TRASH TALK The future of rubbish and recycling New Zealand has a rubbish and recycling crisis on its hands. We can't send recycling overseas like we used to, and only a limited number of plastics can be recycled in New Zealand. Because of this, more rubbish is headed for landfill. On top of this - the costs to dispose of rubbish to landfill have been increasing, and will continue to do so. The rubbish and recycling "problem' isn't someone else's responsibility. We all need to recognise that what we're doing now isn't working, and we need to make changes. Our rubbish and recycling collection contract comes to an end in 2023. We need to review this system to ensure we're providing rubbish and recycling services that will encourage people to actively reduce the amount of waste they are producing, recycle correctly, and look at reusing, repurposing and composting instead of sending more waste to landfil. We know 2023 is a long way away, but there's a lot of work to do between now and then to prepare for any changes. Visit our website for more information on the challenges, the options and the estimated costs, and tell us what you think by 7 August 2020. mpdc.nz/trash-talk Rubbish Recycling Transfer Stations Rubbish bags are no longer a good long term option - there are health and safety issues around the manual handling/weight of bags, they get ripped open by animals; and the bags themselves are another item in landfll. Recycling the way we do now is not working well. We need to make changes to ensure what is collected, is being repurposed and diverted from landfil. Transfer stations don't encourage rubbish reduction but resource recovery centres do. These centres are community facilities where you can drop off unwanted items and materials for reuse and recycling - diverting them from landfil. Future alternatives: Option 1: A small (80L) wheelie bin for rubbish, collected weekly. Funded through rates Future alternatives: Option 1: Develop resource recovery centres in Matamata and/or Morrinsville Close the Waihou Transfer Station and divert all rubbish and recycling Option 2: No Council rubbish collection (people take their own rubbish to the transfer to the resource centres station or arrange private collection) Future alternatives: Option 1: Three rates funded collection crates/ or multi-compartment wheelie bins for cardboard, plastics, tin and glass Option 2: Develop resource recovery centres in Matamata and/or Morrinsville Maintain the Waihou Transfer Station Option 2: No Council recycling collection (people take their own recycling to the transfer station or arrange private collection) matamata piako anier council Ki tua o te pae Planning ahead TRASH TALK The future of rubbish and recycling New Zealand has a rubbish and recycling crisis on its hands. We can't send recycling overseas like we used to, and only a limited number of plastics can be recycled in New Zealand. Because of this, more rubbish is headed for landfill. On top of this - the costs to dispose of rubbish to landfill have been increasing, and will continue to do so. The rubbish and recycling "problem' isn't someone else's responsibility. We all need to recognise that what we're doing now isn't working, and we need to make changes. Our rubbish and recycling collection contract comes to an end in 2023. We need to review this system to ensure we're providing rubbish and recycling services that will encourage people to actively reduce the amount of waste they are producing, recycle correctly, and look at reusing, repurposing and composting instead of sending more waste to landfil. We know 2023 is a long way away, but there's a lot of work to do between now and then to prepare for any changes. Visit our website for more information on the challenges, the options and the estimated costs, and tell us what you think by 7 August 2020. mpdc.nz/trash-talk Rubbish Recycling Transfer Stations Rubbish bags are no longer a good long term option - there are health and safety issues around the manual handling/weight of bags, they get ripped open by animals; and the bags themselves are another item in landfll. Recycling the way we do now is not working well. We need to make changes to ensure what is collected, is being repurposed and diverted from landfil. Transfer stations don't encourage rubbish reduction but resource recovery centres do. These centres are community facilities where you can drop off unwanted items and materials for reuse and recycling - diverting them from landfil. Future alternatives: Option 1: A small (80L) wheelie bin for rubbish, collected weekly. Funded through rates Future alternatives: Option 1: Develop resource recovery centres in Matamata and/or Morrinsville Close the Waihou Transfer Station and divert all rubbish and recycling Option 2: No Council rubbish collection (people take their own rubbish to the transfer to the resource centres station or arrange private collection) Future alternatives: Option 1: Three rates funded collection crates/ or multi-compartment wheelie bins for cardboard, plastics, tin and glass Option 2: Develop resource recovery centres in Matamata and/or Morrinsville Maintain the Waihou Transfer Station Option 2: No Council recycling collection (people take their own recycling to the transfer station or arrange private collection) matamata piako anier council Ki tua o te pae Planning ahead