardboard (0.51 ltr), Plastic (0.49 ltr), Metal (0.34 ltr), Plastic (0.36 ltr), Glass (0.21 ltr) and Organic Waste (0.01 ltr). Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with the smallest proportion of the overall litter volume (0.003 ltr per 1,000 m2).
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Figure 157 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type Taranaki 2019
30 2.000 | TARANAKI REGION
1.79 26 1.800 25 25 1.600
1.400 20 1.200
15 1.000 Items 13 Volume (lt) Volume 0.800 10 0.51 0.600 6 7 7 0.49 0.400 5 0.34 0.200 0.21 0 0.003 0.00 0 0.01 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 158 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type TARANAKI 2019 30 0.100
26 0.09 0.090 25 25 0.08 0.080
0.070 20 0.07 0.060
15 0.050 Items
13 0.040 (kg) Weight
10 0.03 0.030 7 7 0.020 5 6 0.02 0.010 0.010 0.00 0 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Taranaki Region:
• Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with a • Metal contributed moderate numbers of litter items | TARANAKI REGION high number of litter items but contributed only a and low litter volumes negligible volume to the litter stream • Paper/Cardboard and Glass contributed low numbers • Plastic contributed to high numbers of litter items of litter items and small litter volumes but small litter volumes • Organic Waste was associated with very low • Miscellaneous items contributed large volumes numbers of litter items and very small litter volumes of litter but were associated with low numbers of • There were no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded litter items at the sites audited
Figure 159 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type TARANAKI 2019 2.000
1.800 Misc.
1.600
1.400
1.200
1.000
Volume (lt) Volume 0.800
0.600 Paper and Cardboard Plastic 0.400 Metal 0.200 Glass Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 Illegal Dumping 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Items
Figures for items and weights per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Taranaki Region:
• Glass items were associated with large litter weights, • Miscellaneous items and Paper/Cardboard were however this category contributed low numbers of associated with small litter weights and low numbers litter items to the litter stream of litter items • Metal contributed large litter weights and moderate • Organic Waste contributed very small litter weights numbers of litter items and numbers of litter items • Plastic was associated with large litter weights and high numbers of litter items • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items contributed small litter weights, but were associated with high numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 160 - Taranaki 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type TARANAKI 2019
0.100 | TARANAKI REGION
0.090 Glass
0.080 Metal 0.070 Plastic
0.060
0.050
Weight (kg) Weight 0.040
0.030 Misc.
0.020 Paper and Cardboard Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.010
Organic Waste 0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Taranaki Region: | TARANAKI REGION
• Car Park sites: Plastic (33 items), Metal (31 items), • Residential sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (13 items), Miscellaneous (18 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping Plastic (13 items), Glass (8 items), Metal (8 items), (16 items), Glass (6 items), Paper/Cardboard Miscellaneous (4 items), Paper/Cardboard (4 items), (6 items), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping Dumping (0 items) (0 items) • Industrial sites: Plastic (51 items), Cigarette Butts/ • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (96 items), Vaping (40 items), Paper/Cardboard (18 items), Metal Plastic (33 items), Paper/Cardboard (15 items), Metal (16 items), Glass (11 items), Miscellaneous (6 items), (14 items), Miscellaneous (10 items), Glass (8 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) • Public Recreational sites: Plastic (9 items), Miscellaneous (2 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (1 item), Glass (1 item), Metal (1 item), Paper/ Cardboard (1 item), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 161 - Taranaki 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² TARANAKI 2019 120
100 96
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40 40 31 33 33
16 18 18 20 16 14 15 11 13 13 9 8 8 8 10 6 6 6 4 2 4 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0.0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
Within the litter object type sub-categories, Cigarette Other object sub-categories which were associated with butts were the largest contributors to the litter objects large litter counts included: | TARANAKI REGION within the Taranaki Region, with 26 butts per 1,000 m2 identified on average across the sites. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (15 items per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs (7 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (5 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (5 items per 1,000 m²)
Figure 162 - Taranaki 2019 DirtyDirty Dozen Dozen - Items - Items per 1,000 per 1000m² m2 - Object - Object Sub SubCategories Catagories TARANAKI 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 26
Plastic: Plastic, other 15
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 7
Glass: Glass, other 5
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 5
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 3
Misc.: Misc., other 3
Metal: Foil wrappers 2
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 2
Plastic: Plastic bottle tops 2
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 2
Misc.: Cloth & materials 2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Items
Disposable nappies were strongly associated with Other object sub-categories associated with large litter estimated litter volumes at the audited sites in the volume estimates included: Taranaki Region, contributing 1.72 ltr of volume per 1,000 m2. • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (0.34 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Plastic: Takeaway & cups (0.11 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.11 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (0.10 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Flavoured water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes (0.10 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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Figure 163 - Taranaki 2019 DirtyDirty Dozen Dozen - Volume - Volume per per1,000 1000m² m2 - Object - Object Sub Sub Categories Catagories TARANAKI 2019
Misc.: Disposable nappies 1.72 | TARANAKI REGION Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.34 & drink containers
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.11
Glass: Glass, other 0.11
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.10
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 0.10
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), 1 litre + 0.09
Plastic: Flav. water/fruit/sports drink (non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.09
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.08
Metal: Alcoholic sodas & spirit based mixers 0.08
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.07
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.05
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 2.00 Volume (lt)
Metal pieces/fragments represented the largest Other object sub-categories which recorded larger contribution to litter weights per 1,000 m2 in the weights per 1,000 m2 throughout the region included: Taranaki Region, recording an average weight of 0.05 kg per 1,000 m2. Weights were not measured for • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) Illegal Dumping objects and therefore are not included in • Uncategorised Plastic objects (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) the weight analysis. • Glass: Beer, less than 750 ml, all colours (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²)
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Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 164 - Taranaki 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories TARANAKI 2019
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.05 | TARANAKI REGION
Glass: Glass, other 0.04
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.04
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.03
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 0.01
Glass: Alcoholic sodas/sprit based mixers, all sizes 0.01
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.01
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 0.01
Misc.: Disposable nappies 0.01
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 0.01
Plastic: Bags, heavier glossy type typically branded carry 0.01
Plastic: Flav. water/fruit/sports drink (non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.01
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
Taranaki Region is comprised of 3 A total of 15 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, Car territorial authorities: Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in the | TARANAKI REGION Taranaki Region with a minimum of 5 sites audited from • New Plymouth District each territory. • South Taranaki District • Stratford District The results are summarised in the following table:
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Taranaki Region Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
TARANAKI REGION
New Plymouth District 5963 68 0.28 2.92
South Taranaki District 5521 85 0.27 2.86
Stratford District 5506 99 0.32 4.28
Taranaki Region Overall 16990 84 0.29 3.34
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Taranaki
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Taranaki Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 100% 0%
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Figure 165 - Taranaki 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings TARANAKI 2019 100% | TARANAKI REGION
90%
80%
70%
60% 50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 166 - Taranaki 2019 Grading - Site GradingLitter Hotshots - Site Litter Ratings Hotshot Ratings TARANAKI 2019 100%
90%
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70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant
180 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS TASMAN, AT A GLANCE The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 NELSON AND across the 15 sites surveyed in the Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions was 143 items, the overall average | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS MARLBOROUGH litter weight per 1,000 m2 was 0.37 kg, while the overall average estimated volume per 1,000 m2 was 4.39 ltr.
REGIONS Industrial sites within the region were associated with the highest numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes. Retail sites also contributed high numbers of litter items to the overall litter stream but only moderate litter weights and volumes. Residential sites were associated with moderate numbers of litter items, while contributing moderate to large litter weights and volumes. Lower numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes per 1,000 m2 were associated with Car Park and Public Recreational sites.
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently identified item per 1,000 m2 in the Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions but contributed the smallest weights and volumes of litter to the regional litter stream. Plastic was associated with the second most frequently identified item and the second largest volume.
Glass contributed the largest litter weight per 1,000 m2, however this material category was recorded as having more moderate numbers of litter items and litter volumes.
Paper/Cardboard contributed the largest volume per 1,000 m2 to the overall regional litter stream and was associated with moderate numbers of litter items and smaller litter weights.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 collected at the sites surveyed in the Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions were Industrial sites (330 items) and Retail sites (312 items). Moderate numbers of litter items were associated with Residential sites (132 items) while lower numbers of litter items were found at Car Park sites (100 items) and Public Recreational sites (33 items).
High estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 of the litter objects were associated with Industrial sites (11.25 ltr) while Residential sites (7.33 ltr) were associated with moderate
181 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS to large volumes of litter. Retail sites (4.72 ltr) contributed The highest litter weights per 1,000 m2 were associated to moderate volumes of litter while Car Park sites (2.91 with Industrial sites (1.19 kg). More moderate litter weights ltr) and Public Recreational sites (1.44 ltr) were recorded were recorded at Residential sites (0.50 kg) and Retail has having lower volumes of litter per 1,000 m2. sites (0.45 kg), while lower litter weights were associated
with Car Park sites (0.20 kg) and Public Recreational | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS sites (0.09 kg).
Figure 167 - Tasman/Nelson/MarlboroughItems 2019 and ItemsVolume and per Volume 1000m² per by 1,000 Site mType2 by Site Type TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019
350 330 12.00 312 11.25 300 10.00
250 7.33 8.00
200 6.00 Items 150 143 Volume (lt) Volume 4.72 132 4.39 100 4.00 100 2.91 2.00 50 1.44
33 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 168 - Tasman/Nelson/MarlboroughItems 2019 and Items Weight and per Weight 1000m² per by 1,000 Site mType2 by Site Type TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019 350 1.40 330 312 300 1.20 1.19
250 1.00
200 0.80
Items 143 150 132 0.60 Weight (kg) Weight
100 0.50 100 0.45 0.40 0.37
50 0.20 0.20 33
0.09 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial sites contributed to high numbers of litter • Car Park sites were associated with low to moderate | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS items and large litter volumes numbers of litter items and small to moderate • Retail sites were associated with high numbers of litter volumes litter items and moderate litter volumes • Public Recreational sites were associated with both • Residential sites contributed to moderate numbers low numbers of litter items and small litter volumes of litter items and moderate to high litter volumes
Figure 169 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019 12.00 Industrial
10.00
8.00 Residential
6.00
Volume (lt) Volume Retail 4.00
Car Park 2.00 Public Recreational Space
0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Items
Items and weight characteristics per 1,000 m2 across the site types within the Tasman, Marlborough and Nelson Regions were identified as follows:
• Industrial sites were associated with both large litter • Car Park sites contributed small litter weights and weights and high numbers of litter items low to moderate numbers of litter items • Retail sites contributed moderate litter weights and • Public Recreational sites were associated with both high numbers of litter items small litter weights and low numbers of litter items • Residential sites were associated with moderate litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items
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Figure 170 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019
1.40 | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS
1.20 Industrial
1.00
0.80
0.60 Weight (kg) Weight Residential Retail 0.40
0.20 Car Park
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping was the most frequently Metal (0.52 ltr) and Organic Waste (0.06 ltr). Cigarette identified object per 1,000 m2 within the Tasman, Nelson Butts/Vaping items were associated with the smallest and Marlborough Regions (59 items) while Plastic proportion of the overall litter volume (0.007 ltr (30 items) contributed to the second most frequently per 1,000 m2). identified item. The largest amount of weight per 1,000 m2 collected Smaller numbers of items per 1,000 m2 were recorded in the region was associated with Glass (0.14 kg), while for Paper/Cardboard (16 items), Glass (16 items), Metal Plastic (0.09 kg) also contributed significantly to the (13 items), Miscellaneous (8 items), and Organic Waste overall regional litter weight per 1,000 m2. Smaller litter (2 items). There were no instances of Illegal Dumping weights were recorded for Metal (0.05 kg), Miscellaneous recorded at the sites audited. items (0.03 kg), Organic Waste (0.03 kg), Paper/ Cardboard (0.03 kg), and Cigarette Butts/Vaping Paper/Cardboard contributed the largest amount of (0.01 kg). A weight measure was not recorded for any 2 volume per 1,000 m to the litter stream (1.74 ltr), Illegal Dumping identified during the Audit. and the second largest volume was associated with Plastic (0.79 ltr). Smaller volumes were recorded for Glass (0.64 ltr), Miscellaneous (0.64 ltr),
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Figure 171 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019
70 2.000 | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS
1.74 1.800 60 59 1.600
50 1.400
1.200 40 1.000 Items 30
30 (lt) Volume 0.800 0.64 0.64 0.79 20 0.52 0.600
16 16 0.400 13 10 8 0.200 0 0.06 0.007 0.00 2 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 172 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019 70 0.160
0.14 60 59 0.140
0.120 50
0.100 40 0.09 0.080 Items 30 30 (kg) Weight 0.05 0.060
20 16 0.040 0.03 16 0.03 13 0.03 10 0.020 8 0.010 2 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions:
• Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with a • Miscellaneous items contributed small to moderate | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS high number of litter items but contributed only a volumes of litter and low numbers of litter items negligible volume to the litter stream • Organic Waste contributed low numbers of litter • Paper/Cardboard contributed large volumes of litter items and small litter volumes but only low to moderate numbers of litter items • There were no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded • Plastic contributed to moderate numbers of litter at the sites audited items and moderate litter volumes • Glass and Metal were associated with low to moderate numbers of litter items and small to moderate litter volumes
Figure 173 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019 2.000
1.800 Paper and Cardboard 1.600
1.400
1.200
1.000
Volume (lt) Volume 0.800 Plastic
0.600 Misc. Glass Metal 0.400
0.200 Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 Illegal Dumping 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Items
Items and weight characteristics across the main material types per 1,000 m2 within the Tasman, Marlborough and Nelson Regions were identified as follows:
• Glass items were associated with large litter weights, • Organic Waste and Miscellaneous items contributed but low to moderate numbers of litter items small litter weights and low numbers of litter items • Plastic items contributed both moderate litter • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated weights and moderate numbers of litter items with small litter weights, but they contributed high • Metal and Paper/Cardboard were associated with numbers of litter items to the overall litter stream both small litter weights and low to moderate numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 174 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019
0.160 | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS
0.140 Glass
0.120
0.100
Plastic 0.080 Weight (kg) Weight 0.060 Metal
0.040 Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard 0.020 Misc. Cigarette Butts/Vaping
0.000 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions: | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (31 items), • Residential sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (43 items), Plastic (25 items), Miscellaneous (16 items), Paper/ Plastic (39 items), Metal (25 items), Paper/Cardboard Cardboard (12 items), Glass (9 items), Metal (16 items), Glass (7 items), Miscellaneous (1 item), (6 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping Dumping (0 items) (0 items) • Industrial sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (109 items), • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (201 items), Glass (82 items), Plastic (62 items), Paper/Cardboard Plastic (38 items), Paper/Cardboard (35 items), Metal (32 items), Metal (29 items), Miscellaneous (15 items), (23 items), Miscellaneous (8 items), Glass (7 items), Organic Waste (2 items) and Illegal Dumping Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) (0 items) • Public Recreational sites: Plastic (13 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (7 items), Paper/Cardboard (5 items), Metal (4 items), Organic Waste (4 items), Miscellaneous (1 item), Glass (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 175 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019 250
201 200
150
109 Items 100 82
62 50 43 39 35 38 31 29 32 25 25 23 16 16 9 12 15 13 6 7 4 5 7 7 8 0.0 1 0.0 2 0 0.0 1 4 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
Within the litter object type sub-categories, Cigarette Other object sub-categories which were associated with butts were the largest contributors to the litter objects large litter counts included: | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS within the Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions, with 59 butts per 1,000 m2 identified on average across • Uncategorised Plastic objects (16 items per 1,000 m²) the sites. • Uncategorised Glass objects (15 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (10 items per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs (7 items per 1,000 m²)
Dirty Dozen - Items per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 176 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 59
Plastic: Plastic, other 16
Glass: Glass, other 15
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 10
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 7
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 4
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 4
Paper and Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments 3
Metal: Foil wrappers 3
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 3
Organic Waste: Food waste 2
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Item
Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, Other object sub-categories which recorded large takeaway & drink containers represented the largest estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 throughout the contribution to estimated litter volumes per 1,000 m2 region included: in the Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions, • Disposable nappies (0.60 ltr per 1,000 m²) recording a volume of 0.90 ltr per 1,000 m2. • Paper/Cardboard: Tubes for fireworks (0.43 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (0.41 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.30 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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Figure 177 - Tasman/Nelson/MarlboroughDirty Dozen 2019- Volume Dirty per Dozen 1000m² - Volume - Object per 1,000Sub Catagories m2 - Object Sub Categories TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019
Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.89 & drink containers | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS
Misc.: Disposable nappies 0.60
Paper and Cardboard: Tubes for fireworks 0.43
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.41
Glass: Glass, other 0.30
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.25
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.25
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.23
Paper and Cardboard: Carboard boxes & fragments 0.23
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), 1 litre+ 0.09
Plastic: Bags, heavier glossy type typically branded carry 0.07
Glass: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), 1 litre+ 0.07
0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00 Volume (lt)
Within the objects sub-categories, uncategorised Glass Other object sub-categories which were associated with objects contributed the largest litter weights per large litter weights included: 1,000 m2 across the region, with an average weight • Glass: Beer, less than 750 ml, all colours (0.06 kg of 0.07 kg per 1,000 m2 recorded. Weights were not per 1,000 m²) measured for Illegal Dumping objects and therefore are not included in the weight analysis. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (0.05 kg per 1,000 m²) • Food waste (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²)
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Figure 178 - Tasman/Nelson/MarlboroughDirty Dozen 2019- Weight Dirty per Dozen 1000m² - Weight - Object per 1,000Sub Catagories m2 - Object Sub Categoriess TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019
Glass: Glass, other 0.07 | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.06
Plastic: Plastic, other (specify) 0.05
Organic Waste: Food waste 0.03
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.02
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 0.02
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.01
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 0.01
Glass: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), < 1 litre 0.01
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 0.01 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.01 & drink containers
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.01
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
The Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions are unitary A total of 15 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, authorities (territorial authorities which also perform the Car Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS functions of a regional council). Due to their size and the Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions with a population, these regions were included in one section minimum of 5 sites audited from each territory. for the purposes of the Audit. The results are summarised in the following table: The following territories were included in the Audit:
• Marlborough District • Nelson City • Tasman District
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS
Marlborough District 6760 170 0.54 6.38
Nelson City 5983 148 0.27 4.05
Tasman District 5988 108 0.29 2.48
Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions Overall 18730 143 0.37 4.39
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
87% 13% 93% 7%
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Figure 179 - Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019 100% | TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS
90%
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60% 50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 180 - Tasman/Nelson/MarlboroughGrading 2019 Grading - Site Litter - Site Hotshot Litter Hotshots Ratings Ratings TASMAN/NELSON/MARLBOROUGH 2019 100%
90%
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40%
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0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant
193 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS WAIKATO AT A GLANCE The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 across REGION all the 51 sites surveyed in the Waikato Region was 113 items, the overall average litter weight per 1,000 m2 | WAIKATO REGION was 0.43 kg while the overall average estimated volume per 1,000 m2 was 5.68 ltr.
Industrial sites within the region were associated with the highest numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes, while Retail sites contributed high numbers of litter items, moderate to large litter volumes and small to moderate litter weights. Residential sites were recorded as having large litter volumes, more moderate numbers of litter items and small to moderate litter weights, while Car Park sites were associated with moderate numbers of litter items and small to moderate litter volumes and weights. Public Recreational sites contributed to low numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes per 1,000 m2.
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently identified item per 1,000 m2 but were associated with the smallest weights and volumes recorded in the region. Plastic was associated with the second highest identified item, second largest weight and the third largest volume per 1,000 m2.
Glass contributed significantly larger weight per 1,000 m2 than any other material type in the Waikato Region but recorded lower numbers of litter items and small litter volumes.
Miscellaneous items contributed the largest volume per 1,000 m2 to the overall regional litter stream (with Disposable nappies being the main contributor of volume in this category), however this category was associated with smaller numbers of litter items and weights.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 collected at the sites surveyed in the Waikato Region were from Industrial sites (248 items) and Retail sites (232 items). Moderate numbers of litter items were associated with Residential sites (109 items) and Car Park sites (108 items) while lower numbers of litter items were counted at Public Recreational sites (20 items).
High estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 of the litter objects were associated with Industrial sites (13.01 ltr) and
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Residential sites (10.46 ltr) while Retail sites (8.08 ltr) Industrial sites (1.60 kg) contributed to the highest litter contributed to moderate to large volumes of litter. Small weights per 1,000 m2 in the Waikato Region. Small to to moderate volumes of litter were associated with Car moderate litter weights were associated with Retail sites Park sites (3.57 ltr) and low volumes of litter recorded at (0.43 kg), Car Park sites (0.39 kg) and Residential sites
Public Recreational sites (1.59 ltr). (0.37 kg). Public Recreational sites (0.04 kg) contributed | WAIKATO REGION to the lowest litter weights per 1,000 m2.
Figure 181 - Waikato 2019 Items and VolumeItems andper Volume1,000 m per2 by 1000m² Site Type by Site Type WAIKATO 2019 300 14.00 13.01
12.00 250 248 10.46 232 10.00 200
8.08 8.00 150 Items 5.68 6.00 Volume (lt) Volume 108 113 100 109 4.00 3.57 50 1.59 2.00
20 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 182 - Waikato 2019 Items and WeightItems and per Weight1,000 m per2 by 1000m² Site Type by Site Type WAIKATO 2019 300 1.80
1.60 1.60 250 248 232 1.40
200 1.20
1.00 150
Items 0.80
108 109 113 (kg) Weight 100 0.60
0.43 0.43 0.40 0.39 50 0.37 20 0.20 0.04 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Waikato Region were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial sites contributed to high numbers of litter • Car Park sites were associated with moderate | WAIKATO REGION items and large litter volumes numbers of litter items and small to moderate • Retail sites were associated with high numbers of litter volumes litter items and moderate to large litter volumes • Public Recreational sites contributed to both low • Residential sites contributed moderate numbers of numbers of litter items and small litter volumes litter items and large litter volumes
Figure 183 - Waikato 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type WAIKATO 2019 14.00
Industrial 12.00
Residential 10.00
8.00 Retail
6.00 Volume (lt) Volume
4.00 Car Park
2.00 Public Recreational Space
0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Items
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Waikato Region were identified for items and weights per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial sites were associated with large litter • Public Recreational sites contributed both small weights and high numbers of litter items litter weights and low numbers of litter items to the • Retail sites contributed small to moderate litter regional litter stream weights and high numbers of litter items • Car Park and Residential sites were associated with small to moderate litter weights and moderate numbers of litter items
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Figure 184 - Waikato 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type WAIKATO 2019
1.80 | WAIKATO REGION
1.60 Industrial
1.40
1.20
1.00
0.80 Weight (kg) Weight
0.60 Car Park 0.40 Retail Residential 0.20
0.00 Public Recreational Space 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping was the most frequently Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with identified object per 1,000 m2 within the Waikato Region the smallest proportion of the overall litter volume (0.004 (36 items) while Plastic (31 items) contributed to the ltr per 1,000 m2). second highest identified item. Glass was associated with the largest weight per Smaller numbers of items per 1,000 m2 were recorded 1,000 m2 recorded in the region (0.20 kg), while Plastic for Paper/Cardboard (17items), Metal (12 items), (0.08 kg) contributed the second highest weights to the Miscellaneous (8 items), Glass (7 items), and Organic regional litter weights. Smaller litter weights per 1,000 m2 Waste (1 item). There were no instances of Illegal were associated with Metal (0.05 kg), Paper/Cardboard Dumping recorded at the sites audited. (0.04 kg), Miscellaneous items (0.03 kg), Organic Waste (0.01 kg) and Cigarette Butts/Vaping (0.006 kg). Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount of A weight measure was not recorded for any Illegal volume per 1,000 m2 to the litter stream (2.31 ltr), with the Dumping identified during the Audit. second largest volume associated with Paper/Cardboard (1.31 ltr). Smaller volumes were recorded for Plastic (0.76 ltr), Metal (0.75 ltr) Glass (0.53 ltr), and Organic Waste (0.03 ltr).
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Figure 185 - Waikato 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type Waikato 2019 40 2.500 | WAIKATO REGION 2.31 36 35
31 2.000 30
25 1.500 1.31 20 Items Volume (lt) Volume 17 1.000 15 12
0.75 0.76 10 0.53 0.500 8 7 5 0 1 0.004 0.00 0.03 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 186 - Waikato 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type WAIKATO 2019 40 0.250 36 35 0.20 31 0.200 30
25 0.150
20
Items 17
0.100 (kg) Weight 15 12 0.08 10 8 0.05 0.050 7 0.04 5 0.03 1 0.006 0.01 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Waikato Region:
• Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with a • Metal was associated with low to moderate number | WAIKATO REGION high number of litter items but contributed only a of litter items and small to moderate litter volumes negligible volume to the litter stream • Glass and Organic Waste contributed to low • Miscellaneous items contributed to large litter numbers of litter items and small litter volumes volumes but only low numbers of litter items • There were no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded • Plastic contributed high numbers of litter items but at the sites audited low to moderate litter volumes • Paper/Cardboard contributed moderate volumes of litter and moderate numbers of litter items
Figure 187 - Waikato 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type WAIKATO 2019 2.500
Misc.
2.000
1.500
Paper and Cardboard
Volume (lt) Volume 1.000
Metal Plastic
0.500 Glass
Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 Illegal Dumping 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
Figures for items and weights per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Waikato Region:
• Glass was associated with large litter weights, but • Paper/Cardboard contributed small litter weights contributed only low numbers of litter items and moderate numbers of litter items • Plastic contributed low to moderate litter weights • Metal was associated with small litter weights and and high numbers of litter items low to moderate numbers of litter items • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with • Organic Waste and Miscellaneous items were small litter weights, but contributed high numbers of associated with both small litter weights and low litter items numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 188 - Waikato 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type WAIKATO 2019
0.250 | WAIKATO REGION
0.200 Glass
0.150
Weight (kg) Weight 0.100
Plastic
0.050 Metal Paper and Cardboard Misc. Cigarette Butts/Vaping Organic Waste 0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Waikato Region: | WAIKATO REGION
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (36 items), • Residential sites: Plastic (37 items), Paper/Cardboard Plastic (31 items), Metal (15 items), Miscellaneous (24 items), Metal (18 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (10 items), Paper/Cardboard (8 items), Glass (16 items), Miscellaneous (9 items), Glass (4 items), (7 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) Dumping (0 items) • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (106 items), • Industrial sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (77 items), Plastic (46 items), Paper/Cardboard (43 items), Metal Plastic (68 items), Paper/Cardboard (36 items), (17 items), Miscellaneous (12 items), Glass (7 items), Glass (27 items), Metal (26 items), Miscellaneous Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) (12 items), Organic Waste (2 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) • Public Recreational sites: Plastic (9 items), Paper/ Cardboard (5 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (2 items), Metal (2 items), Miscellaneous (2 items), Glass (1 item), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 189 - Waikato 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² WAIKATO 2019 120 106
100
80 77 68
60 Items 46 43 40 36 36 37 31 27 26 24 20 15 16 18 17 10 12 12 7 8 9 9 5 4 7 0.0 1 0.0 2 2 1 0.0 2 2 0 0.0 1 0.0 1 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
Within the litter object type sub-categories, Cigarette Other object sub-categories which were associated with butts were the largest contributors to the litter objects large litter counts included: | WAIKATO REGION within the Waikato Region, with 36 butts per 1,000 m2 identified on average across the sites. • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (13 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Plastic objects (13 items per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs (6 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (6 items per 1,000 m²)
Dirty Dozen - Items per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 190 - Waikato 2019 Dirty Dozen - Items per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories WAIKATO 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 36
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 13
Plastic: Plastic, other 13
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 6
Glass: Glass, other 6
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 5
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 5
Metal: Foil wrappers 3
Misc.: Misc., other 2
Plastic: Styrene foam boxes, sheets, etc 2
Misc.: Disposable nappies 2
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
The largest contributor to the volume of the litter stream Other object sub-categories which were associated in the Waikato Region was Disposable nappies, with an with large litter volumes per 1,000 m2 included: estimated litter volume of 2.25 ltr per 1,000 m2. • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (0.64 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Glass: Beer, less than 750 ml, all colours of glass (0.34 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines (0.31 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Flavoured water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes (0.28 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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Figure 191 - Waikato 2019 DirtyDirty Dozen Dozen - Volume - Volume per 1,000per 1000m² m2 - Object - Object Sub Sub Categories Catagories WAIKATO 2019
Misc.: Disposable nappies 2.24 | WAIKATO REGION Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.64 & drink containers
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.34
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.31
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 0.28
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.17
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.15
Glass: Glass, other 0.12
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.11
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), < 1 litre 0.11
Metal: Food cans, including pet food 0.09
Paper and Cardboard: Cigarette packets 0.08
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 Volume (lt)
The largest contributor to litter weights in the Waikato Other object sub-categories which were associated with Region was Glass: Beer bottles (less than 750 ml, all large litter weights per 1,000 m2 included: colours), with an average litter weight of 0.13 kg per 1,000 m2 recorded. Weights were not measured for Illegal • Uncategorised Plastic objects (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) Dumping objects and therefore are not included in the • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) weight analysis. • Metal pieces/fragments (0.02 kg per 1,000 m²) • Cloth & materials (0.02 kg per 1,000 m²) • Plastic: Sacks, sheeting, other bags (0.02 kg per 1,000 m²)
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Figure 192 - Waikato 2019 DirtyDirty Dozen Dozen - Weight - Weight per per1,000 1000m² m2 - Object - Object Sub Sub Categories Catagories WAIKATO
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.13 | WAIKATO REGION
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.04
Glass: Glass, other 0.04
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.02
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.02
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 0.02
Paper and Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments 0.01
Glass: Cider/fruit based, etc. 0.01
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 0.01
Glass: Alcoholic sodas/sprit based mixers, all sizes 0.01 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, 0.01 takeaway & drink containers
Metal: Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all sizes 0.01
0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.16 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
There are 10 territorial authorities which fall within A total of 51 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, Car the Waikato Region: Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in the | WAIKATO REGION Waikato Region with a minimum of 5 sites audited from • Hamilton City each territory. • Hauraki District • Matamata-Piako District The results are summarised in the following table: • Otorohanga District • South Waikato District • Taupo District • Thames-Coromandel District • Waikato District • Waipa District • Waitomo District
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Waikato Region Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
WAIKATO REGION
Hauraki District 5958 134 0.62 4.83
Matamata-Piako District 4933 90 0.60 9.15
Otorohanga District 5910 64 0.24 3.60
South Waikato District 5975 95 0.39 4.66
Taupo District 5412 204 0.33 5.78
Thames-Coromandel District 6206 65 0.17 4.14
Waikato District 7682 158 1.09 6.82
Waipa District 7850 65 0.21 6.08
Waitomo District 6105 90 0.14 2.57
Waikato Region Overall 61621 113 0.43 5.68
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Waikato
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Waikato Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 100% 0%
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Figure 193 - Waikato 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings WAIKATO 2019 100% | WAIKATO REGION
90%
80%
70%
60% 50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 194 - Waikato 2019 Grading - Site GradingLitter Hotshots - Site Litter Ratings Hotshot Ratings WAIKATO 2019 100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0% Litter Hotshots Rating 1 No Litter/Dumping 2 Small Amount 3 Moderate 4 Significant
206 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS WELLINGTON AT A GLANCE The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 REGION across the 40 sites surveyed in the Wellington Region was 129 items, the overall average litter weight per | WELLINGTON REGION 1,000 m2 was 0.44 kg while the overall average estimated volume per 1,000 m2 was 6.66 ltr.
Industrial sites were associated with high numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes while Retail sites were also recorded as having high numbers of litter items but lower litter weights and volumes. Residential sites contributed to large litter weights and volumes, recording moderate to high numbers of litter items, while Car Park sites were associated with small to moderate numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes. Public Recreational sites contributed low numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes per 1,000 m2.
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently identified item per 1,000 m2 but were associated with the smallest litter weight and volume recorded in the region, while Plastic was associated with the second highest identified item, second largest weight and the third largest volume.
Glass was the largest contributor of litter weight per 1,000 m2 to the regional litter stream, however this category was associated with low numbers of items and small volumes.
Miscellaneous items contributed the largest volume per 1,000 m2 to the overall regional litter stream (with Disposable nappies being the main contributor of volume in this category) but were associated with lower numbers of items and smaller litter weights.
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 collected at the sites surveyed in the Wellington Region were Retail sites (262 items) and Industrial sites (236 items). Moderate to high numbers of litter items were found at Residential sites (154 items) while Car Park sites (85 items) were associated with low to moderate numbers of litter items. Public Recreational sites (39 items) contributed to low numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2.
High estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 of the litter objects were associated with Industrial sites (15.08 ltr) and Residential sites (13.10 ltr) while small to moderate
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Recreational sites (0.16 kg). | WELLINGTON REGION
Figure 195 - Wellington 2019 Items andItems Volume and perVolume 1,000 per m2 1000m²by Site Type by Site Type WELLINGTON 2019 300 16.00 15.08 262 14.00 250 13.10 236 12.00 200 10.00
150 154 8.00
Items 129 Volume (lt) Volume 6.66 6.00 100 4.84 85 4.00 2.47 3.88 50 2.00 39
0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 196 - Wellington 2019 Items andItems Weight and per Weight 1,000 per m2 1000m²by Site Type by Site Type WELLINGTON 2019 300 1.20 1.11 262 250 0.97 1.00
236
200 0.80
150 154 0.60
Items 129 Weight (kg) Weight
0.44 100 85 0.40
50 0.23 0.16 0.20 0.19 39
0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Wellington Region were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial sites were associated with high numbers • Car Park sites were associated with low to moderate | WELLINGTON REGION of litter items and large litter volumes numbers of litter items and small to moderate • Retail sites contributed to high numbers of litter litter volumes items but small to moderate litter volumes • Public Recreational sites contributed to both low • Residential sites were associated with large litter numbers of litter items and small litter volumes volumes and moderate to high numbers of litter items
Figure 197 - Wellington 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type WELLINGTON 16.00 Industrial 14.00 Residential 12.00
10.00
8.00 Volume (lt) Volume 6.00
Car Park 4.00 Retail
Public Recreational Space 2.00
0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Items
The following site characteristics across all site types within the Wellington Region were identified for items and weights per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial sites were associated with large litter • Car Park sites were associated with small to weights and high numbers of litter items moderate litter weights and low to moderate • Residential sites were associated with large numbers of litter items litter weights and moderate to high numbers of • Public Recreational sites were associated with small litter items litter weights and low numbers of litter items • Retail sites contributed small litter weights but were associated with high numbers of litter items
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Figure 198 - Wellington 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type WELLINGTON 2019
1.20 | WELLINGTON REGION
Industrial
1.00 Residential
0.80
0.60 Weight (kg) Weight
0.40
Car Park 0.20 Retail Public Recreational Space
0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping was the most frequently Butts/Vaping items were associated with the smallest identified object per 1,000 m2 within the Wellington proportion of the overall litter volume (0.006 ltr Region (51 items) while Plastic (32 items) contributed per 1,000 m2). to the second highest identified item. Glass (0.15 kg) and Plastic (0.11 kg) were associated Smaller numbers of items per 1,000 m2 were recorded with the largest litter weights per 1,000 m2 in the for Paper/Cardboard (17 items), Metal (13 items), Glass Wellington Region, while smaller litter weights were (9 items), Miscellaneous (8 items), and Organic Waste recorded for Metal (0.06 kg), Paper/Cardboard (0.06 kg), (less than 1 item per 1,000 m2). There were no instances Miscellaneous items (0.03 kg), Cigarette Butts/Vaping of Illegal Dumping recorded at the sites audited. (0.01 kg) and Organic Waste (0.01 kg). A weight measure was not recorded for any Illegal Dumping identified Miscellaneous items contributed the largest amount during the Audit. of volume per 1,000 m2 to the litter stream (2.44 ltr), with the second and third largest volumes associated with Paper/Cardboard (1.52 ltr) and Plastic (1.41 ltr). Smaller volumes were recorded for Metal (0.90 ltr), Glass (0.38 ltr), and Organic Waste (0.01 ltr). Cigarette
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Figure 199 - Wellington 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type WELLINGTON 2019
60 3.000 | WELLINGTON REGION
51 50 2.44 2.500
40 2.000
32 1.52 30 1.500
Items 1.41 Volume (lt) Volume
20 0.90 1.000
17 9 13 10 0.500 0.38 8 0 0 0.006 0.00 0.01 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 200 - Wellington 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type
Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type WELLINGTON 2019 60 0.180
51 0.15 0.160 50 0.140
40 0.120 0.11 0.100 30 32
Items 0.080 0.06 0.06 (kg) Weight 20 0.060
17 0.03 0.040 10 13 9 8 0.01 0.020 0.011 0 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Wellington Region:
• Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with a • Metal was associated with low to moderate number | WELLINGTON REGION high number of litter items but contributed only a of litter items and small to moderate litter volumes negligible volume to the litter stream • Glass and Organic Waste contributed to low • Miscellaneous items contributed to large litter numbers of litter items and small litter volumes volumes but only low numbers of litter items • There were no instances of Illegal Dumping recorded • Plastic contributed moderate numbers of litter items at the sites audited and moderate litter volumes • Paper/Cardboard contributed moderate volumes of litter and low to moderate numbers of litter items
Figure 201 - Wellington 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type WELLINGTON 2019 3.000
2.500 Misc.
2.000
1.500 Paper and Cardboard Plastic Volume (lt) Volume
1.000 Metal
0.500 Glass Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping 0.000 Illegal Dumping 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Items
Figures for items and weights per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Wellington Region:
• Glass items were associated with large litter weights • Organic Waste and Miscellaneous items contributed and low numbers of litter items both small litter weights and low numbers of • Plastic items contributed moderate to large litter litter items weights and moderate numbers of litter items • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated • Metal and Paper/Cardboard items were associated with small litter weights, but they contributed high with moderate litter weights and low to moderate numbers of litter items to the overall litter stream numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 202 - Wellington 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type WELLINGTON 2019
0.180 | WELLINGTON REGION
0.160 Glass
0.140
0.120
Plastic 0.100
0.080 Weight (kg) Weight Paper and Cardboard 0.060 Metal
0.040 Misc. 0.020 Cigarette Butts/Vaping Organic Waste 0.000 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the Wellington Region: | WELLINGTON REGION
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (39 items), • Residential sites: Plastic (45 items), Cigarette Butts/ Plastic (17 items), Metal (12 items), Miscellaneous Vaping (33 items), Paper/Cardboard (27 items), Glass (8 items), Paper/Cardboard (8 items), Glass (18 items), Metal (17 items), Miscellaneous (13 items), (2 items), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) Dumping (0 items) • Retail sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (169 items), • Industrial sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (70 items), Plastic (39 items), Paper/Cardboard (28 items), Metal Plastic (64 items), Glass (35 items), Paper/Cardboard (15 items), Miscellaneous (9 items), Glass (1 item), (26 items), Metal (25 items), Miscellaneous (15 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) • Public Recreational sites: Plastic (19 items), Paper/ Cardboard (8 items), Metal (4 items), Cigarette Butts/Vaping (3 items), Miscellaneous (3 items), Glass (1 item), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 203 - Wellington 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² WELLINGTON 180 169
160
140
120
100
Items 80 70 64 60 45 39 39 40 35 33 25 26 27 28 19 17 18 17 15 20 12 15 13 8 8 8 9 3 4 2 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 1 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
Within the litter object type sub-categories, Cigarette Other object sub-categories which were associated with butts were the largest contributors to the litter objects large litter counts included: | WELLINGTON REGION within the Wellington Region, with 51 butts per 1,000 m2 identified on average across the sites. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (14 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (11 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Glass objects (9 items per 1,000 m²) • Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers (6 items per 1,000 m²)
Figure 204 - Wellington 2019 DirtyDirty Dozen Dozen - -ItemsItems per per 1,000 1000m² m2 -- ObjectObject SubSub CategoriesCatagories WELLINGTON 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 51
Plastic: Plastic, other 14
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 11
Glass: Glass, other 9
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 6
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 5
Metal: Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 5
Metal: Foil wrappers 3
Misc.: Misc., other 2
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 2
Misc.: Disposable nappies 2
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Items
Disposable nappies were strongly associated with Other object sub-categories associated with large litter estimated litter volumes at the audited sites in the volume estimates included: Wellington Region, contributing 2.38 ltr of volume per 1,000 m2. • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (0.69 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (0.65 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Plastic: Containers, industrial e.g. oil (0.48 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Plastic: Takeaway & cups (0.27 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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Figure 205 - Wellington 2019 Dirty Dozen -- Volume perper 1,000 1000m² m2 - Object Sub CatagoriesCategories WELLINGTON 2019
Misc.: Disposable nappies 2.38 | WELLINGTON REGION Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.69 & drink containers
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.65
Plastic: Containers, industrial eg. oil 0.48
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.27
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.25
Glass: Glass, other 0.17
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), < 1 litre 0.15
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.14
Metal: Food cans, including pet food 0.13
Paper and Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments 0.13
Paper and Cardboard: Cartons, flavoured milk, < 1 litre 0.12
0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 Volume (lt)
The largest contributors to litter weights per 1,000 m2 Other object sub-categories which were associated with in the Wellington Region were Glass: Beer bottles (less large litter weights per 1,000 m2 included: than 750 ml, all colours) and uncategorised Plastic objects, both recording an average weight of 0.06 kg • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.05 kg per 1,000 m²) per 1,000 m2. Weights were not measured for Illegal • Metal pieces/fragments (0.03 kg per 1,000 m²) Dumping objects and therefore are not included in the • Paper/Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments weight analysis. (0.02 kg per 1,000 m²) • Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types, all sizes (0.02 kg per 1,000 m²)
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Figure 206 - Wellington 2019 DirtyDirty DozenDozen -- WeightWeight perper 1,000 1000m² m2 - Object Sub CatagoriesCategories WELLINGTON 2019
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.06 | WELLINGTON REGION
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.06
Glass: Glass, other 0.05
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.03
Paper and Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments 0.02
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.02
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 0.01
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), < 1 litre 0.01 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.01 & drink containers
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.01
Glass: Beer, 750 ml or more, all colours of glass 0.01
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 0.01
0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
There are 8 territorial authorities which fall within A total of 40 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, the Wellington Region: Car Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in | WELLINGTON REGION the Wellington Region with a minimum of 5 sites audited • Carterton District from each territory. • Kapiti Coast District • Lower Hutt City The results are summarised in the following table: • Masterton District • Porirua City • South Wairarapa District • Upper Hutt City • Wellington City
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: Wellington Region Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
WELLINGTON REGION
Carterton District 6100 115 0.32 4.08
Kapiti Coast District 4518 164 0.20 4.57
Lower Hutt City 5277 162 0.59 7.76
Masterton District 6059 119 0.58 6.43
Porirua City 6178 158 0.66 16.28
South Wairarapa District 5769 122 0.48 3.46
Upper Hutt City 5684 83 0.27 6.69
Wellington City 6751 124 0.38 3.66
Wellington Region Overall 46334 129 0.44 6.66
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: Wellington
Risk Present Litter Distribution
Wellington Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 98% 2%
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Figure 207 - Wellington 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings WELLINGTON 2019
100% | WELLINGTON REGION
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0% Litter Detritus Grafitti Pavement Road Markings Bin Condition Condition Grade A - None Grade B - Minor Grade C - Widespread Grade D - Heavily Affected
Figure 208 - Wellington 2019 Grading - SiteGrading Litter -HotshotsLitter Site Ratings Hotshot Ratings WELLINGTON 2019 100%
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219 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit THE REGIONS WEST COAST AT A GLANCE The overall average number of items per 1,000 m2 REGION across the 15 sites surveyed in the West Coast Region was 114 items, the overall average litter weight per | WEST COAST REGION 1,000 m2 was 0.42 kg while the overall average estimated volume per 1,000 m2 was 5.45 ltr.
High numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes per 1,000 m2 were associated with Industrial sites within the West Coast Region. Retail sites also recorded high numbers of litter items and weights, while contributing moderate litter volumes. Car Park sites contributed moderate numbers of litter items, and small litter weights and volumes. Residential sites were associated with low numbers of litter items and small litter weights and volumes. Public Recreational sites contributed to low numbers of litter items, litter weights and litter volumes per 1,000 m2.
Cigarette Butts/Vaping were the most frequently identified items per 1,000 m2, however this category was associated with the smallest weight and volume recorded in the region. Plastic was associated with the second highest identified item, third largest weight and the fourth largest volume.
Glass was associated with the largest weight per 1,000 m2 but contributed low numbers of litter items and small litter volumes.
The 3 main contributors to the overall volume collected per 1,000 m2 in the region were Illegal Dumping, Paper/ Cardboard, and Miscellaneous items (with Disposable nappies being the main contributor of volume in this category).
COMPARISONS BY SITE TYPES
The highest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 collected at the sites surveyed in the West Coast Region were Retail sites (258 items) and Industrial sites (211 items). More moderate numbers of litter items were found at Car Park sites (140 items) while Residential sites (81 items) were associated with lower numbers of litter items. Public Recreational sites (11 items) contributed to the lowest numbers of litter items per 1,000 m2 in the region.
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High estimated volumes per 1,000 m2 of the litter objects (3.58 ltr) contributed smaller litter volumes while Public were associated with Industrial sites (18.16 ltr) while more Recreational sites (0.57 ltr) were associated with the moderate litter volumes were recorded at Retail sites lowest litter volumes per 1,000 m2 within the region. (8.02 ltr). Residential sites (4.57 ltr) and Car Park sites | WEST COAST REGION
Figure 209 - West Coast 2019 Items andItems Volume and Volume per 1,000 per m 1000m²2 by Site byType Site Type WEST COAST 2019 300 20.00 18.16 258 18.00 250 16.00
14.00 200 211 12.00
150 140 10.00 Items 114 8.02 8.00 (lt) Volume 100 81 6.00 5.45 4.57 4.00 50 3.58 2.00 11 0.57 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 210 - West Coast 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type WEST COAST 2019 300 1.40
1.24 258 1.20 250
1.00 200 211 0.98
0.80 150 140 Items 114 0.60 Weight (kg) Weight 100 81 0.42 0.40
50 0.24 0.20 0.18 11 0.07 0 0.00 Car Park Industrial Public Residential Retail Overall Recreational Space Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
The following site characteristics across all site types within the West Coast Region were identified for items and volume estimates per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial sites were associated with high numbers of • Residential sites contributed to low numbers of litter | WEST COAST REGION litter items and large litter volumes items and small litter volumes • Retail sites contributed to high numbers of litter • Public Recreational sites contributed to both low items and moderate litter volumes numbers of litter items and small litter volumes • Car Park sites were associated with moderate • Public Recreational sites contributed to both low numbers of litter items and small litter volumes numbers of litter items and small litter volumes
Figure 211 - West Coast 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Site Type WEST COAST 2019 20.00
18.00 Industrial
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6.00
Residential 4.00 Car Park
2.00
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Items
The following site characteristics across all site types within the West Coast Region were identified for items and weights per 1,000 m2:
• Industrial and Retail sites were associated with large • Public Recreational sites contributed both small litter weights and high numbers of litter items litter weights and low numbers of litter items to the • Car Park sites contributed small litter weights and regional litter stream moderate numbers of litter items • Residential sites were associated with small litter weights and low numbers of litter items
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Figure 212 - West Coast 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Site Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Site Type WEST COAST 2019 1.40 | WEST COAST REGION
Industrial 1.20
1.00 Retail
0.80
0.60 Weight (kg) Weight
0.40
Residential 0.20 Car Park
Public Recreational Space 0.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Items
COMPARISON BY MAIN MATERIAL TYPES
Cigarette Butts/Vaping was the most frequently The highest proportion of litter weights recorded identified object per 1,000 m2 within the West Coast per 1,000 m2 in the West Coast Region included Glass Region (37 items) while Plastic (32 items) contributed (0.16 kg), Metal (0.09 kg) and Plastic (0.08 kg), while to the second highest identified item. smaller litter weights were associated with Paper/ Cardboard (0.04 kg), Miscellaneous items (0.03 kg), 2 Smaller numbers of items per 1,000 m were recorded Organic Waste (0.02 kg) and Cigarette Butts/Vaping for Paper/Cardboard (18 items), Metal (13 items), (0.007 kg). A weight measure was not recorded for the Miscellaneous (8 items), Glass (9 items), Organic Illegal Dumping identified during the Audit. Waste (2 items) and Illegal Dumping (less than 1 item per 1,000 m2).
Illegal Dumping contributed the largest amount of volume per 1,000 m2 to the litter stream (1.30 ltr), with the second and third largest volumes associated with Paper/Cardboard (1.24 ltr) and Miscellaneous (1.21 ltr). Smaller volumes were recorded for Plastic (0.84 ltr), Metal (0.45 ltr), Glass (0.36 ltr) and Organic Waste (0.05 ltr). Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with the smallest proportion of the overall litter volume (0.004 ltr per 1,000 m2).
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Figure 213 - West Coast 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type West Coast 2019
40 1.400 | WEST COAST REGION 37 1.30 1.24 1.21 35 32 1.200
30 1.000
25 0.84 0.800 20 Items
18 0.600 (lt) Volume 15 0.45
0.36 13 0.400 10
8 5 0.200 5 2 0.004 0 0.05 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Illegal Metal Misc. Organic Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Dumping Waste Cardboard Items per 1000m² Volume (lt) per 1000m²
Figure 214 - West Coast 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type
Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type WEST COAST 2019 40 0.180 37 0.16 35 0.160 32 0.140 30 0.120 25 0.100 0.09 20 18 Items 0.080 0.08 15 (kg) Weight 0.060 13 10 8 0.04 0.040
5 0.03 0.02 5 0.020 0.007 2 0 0.000 Cigarette Glass Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Plastic Butts/Vaping Cardboard Items per 1000m² Weight (kg) per 1000m²
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MAIN MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the West Coast Region:
• Cigarette Butts/Vaping were associated with a • Paper/Cardboard contributed large volumes of litter | WEST COAST REGION high number of litter items but contributed only a and moderate numbers of litter items negligible volume to the litter stream • Metal was associated with low to moderate number • Illegal Dumping contributed to large volumes of litter of litter items and small to moderate litter volumes but negligible numbers of litter items • Glass and Organic Waste contributed to low • Miscellaneous items contributed to large litter numbers of litter items and small litter volumes volumes but only low numbers of litter items • Plastic contributed to high numbers of litter items and moderate litter volumes
Figure 215 - West Coast 2019 Items and Volume per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Volume per 1000m² by Main Material Type WEST COAST 2019 1.400
Illegal Dumping Paper and Cardboard 1.200 Misc.
1.000
Plastic 0.800
0.600 Volume (lt) Volume
Metal 0.400 Glass
0.200
Cigarette Butts/Vaping Organic Waste 0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
Figures for items and weights per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the West Coast Region:
• Glass items were associated with large litter weights, • Paper/Cardboard items were associated with small but contributed low numbers of litter items to moderate litter weights and moderate numbers of • Metal was associated with moderate litter weights litter items and low to moderate numbers of litter items • Organic Waste and Miscellaneous items contributed • Plastic items contributed moderate litter weights, both small litter weights and low numbers of litter however they were associated with high numbers of items to the regional litter stream litter items • Cigarette Butts/Vaping items were associated with small litter weights, but they contributed high numbers of litter items
Note: Illegal Dumping items were not weighed during the Audit
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Figure 216 - West Coast 2019 Items and Weight per 1,000 m2 by Main Material Type Items and Weight per 1000m² by Main Material Type WEST COAST 2019
0.180 | WEST COAST REGION
0.160 Glass
0.140
0.120
0.100
Metal 0.080 Plastic Weight (kg) Weight
0.060
0.040 Paper and Cardboard Misc. 0.020 Organic Waste Cigarette Butts/Vaping
0.000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
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SITE TYPES BY MATERIAL TYPES
Figures for items and volumes per 1,000 m2 across main material types identified the following characteristics of litter objects within the West Coast Region: | WEST COAST REGION
• Car Park sites: Cigarette Butts/Vaping (46 items), • Residential sites: Plastic (28 items), Cigarette Butts/ Plastic (34 items), Paper/Cardboard (32 items), Metal Vaping (18 items), Paper/Cardboard (17 items), Metal (17 items), Miscellaneous (8 items), Organic Waste (8 items), Glass (4 items), Miscellaneous (4 items), (2 items), Glass (0 items) and Illegal Dumping Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal Dumping (0 items) (0 items) • Retail sites: Cigarette butts (128 items), Plastic • Industrial sites: Plastic (84 items), Cigarette Butts/ (43 items), Paper/Cardboard (38 items), Metal Vaping (38 items), Metal (27 items), Miscellaneous (24 items), Miscellaneous (13 items), Glass (8 items), (23 items), Glass (20 items), Paper/Cardboard Organic Waste (5 items) and Illegal Dumping (17 items), Organic Waste (1 item) and Illegal (0 items) Dumping (less than 1 item per 1000m²) • Public Recreational sites: Plastic (6 items), Paper/ Cardboard (2 items), Glass (1 item), Cigarette Butts/ Vaping (0 items), Metal (0 items), Miscellaneous (0 items), Organic Waste (0 items) and Illegal Dumping (0 items)
Figure 217 - West Coast 2019 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1,000 m2 Sites by Main Material Types - Items per 1000m² WEST COAST 2019 140 128
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Items 60 46 43 38 38 40 32 34 27 28 23 24 20 17 17 18 17 20 13 8 6 8 8 2 4 4 5 0 0.0 2 0.4 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 Car park Industrial Public Recreational Residential Retail Space Cigarette Butts/Vaping Glass Illegal Dumping Metal Misc. Organic Waste Paper and Cardboard Plastic
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THE DIRTY DOZEN
Cigarette butts were the most frequently identified litter Other frequently identified items in the West Coast item in the West Coast Region with an average of Region included: | WEST COAST REGION 37 butts recorded per 1,000 m2 across the audited sites. • Uncategorised Plastic objects (17 items per 1,000 m²) • Uncategorised Paper/paperboard objects (11 items per 1,000 m²) • Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers (5 items per 1,000 m²)
Figure 218 - West Coast 2019 DirtyDirty Dozen Dozen - -ItemsItems per per 1,000 1000m² m2 - -ObjectObject Sub Sub Categories Catagories WEST COAST 2019
Cigarette Butts/Vaping: Cigarette butts 37
Plastic: Plastic, other 17
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 11
Plastic: Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 5
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 4
Glass: Glass, other 4
Metal: Foil wrappers 4
Paper and Cardboard: Shopper dockets & related shopping paper 4
Metal: Bottle caps, lids and pull tabs 3
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 2
Misc.: Misc., other 2
Plastic: Sacks, sheeting - other bags 2
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Items
The largest contributor to the estimated litter volume per Other object sub-categories which were associated with 1,000 m2 in the West Coast Region was Illegal dumping, large estimated litter volumes per 1,000 m2 included: recording a volume of 1.30 ltr per 1,000 m2. • Disposable nappies (1.16 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway & drink containers (0.51 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Paper/Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines (0.45 ltr per 1,000 m²) • Glass: Beer, less than 750 ml, all colours of glass (0.28 ltr per 1,000 m²)
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Figure 219 - West Coast 2019 Dirty Dozen -- Volume perper 1,000 1000m² m2 - Object Sub CatagoriesCategories WEST COAST 2019
Illegal Dumping: Illegal dumping 1.30 | WEST COAST REGION
Misc.: Disposable nappies 1.15 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.51 & drink containers
Paper and Cardboard: Newspapers & magazines 0.45
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.28
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.26
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.25
Plastic: Takeaway & cups 0.15
Metal: Food cans, including pet food 0.13
Paper and Cardboard: Carboard boxes & fragments 0.12
Plastic: Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), 1 litre+ 0.09
Glass: Glass, other 0.08
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 Volume (lt)
From an analysis of all the material type sub-categories, Other object sub-categories with significant weights per Glass: Beer bottles (less than 750 ml, all colours) 1,000 m2 included: contributed the largest proportion to the overall litter weight in the West Coast Region, recording an average • Metal pieces/fragments (0.07 kg per 1,000 m²) weight of 0.12 kg per 1,000 m2. Weights were not • Uncategorised Glass objects (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) measured for Illegal Dumping objects and therefore are • Uncategorised Plastic objects (0.04 kg per 1,000 m²) not included in the weight analysis.
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Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1000m² - Object Sub Catagories Figure 220 - West Coast 2019 Dirty Dozen - Weight per 1,000 m2 - Object Sub Categories WEST COAST 2019
Glass: Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 0.12 | WEST COAST REGION
Metal: Metal pieces/fragments 0.07
Glass: Glass, other 0.04
Plastic: Plastic, other 0.04
Organic Waste: Food waste 0.02
Misc.: Rubber pieces (not tyres) 0.01
Paper and Cardboard: Paper/paperboard, other 0.01
Plastic: Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), < 1 litre 0.01
Misc.: Cloth & materials 0.01 Paper and Cardboard: Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway 0.01 & drink containers
Metal: Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all sizes 0.01
Paper and Cardboard: Cardboard boxes & fragments 0.01
0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.14 Weight (kg)
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TERRITORY SUMMARIES
The West Coast Region is comprised of 3 A total of 15 sites (from Industrial, Retail, Residential, territorial authorities: Car Park and Public Recreational sites) were audited in | WEST COAST REGION the West Coast Region with a minimum of 5 sites audited • Buller District from each territory. • Grey District • Westland District The results are summarised in the following table:
Extract from Table 3 – Territory Data: West Coast Region Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed (m2) per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2
WEST COAST REGION
Buller District 6047 121 0.83 9.74
Grey District 6409 136 0.29 3.29
Westland District 6049 85 0.14 3.44
West Coast Overall 18505 114 0.42 5.45
SITE GRADINGS
All sites were assigned gradings in 4 categories: Visual rating, Litter hotshots rating, Risk present and Litter distribution. These were analysed to determine rating percentages and averages from the total sites audited within the region.
Extract from Table 2 - Site Types: West Coast
Risk Present Litter Distribution
West Coast Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 87% 13%
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Figure 221 - West Coast 2019 Grading - Visual Site Ratings Grading - Visual Site Ratings WEST COAST 2019 100% | WEST COAST REGION
90%
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Figure 222 - West Coast 2019 Grading - SiteGrading Litter - HotshotsLitter Site Ratings Hotshot Ratings WEST COAST 2019 100%
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For the purpose of the Branded Litter Audit, any item with a recognisable brand name or logo printed on it was counted as branded litter. However in some cases the product brand may not have been distinguishable from the brand owner (e.g. where a brand owner logo was the only identifier). In this case the litter object was grouped under the brand owners name.
INDUSTRY CATEGORIES – OVERALL
Alcoholic Beverage Container and Packaging represented Other industry categories that were associated with large the largest proportion of branded litter items counted proportions of the branded litter recorded nationally across the 2019 National Litter Audit (49.6%). included:
• Snacks Wrappers and Packets (23.9%) • Non-alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging (14.3%) • Takeaway Food, Drink Container and Packaging (7.8%)
Branded Litter by Industry Catagory Figure 223 - National 2019 – Branded Litter by Industry Category NATIONAL 2019
Takeaway Food, Drink Tobacco Containers and Packaging, 0.3% 7.8%
Alcoholic Beverage Snacks Wrappers and Containers and Packaging Packets 49.6% 23.9%
Retail Brands and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Packaging Containers and Packaging 1.0% 14.3%
Milk Beverage Containers Other Litter and Packaging 1.0% 2.1%
Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging Milk Beverage Containers and Packaging Non-Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging Other Litter Retail Brands and Packaging Snacks Wrappers and Packets Takeaway Food, Drink Containers and Packaging Tobacco
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MOST PREVALENT BRANDS
The overall number of branded litter objects identified Other brands which recorded high levels of litter as a across all sites nationally in 2019 was 3,146 items. percentage of the overall branded litter count included:
When evaluated proportionally against the overall • Steinlager (4.55%) branded litter count, Speights was identified as the most • Corona (3.85%) frequently identified brand, accounting for 5.44% of all • Heineken (3.75%) branded litter items recorded in 2019. • Woodstock (3.05%) McDonalds and DB also contributed significantly to • Tui (2.96%) the proportion of branded litter items, with each brand • Cadbury (2.92%) representing 4.93% of all branded litter items recorded in 2019. • Long White (2.89%) • Coke (2.54%) • Vodka Cruiser (2.38%) • V (2.29%) • Lion (2.19%) • William Cody’s (2.10%)
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Figure 224 - National 2019Most – Most 50 50 Prevalent Prevalent Brands Brands as % as of All % Branded of All BrandedLitter Litter National 2019
Speig hts 5.44% McDonalds 4.93% DB 4.93% Steinlager 4.55% Corona 3.85% Heineken 3.75% Woodstock 3.05% Tui 2.96% Cadbury 2.92% Long White 2.89% Coke 2.54% Vodka Cruiser 2.38% V 2.29% Lion 2.19% William Cody's 2.10% Waika to Dra ug ht 1.68% Fruit Burst 1.65% Smirnoff 1.27% Bluebird 1.08% Somersby 1.05% KFC 1.02% Mountain Dew 0.95% Mentos 0.92% Red Bull 0.83% Burger King 0.83% Whittakers 0.76% Up & Go 0.70% Chupa Chups 0.64% Maverick 0.64% Iriv ne s 0.60% Pum p 0.60% Ice 0.60% Rainbow 0.57% Kit Ka t 0.57% Ta sti 0.54% Mothe r 0.54% Live+ 0.54% TnT 0.51% Extra 0.51% Vicks 0.48% Bundaberg 0.48% Tip T op 0.48% The Cr ow n 0.45% Pepsi 0.45% 1868 0.45% Pams 0.41% Sprite 0.41% Fanta 0.41% Jim Beam 0.38% Hubba Bubba 0.38% L&P 0.38% 0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00%
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INDUSTRY CATEGORIES – ANALYSIS
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND PACKAGING
A total of 1,560 branded litter objects were counted Other frequently identified brands included: within the Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging category, across all sites surveyed nationally in 2019. • DB (9.9%) • Steinlager (9.2%) Within this industry category, the highest contributor to • Corona (7.8%) branded litter items was Speights, which represented 11.0% of all branded alcoholic beverage containers and • Heineken (7.6%) packaging. • Woodstock (6.2%) • Tui (6.0%)
Figure 225 - NationalAlcoholic 2019 – Alcoholic Beverage Beverage Containers Containers and Packaging and Packaging - % of Branded - Litter in Industry % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – MainCatagory Brands Main Identified Brands Identified NATIONAL 2019
Speights 11.0%
DB 9.9% Steinlager 9.2%
Corona 7.8%
Heineken 7.6% Woodstock 6.2%
Tui 6.0%
Long White 5.8%
Vodka Cruiser 4.8%
Lion 4.4% William Cody's 4.2%
Waikato Draught 3.4%
Smirnoff 2.6% Somersby 2.1%
Other 15.1%
0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0%
The largest proportion of brands within the Alcoholic Other significant brand owner contributors counted as a Beverage Containers and Packaging category belonged proportion of the brands within this category included: to Lion, which was the brand owner associated with 42.8% of the most frequently identified brands in 2019. • DB Breweries (26.3%) • Asahi (25.3%) • Foster’s Group (1.3%) • Jim Beam (0.8%)
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Figure 226 - NationalAlcoholic 2019 – BeverageAlcoholic Beverage Containers Containers and Packaging and Packaging - % of Branded - Litter in Industry % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – BrandCatagory Owners Brand Owners NATIONAL 2019
Lion 42.8%
DB Breweries 26.3%
Asahi 25.3%
Foster's Group 1.3%
Jim Beam 0.8%
Other 3.6%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0%
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SNACKS WRAPPERS AND PACKETS
A total of 753 branded litter items were recorded Other frequently identified brands included: within the Snacks Wrappers and Packets category for the • Fruit Burst (6.9%) year 2019. • Bluebird (4.5%) Within this industry category, the highest contributor • Mentos (3.9%) to branded litter items was Cadbury, which represented 12.2% of all branded snacks wrappers and packets. • Whittaker’s (3.2%) • Chupa Chups (2.7%) • Irvines (2.5%) Snacks Wrappers and Packets - % of Branded Litter in Industry Catagory Figure 227 - National 2019 – Snack Wrappers and Packets - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Main Brands Brands Identified Identified NATIONAL 2019
Cadbury 12.2% Fruit Burst 6.9% Bluebird 4.5% Mentos 3.9% Whittaker's 3.2% Chupa Chups 2.7% Irivnes 2.5% Rainbow 2.4% Kit Kat 2.4% Tasti 2.3% TnT 2.1% Extra 2.1% Vicks 2.0% Tip Top 2.0% Hubba Bubba 1.6% Werthers 1.5% Sima s 1.5% Nice n Natural 1.5% Kingfisher 1.5% Hi-chew 1.5% Sweet Hill 1.3% Streets 1.3% Ma gnum 1.3% Other 36.0%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%
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The largest proportion of brands within the Snack Other significant brand owner contributors counted as a Wrappers and Packets category belonged to Cadbury, proportion of the brands within this category included: which was the brand owner associated with 12.4% of the most frequently identified brands in 2019. • Mars Wrigley (7.8%) • Pascall (7.6%) • Bluebird (5.8%) • Mentos (3.9%) • Whittaker’s (3.2%)
Figure 228 - National 2019 – Snack Wrappers and Packets - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Brand Owners Snacks Wrappers and Packets - % of Branded Litter in Industry Catagory - Brand Owners NATIONAL 2019
Cadbury 12.4%
Mars Wrigley 7.8%
Pascall 7.6%
Bluebird 5.8%
Mentos 3.9%
Whittaker's 3.2%
Nestle 2.8%
Streets 2.7%
Chupa Chups 2.7%
Fonterra 2.5%
Irivnes 2.5%
Rainbow Confectionery 2.4%
Tasti 2.3%
Other 41.6%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0%
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NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND PACKAGING
A total of 449 branded litter objects were counted within Other frequently identified brands included: the Non-Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging • V (16.0%) category, across all sites surveyed nationally in 2019. • Mountain Dew (6.7%) Within this industry category, the highest contributor to • Red Bull (5.8%) branded litter items was Coke, which represented 17.8% of all branded non-alcoholic beverage containers and • Pump (4.2%) packaging. • Mother (3.8%) • Live+ (3.8%)
Figure 229 - National 2019 – Non-Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Main Brands Identified Non-Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Catagory - Main Brands Identified NATIONAL 2019
Coke 17.8% V 16.0% Mountain Dew 6.7% Red Bull 5.8% Pump 4.2% Mother 3.8% Live+ 3.8% Bundaberg 3.3% Pepsi 3.1% Sprite 2.9% Fanta 2.9% L&P 2.7% Pure NZ Water 2.4% Monster 2.0% Other 22.5%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%
The largest proportion of brands within the Non- Other significant brand owner contributors counted as a Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging category proportion of the brands within this category included: belonged to Coca-Cola Amatil, which was the brand • Frucor Suntory (31.2%) owner associated with 46.1% of the most frequently identified brands in 2019. • Red Bull (5.8%) • NZ Drinks Ltd (4.2%) • Bundaberg (3.3%)
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Figure 230 - National 2019 – Non-Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Brand Owners Non-Alcoholic Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Catagory - Brand Owners NATIONAL 2019
Coca-Cola Amatil 46.1%
Frucor Suntory 31.2%
Red Bull 5.8%
NZ Drinks Ltd 4.2%
Bundaberg 3.3%
Other 9.4%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0% 50.0%
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TAKEAWAY FOOD, DRINK CONTAINERS AND PACKAGING
A total of 246 branded litter objects were counted within Other frequently identified brands included: the Takeaway Food, Drink Containers and Packaging • KFC (13.0%) category, across all sites surveyed nationally in 2019. • Burger King (10.6%) Within this industry category, the highest contributor to • Subway (4.1%) branded litter items was McDonalds, which represented 63.0% of all branded takeaway food/drink containers and • Wendy’s (2.4%) packaging.
Figure 231 - National 2019 – Takeaway Food and Drink Containers - % of Branded Litter Takeawayin Industry Food Category and Drink – Main Containers Brands andIdentified Packaging- % of Branded Litter in Industry Catagory - Main Brands Identified NATIONAL 2019
McDonalds 63.0%
KFC 13.0%
Burger King 10.6%
Subway 4.1%
Wendy's 2.4%
Other 6.9%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0%
The largest proportion of brands within the Takeaway Other significant brand owner contributors counted as a Food, Drink Containers and Packaging category proportion of the brands within this category included: belonged to the brand owner McDonalds, which was • Restaurant Brand (14.6%) associated with 63.0% of the most frequently identified brands in 2019. • Burger King (10.6%) • Subway (4.1%) • Wendy’s (2.4%)
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Figure 232 - National 2019 – Takeaway Food and Drink Containers - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Brand Owners Takeaway Food and Drink Containers - % of Branded Litter in Industry Catagory Brand Owners NATIONAL 2019
McDonalds 63.0%
Restaurant Brand 14.6%
Burger King 10.6%
Subway 4.1%
Wendy's 2.4%
Other 4.9%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0%
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MILK BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND PACKAGING
A total of 65 branded litter objects were counted within Other frequently identified brands included: the Milk Beverage Containers and Packaging category, • Primo (9.2%) across all sites surveyed nationally in 2019. • Anchor (9.2%) Within this industry category, the highest contributor • Nippy’s (7.7%) to branded litter items was Up & Go, which represented 33.8% of all branded milk beverage containers • Meadow Fresh (6.2%) and packaging. • Barista Bros (6.2%) • Tararua (4.6%) • Calci Strong (4.6%)
Figure 233 - National 2019 – Milk Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Main Brands Identified Milk Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Catagory Main Brands Identified NATIONAL 2019
Up & Go 33.8%
Primo 9.2%
Anchor 9.2%
Nippy's 7.7%
Meadow Fresh 6.2%
Barista Bros 6.2%
Tararua 4.6%
Calci Strong 4.6%
Other 18.5%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%
The largest proportion of brands within the Milk Beverage Other significant brand owner contributors counted as a Containers and Packaging category belonged to Frucor proportion of the brands within this category included: Suntory, which was the brand owner associated with 36.9% of the most frequently identified brands in 2019. • Fonterra (21.5%) • Goodman Fielder (15.4%) • Nippy’s (7.7%) • Coca-Cola Amatil (6.2%) • Nestle (4.6%)
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Figure 234 - National 2019 – Milk Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Brand Owners Milk Beverage Containers and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Catagory Brand Owners NATIONAL 2019
Frucor Suntory 36.9%
Fonterra 21.5%
Goodman Fielder 15.4%
Nippy's 7.7%
Coca-Cola Amatil 6.2%
Nestle 4.6%
Other 7.7%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%
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OTHER LITTER
A total of 32 branded litter objects were counted within The litter in this category was associated with a very the Other Litter category, across all sites surveyed broad range of brands which were not recorded with nationally in 2019 which represented 1.0% of all branded significant frequencies. Subsequently no main brands litter identified. are summarised.
RETAIL BRANDS AND PACKAGING
A total of 31 branded litter objects were counted within Other identified brands included: the Retail Brands and Packaging category, across all sites • Vodafone (9.7%) surveyed nationally in 2019. • Pak n Save (6.5%) Within this industry category, the highest contributor to • Farmers (6.5%) branded litter items was Pams, which represented 41.9% of all retail brands and packaging. • Caltex (6.5%) • Z (6.5%)
Figure 235 - National 2019 – Retail Brands and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in Industry Category – Main Brands Identified Retail Brands and Packaging- % of Branded Litter in Industry Catagory Main Brands Identified NATIONAL 2019
Pams 41.9%
Vodafone 9.7%
Pak n Save 6.5%
Farmers 6.5%
Caltex 6.5%
Z 6.5%
Other 22.6%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0%
The largest proportion of brands within the Retail Brands Other brand owner contributors counted as a proportion and Packaging category belonged to Foodstuffs, which of the brands within this category included: was the brand owner associated with 48.4% of the most frequently identified brands in 2019. • Z Energy Ltd (12.9%) • Vodafone Group (9.7%) • James Pascoe Group (6.5%)
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Figure 236 - National 2019 – Retail Brands and Packaging - % of Branded Litter in IndustryRetail Category Brands and – BrandPackaging Owners - % of Branded Litter in Industry Catagory Brand Owners NATIONAL 2019
Foodstuffs 48.4%
Z Energy Ltd 12.9%
Vodafone Group 9.7%
James Pascoe Group 6.5%
Other 22.6%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%
TOBACCO
A total of 10 branded litter objects were counted within The litter in this category was associated with a range the Tobacco category, across all sites surveyed nationally of brands which were not recorded with significant in 2019 which represented 0.3% of all branded litter frequencies. Subsequently no main brands are identified. This is largely due to the fact that cigarette summarised. butts are not branded.
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Table 2 - Site Types
Risk Present Litter Distribution
National Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
91% 73% 97% 3%
Auckland Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 100% 0%
Bay of Plenty Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 100% 0%
Canterbury/Chatham Islands Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
96% 4% 98% 2%
Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 100% 0%
Manawatu/Whanganui Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
97% 3% 94% 6%
Northland Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
94% 6% 100% 0%
Otago Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 95% 5%
Southland Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
93% 7% 87% 13%
Taranaki Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 100% 0%
Tasman/Nelson/Marlborough Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
87% 13% 93% 7%
Waikato Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 100% 0%
Wellington Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 98% 2%
West Coast Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
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Risk Present Litter Distribution
100% 0% 87% 13%
Highways Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
24% 76% 95% 5%
Railways Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
32% 68% 100% 0%
Carparks Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 96% 4%
Industrial Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
94% 6% 98% 2%
Public Recriational Spaces Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 97% 3%
Residential Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
100% 0% 99% 1%
Retail Moderate hazard Significant hazard Widespread Clustered or risk or risk
96% 96% 4%
249 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Table 3 – Territory Data APPENDIX 1
Table 3 – Territory Data
Total Area Items Weight (kg) Volume (lt) Territory Surveyed per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 per 1,000 m2 (m2) AUCKLAND REGION
Auckland City 6314 159 0.56 5.95
Franklin District 5833 187 0.96 9.51
Manukau District 6088 90 0.23 3.08
North Shore District 6309 368 4.24 14.36
Papakura District 4854 260 0.74 6.18
Rodney District 6282 172 0.69 14.50
Waitakere District 5691 181 0.50 8.18
Auckland Region Overall 41369 202 1.16 8.95
BAY OF PLENTY REGION
Kawerau District 5565 126 0.22 3.60
Opotiki District 5970 169 0.88 4.31
Rotorua District 5939 97 0.41 4.63
Tauranga City 5964 122 0.29 6.22
Western Bay of Plenty District 6003 88 0.35 2.69
Whakatane District 5680 105 0.15 1.44
Bay of Plenty Region Overall 35120 118 0.39 3.83
CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS REGIONS
Chatham Islands Territory 6135 26 0.14 1.10
Ashburton District 6453 98 0.18 7.13
Christchurch City 6079 116 0.60 7.84
Hurunui District 5444 61 0.22 2.59
Kaikoura District 7126 155 0.34 4.16
Mackenzie District 5113 87 0.34 3.67
Selwyn District 5982 65 0.15 1.31
Timaru District 6373 102 0.41 4.89
Waimakariri District 6072 137 0.61 12.18
Waimate District 8560 59 0.31 6.04
Waitaki District 6084 185 0.55 7.34
Canterbury and Chatham Islands Overall 69418 99 0.35 5.36
GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY REGION
Gisborne Region 5785 122 0.23 4.03
Central Hawke's Bay District 5660 135 0.66 4.86
Hastings District 6137 64 0.17 4.18
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Napier City 5892 49 0.23 2.28
Wairoa District 5648 59 0.39 3.76
Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Regions Overall 29121 85 0.33 3.81
MANAWATU-WHANGANUI REGION
Horowhenua District 6041 177 0.57 8.45
Manawatu District 6070 91 0.12 1.47
Palmerston North City 6480 114 0.42 4.12
Rangitikei District 4504 144 0.21 4.56
Ruapehu District 8744 41 0.22 10.48
Tararua District 5714 41 0.11 2.47
Whanganui District 5614 89 0.28 6.89
Manawatu-Whanganui Region Overall 43166 95 0.28 5.83
NORTHLAND REGION
Far North District 7122 112 0.35 4.69
Kaipara District 7036 56 0.25 2.61
Whangarei District 7198 47 0.26 3.46
Northland Region Overall 21356 71 0.29 3.59
OTAGO REGION
Central Otago District 6253 91 0.23 3.49
Clutha District 6174 122 0.39 8.23
Dunedin City 5874 152 0.78 4.14
Queenstown-Lakes District 5651 124 0.32 6.97
Otago Region Overall 23951 122 0.43 5.69
SOUTHLAND REGION
Gore District 5880 122 0.74 4.74
Invercargill City 5985 65 0.37 1.79
Southland District 5859 37 0.05 1.11
Southland Region Overall 17724 75 0.39 2.54
TARANAKI REGION
New Plymouth District 5963 68 0.28 2.92
South Taranaki District 5521 85 0.27 2.86
Stratford District 5506 99 0.32 4.28
Taranaki Region Overall 16990 84 0.29 3.34
TASMAN, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH REGIONS
Marlborough District 6760 170 0.54 6.38
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Nelson City 5983 148 0.27 4.05
Tasman District 5988 108 0.29 2.48
Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough Regions Overall 18730 143 0.37 4.39
WAIKATO REGION
Hauraki District 5958 134 0.62 4.83
Matamata-Piako District 4933 90 0.60 9.15
Otorohanga District 5910 64 0.24 3.60
South Waikato District 5975 95 0.39 4.66
Taupo District 5412 204 0.33 5.78
Thames-Coromandel District 6206 65 0.17 4.14
Waikato District 7682 158 1.09 6.82
Waipa District 7850 65 0.21 6.08
Waitomo District 6105 90 0.14 2.57
Waikato Region Overall 61621 113 0.43 5.68
WELLINGTON REGION
Carterton District 6100 115 0.32 4.08
Kapiti Coast District 4518 164 0.20 4.57
Lower Hutt City 5277 162 0.59 7.76
Masterton District 6059 119 0.58 6.43
Porirua City 6178 158 0.66 16.28
South Wairarapa District 5769 122 0.48 3.46
Upper Hutt City 5684 83 0.27 6.69
Wellington City 6751 124 0.38 3.66
Wellington Region Overall 46334 129 0.44 6.66
WEST COAST REGION
Buller District 6047 121 0.83 9.74
Grey District 6409 136 0.29 3.29
Westland District 6049 85 0.14 3.44
West Coast Overall 18505 114 0.42 5.45
252 | Keep New Zealand Beautiful 2019 National Litter Audit Table 4 – 2019 – Areas Surveyed - m2
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Table 4 – 2019 – Areas Surveyed - m APPENDIX 1
SITE TYPE NORTHLAND AUCKLAND WAIKATO PLENTY OF BAY TARANAKI MANAWATU- WHANGANUI AND GISBORNE BAY HAWKE'S WELLINGTON TASMAN, AND NELSON MARLBOROUGH COAST WEST CANTERBURY CHATHAM AND ISLANDS OTAGO SOUTHLAND NATIONAL
Car Park Number of Sites Surveyed 3 7 11 6 3 7 5 8 3 3 11 4 3 74
Average Site Area - m2 2220 1106 1317 1407 1179 1242 1359 1421 1678 1500 1447 1468 1750 1409
Total Area - m2 6660 7745 14485 8440 3536 8691 6795 11366 5035 4500 15920 5870 5250 104293
Industrial Number of Sites Surveyed 1 7 9 6 3 5 5 8 3 3 8 4 2 64
Average Site Area - m2 906 892 914 897 906 910 892 917 884 924 925 932 912 909
Total Area - m2 906 6246 8226 5382 2718 4548 4458 7332 2652 2772 7398 3726 1824 58188
Public Number of Sites Surveyed 3 8 11 6 3 7 5 8 3 3 11 4 3 75 Recreational Average Site Area - m2 2187 1928 2008 1983 2000 2457 2000 1840 2067 2133 2359 1981 1683 2072
Total Area - m2 6560 15425 22085 11900 6000 17200 10000 14721 6200 6400 25950 7925 5050 155416
Residential Number of Sites Surveyed 4 8 11 6 3 9 5 8 3 3 14 4 4 82
Average Site Area - m2 750 768 765 745 750 764 753 769 762 777 771 769 755 763
Total Area - m2 3000 6145 8415 4470 2250 6880 3765 6150 2285 2330 10800 3075 3020 62585
Retail Number of Sites Surveyed 5 7 10 6 3 7 5 8 3 3 11 4 3 75
Average Site Area - m2 846 830 841 821 829 835 821 846 853 834 850 839 860 839
Total Area - m2 4230 5808 8410 4928 2486 5847 4103 6765 2558 2503 9350 3355 2580 62920
Highways Number of Sites Surveyed 1 5 4 1 1 3 1 4 1 21
Average Site Area - m2 725 647 672 620 572 592 596 750 612 658
Total Area - m2 725 3233 2688 620 572 1777 596 3000 612 13823
Railways Number of Sites Surveyed 2 8 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 22
Average Site Area - m2 876 920 900 948 900 924 942 912 924 924 894 915
Total Area - m2 1752 7356 900 1896 2700 924 942 912 924 924 894 20124
Total Number of Sites 16 40 65 35 18 39 29 42 16 16 60 20 17 413
Average area across all sites (m2) 1335 1096 1111 1106 1084 1191 1097 1140 1228 1214 1222 1198 1131 1156 TOTAL AREA SURVEYED (M2) 21356 43846 72210 38708 19506 46438 31822 47872 19642 19429 73342 23951 19230 477349 Table 5 – Data Collection Form APPENDIX 2 APPENDIX 2
Table 5 – Data Collection Form 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 ITEMS WEIGHT AVERAGE ITEMS WEIGHT VOLUME MATERIAL TYPE (KG) VOLUME PER (KG) PER (LTR) PER (LTR) 1,000 M² 1,000 M² 1,000 M²
CIGARETTE BUTTS/VAPING
Cigarette butts 18561 5.6630 2.1345 38.9 0.0119 0.0045
Vaping Canisters 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Cigarette Butts/Vaping - Total 18561 5.6630 2.1345 38.9 0.0119 0.0045
GLASS
Alcoholic sodas/sprit based mixers, all sizes 36 7.2080 13.4748 0.1 0.0151 0.0282
Beer, < 750 ml, all colours of glass 333 58.7360 154.1537 0.7 0.1230 0.3229
Beer, 750 ml or more, all colours of glass 2 1.0540 1.8146 0.0 0.0022 0.0038
Cider/fruit based, etc. 18 1.6560 8.2414 0.0 0.0035 0.0173
Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), < 1 litre 28 2.2540 11.0835 0.1 0.0047 0.0232
Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), 1 litre+ 1 0.0360 1.2772 0.0 0.0001 0.0027
Fruit juice, < 1 litre 4 0.6860 1.6965 0.0 0.0014 0.0036
Glass, other (specify) 5429 34.0120 106.6256 11.4 0.0713 0.2234
Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), 5 0.1700 2.9053 0.0 0.0004 0.0061 < 1 litre Wine & spirit, all sizes 7 4.7350 6.2398 0.0 0.0099 0.0131 Glass - Total 5863 110.5470 307.5124 12.3 0.2316 0.6442
ILLEGAL DUMPING
Illegal dumping 26 624.0000 0.1 Not Recorded 1.3072 Illegal Dumping - Total 26 624.0000 0.1 Not 1.3072 Recorded
METAL
Aerosols - pressure packs 23 1.2080 15.7375 0.0 0.0025 0.0330
Alcoholic sodas & spirit based mixers 145 1.7360 62.5530 0.3 0.0036 0.1310
Beer, aluminium drink cans, all types , all 482 6.8620 207.9348 1.0 0.0144 0.4356 sizes Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 2534 4.9900 10.1360 5.3 0.0105 0.0212
Cider/fruit based, etc. 19 0.0160 8.1966 0.0 0.0000 0.0172
Flav. water/soft drink, (carbonated), all 196 2.6910 83.4049 0.4 0.0056 0.1747 sizes Flav. water/soft drink, (non-carbonated), 21 0.3460 8.0136 0.0 0.0007 0.0168 all sizes Foil wrappers 1523 0.8740 2.3759 3.2 0.0018 0.0050
Food cans, including pet food 63 1.1800 29.2194 0.1 0.0025 0.0612
Metal pieces/fragments 1584 27.0838 16.7904 3.3 0.0567 0.0352 Metal - Total 6590 46.9868 444.3621 13.8 0.0984 0.9309
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2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 ITEMS WEIGHT AVERAGE ITEMS WEIGHT VOLUME MATERIAL TYPE (KG) VOLUME PER (KG) PER (LTR) PER (LTR) 1,000 M² 1,000 M² 1,000 M²
MISC.
Cloth & materials 746 12.2930 11.4138 1.6 0.0258 0.0239
Condoms 1 0.0040 0.0003 0.0 0.0000 0.0000
Construction materials 2 4.5000 0.7200 0.0 0.0094 0.0015
Disposable nappies 638 2.2980 717.7500 1.3 0.0048 1.5036
Ice cream sticks 301 0.4190 0.2769 0.6 0.0009 0.0006
Misc., other (specify) 1085 2.2230 14.6475 2.3 0.0047 0.0307
Rubber pieces (not tyres) 689 9.7080 0.1133 1.4 0.0203 0.0002
Sanitary products 6 0.0240 0.0675 0.0 0.0001 0.00w01
Syringes 1 0.0020 0.0023 0.0 0.0000 0.0000
Tyres & pieces 64 1.8180 14.4000 0.1 0.0038 0.0302 Misc. - Total 3533 33.2890 759.3916 7.4 0.0697 1.5909
ORGANIC WASTE
Dog faeces 66 1.2480 1.1979 0.1 0.0026 0.0025
Food waste 591 11.0740 19.7979 1.2 0.0232 0.0415
Human faeces 1 0.0040 0.0182 0.0 0.0000 0.0000
Other faeces 1 0.0070 0.0182 0.0 0.0000 0.0000
Other organic waste 5 0.0480 0.1675 0.0 0.0001 0.0004 Organic Waste - Total 664 12.3810 21.1997 1.4 0.0259 0.0444
PAPER AND CARDBOARD
Carboard boxes & fragments 690 8.6690 55.2000 1.4 0.0182 0.1156
Cartons, flavoured milk, < 1 litre 33 0.4420 22.1918 0.1 0.0009 0.0465
Cartons, fruit juice, < 1 litre 9 0.0980 5.6228 0.0 0.0002 0.0118
Cartons, fruit juice, 1 litre + 1 0.0340 2.0700 0.0 0.0001 0.0043
Cartons, milk, plain (white), all sizes 12 0.1800 12.1519 0.0 0.0004 0.0255
Cigarette packets 202 1.5160 44.0097 0.4 0.0032 0.0922
Cups, food trays, food wrappers, takeaway, 644 9.7980 469.4438 1.3 0.0205 0.9834 containers, drink containers Flav. water/fruit/sports drink (non-carb.), 1 0.0120 0.3024 0.0 0.0000 0.0006 < 1 litre Ice cream wrappers 25 0.0360 0.0600 0.1 0.0001 0.0001
Junk mail/free circulars 84 1.4000 14.6160 0.2 0.0029 0.0306
Newspapers & magazines 106 1.3160 125.0800 0.2 0.0028 0.2620
Paper bags 18 0.1260 0.1904 0.0 0.0003 0.0004
Paper/paperboard, other 4520 5.5250 15.2776 9.5 0.0116 0.0320
Shopper dockets & related shopping 666 0.6240 1.3520 1.4 0.0013 0.0028 paper
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2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 ITEMS WEIGHT AVERAGE ITEMS WEIGHT VOLUME MATERIAL TYPE (KG) VOLUME PER (KG) PER (LTR) PER (LTR) 1,000 M² 1,000 M² 1,000 M²
Tickets, eg bus, ATM, parking, vending, etc 141 0.1460 0.1241 0.3 0.0003 0.0003
Tubes for fireworks 25 0.2500 25.3165 0.1 0.0005 0.0530 Paper and Cardboard - Total 7177 30.1720 793.0090 15.0 0.0632 1.6613
PLASTIC
Bags, heavier glossy type typically branded 48 0.2200 4.2048 0.1 0.0005 0.0088 carry Bread bag tags 90 0.0160 0.0207 0.2 0.0000 0.0000
Containers, industrial eg. oil 5 1.1000 112.2900 0.0 0.0023 0.2352
Drink package rings, six pack rings, ring 5 0.0320 0.0075 0.0 0.0001 0.0000 carriers Drink pouches 8 0.1200 0.6900 0.0 0.0003 0.0014
Flav. milk, < 1 litre 19 0.5960 10.1213 0.0 0.0012 0.0212
Flav. water/fruit/sports drink (non-carb.), 6 0.2720 7.2066 0.0 0.0006 0.0151 + 1 litre Flav. water/fruit/sports drink (non-carb.), 41 1.6420 30.2424 0.1 0.0034 0.0634 < 1 litre Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), < 1 litre 65 2.5160 40.4372 0.1 0.0053 0.0847
Flav. water/soft drink (carbonated), 1 litre+ 31 1.9360 51.2740 0.1 0.0041 0.1074
Fruit juice, < 1 litre 7 0.2400 2.8003 0.0 0.0005 0.0059
Fruit juice, 1 litre + 4 0.0600 8.5468 0.0 0.0001 0.0179
Lollipop sticks 522 0.1980 0.2767 1.1 0.0004 0.0006
Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), 103 2.4240 81.1537 0.2 0.0051 0.1700 < 1 litre Plain water (carbonated or non-carb.), 12 1.0980 18.4988 0.0 0.0023 0.0388 1 litre + Plastic bags, supermarket type light 118 0.4240 4.0049 0.2 0.0009 0.0084 weight carry Plastic bottle tops 729 1.4040 5.8356 1.5 0.0029 0.0122
Plastic, other (specify) 6483 29.9560 8.1038 13.6 0.0628 0.0170
Sacks, sheeting - other bags 1695 3.5220 0.5339 3.6 0.0074 0.0011
Snack bags & confectionary wrappers 2105 1.9030 16.4822 4.4 0.0040 0.0345
Spoons/cutlery 161 0.3600 1.5456 0.3 0.0008 0.0032
Straws 415 0.2380 1.7119 0.9 0.0005 0.0036
Styrene foam boxes, sheets, etc 783 1.2700 29.3625 1.6 0.0027 0.0615
Takeaway & cups 422 2.5010 87.3624 0.9 0.0052 0.1830
White milk, all sizes 11 0.5160 23.5036 0.0 0.0011 0.0492
Wine cask, bladders 20 0.0620 9.2000 0.0 0.0001 0.0193 Plastic - Total 13908 54.6260 555.4172 29.1 0.1144 0.6262
Grand Total 56322 293.6648 3507.0266 118.0 0.6152 7.3469
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