Waste Assessment for Waste Management and Minimisation Plan Review Prepared for Thames-Coromandel District Council, Hauraki District Council and Matamata-Piako District Council CONSULTATION DRAFT October 2011 Prepared for: Greg Hampton, Thames-Coromandel District Council Mike Charteris, Hauraki District Council Dave Locke/Malcolm Smith, Matamata-Piako District Council Prepared by: Duncan Wilson, Eunomia Research & Consulting Alison Holmes, Eunomia Research & Consulting Sunshine Yates, Waste Not Consulting Approved by: Bruce Middleton, Waste Not Consulting (Project Director) Contact Details Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd PO Box 78 313 Grey Lynn Auckland 1245 Tel: +64 9 376 1909 Fax: +64 9 360 5187 Web: www.eunomia-consulting.co.nz Waste Not Consulting Ltd PO Box 78 372 Grey Lynn Auckland 1245 Tel: +64 9 360 5190 Fax: +64 9 360 5187 Web: www.wastenot.co.nz i Contents 1.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of this Joint Waste Assessment........................................................................... 1 1.2 Joint Working ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Background ......................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Thames-Coromandel District .............................................................................................. 3 1.4.1 District Strategies and Plans ....................................................................................... 4 1.5 Hauraki District .................................................................................................................... 5 1.5.1 District Strategies and Plans ....................................................................................... 5 1.6 Matamata-Piako District ..................................................................................................... 6 1.6.1 District Strategies and Plans ....................................................................................... 6 1.7 Summary: The Three Districts ............................................................................................ 6 2.0 Scope ................................................................................................................................. 7 2.1 General ................................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 Council Controlled and non-Council Controlled Waste Streams ...................................... 8 2.3 Consideration of Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Wastes ........................................................ 8 2.4 Public Health Issues............................................................................................................ 9 2.4.1 Health Act 1956 ........................................................................................................... 9 2.4.2 The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (the HSNO Act) ........... 9 2.4.3 Resource Management Act (1991) (RMA) ................................................................. 9 2.4.4 Key Waste Management Public Health Issues ....................................................... 10 2.4.5 Management of Public Health Issues ...................................................................... 10 3.0 Waste Facilities ................................................................................................................ 11 3.1 Residual Waste Disposal ................................................................................................. 12 3.2 Closed Landfills ................................................................................................................ 12 3.3 Cleanfill Facilities ............................................................................................................. 13 3.4 Transfer Facilities ............................................................................................................. 14 3.4.1 Thames-Coromandel District Council ...................................................................... 21 3.4.2 Hauraki District Council ............................................................................................ 21 3.4.3 Matamata-Piako District Council .............................................................................. 21 3.5 Recycling and Processing Facilities ................................................................................ 22 4.0 Solid Waste Services Available ........................................................................................ 24 4.1 Council Kerbside Collection Services ............................................................................. 24 4.1.1 Collection Schedules ................................................................................................. 24 4.1.2 Thames-Coromandel District Council ...................................................................... 24 Table 4-1: Round Schedule in Thames-Coromandel District Council ................................. 25 4.1.3 Hauraki District Council ............................................................................................ 25 4.1.4 Matamata-Piako DC .................................................................................................. 26 4.1.5 Refuse and Recycling Receptacles and User-Pays Charges .................................. 27 4.1.6 Materials .................................................................................................................... 27 4.1.7 Contracts .................................................................................................................... 28 4.2 Drop-off Facilities ............................................................................................................. 29 4.3 Litter and Public Place Recycling .................................................................................... 29 4.3.1 Public Place Recycling Bins ...................................................................................... 29 4.4 Illegal Dumping ................................................................................................................. 30 4.4.1 TCDC ........................................................................................................................... 30 4.4.2 HDC ............................................................................................................................. 30 4.4.3 MPDC .......................................................................................................................... 30 4.5 Private Kerbside Collection Services ............................................................................... 30 4.6 Other Programs and Services .......................................................................................... 31 4.6.1 Thames-Coromandel District Council ....................................................................... 31 4.6.2 Hauraki District Council ............................................................................................. 32 4.6.2.1 Inorganic Collection ................................................................................................ 32 4.6.2.2 Electrical and Electronic Items .............................................................................. 32 4.6.2.3 Education ................................................................................................................. 32 4.6.2.4 Agrecovery Programme .......................................................................................... 33 4.6.2.5 Planned Schemes ................................................................................................... 33 4.6.3 Matamata-Piako District Council ............................................................................... 33 5.0 Waste Data and Waste Flows .......................................................................................... 34 5.1 Thames-Coromandel District ............................................................................................ 35 5.1.1 Waste Flows in Thames-Coromandel District ........................................................... 35 5.1.2 Waste and Recycling Quantities for Thames-Coromandel District ......................... 36 5.1.3 Waste Composition in Thames-Coromandel District ............................................... 37 5.2 Hauraki District ................................................................................................................. 38 5.2.1 Waste Flows in Hauraki District ................................................................................ 38 5.2.1.1 Waste and Recycling Quantities for Hauraki District ........................................... 39 5.2.2 Waste Composition in Hauraki District ..................................................................... 41 5.3 Matamata-Piako District ................................................................................................... 42 5.3.1 Waste Flows in Matamata-Piako District .................................................................. 42 5.3.2 Waste and Recycling Quantities for Matamata-Piako District ................................ 43 5.3.3 Waste Composition in Matamata-Piako District ...................................................... 45 5.4 Comparisons