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78NAVIGATING THE FUTURE | WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCILStrategic Direction ContributionsPrimarySecondarySustainable EnvironmentSolid wasteOur environment sustains us and our way of life, so it’s ourresponsibility to look after it. Part of that is to minimise andmanage our solid waste, recycling as much as we can, returningour green waste to the earth and reducing the amount of otherwaste we put into landfills.The council provides the following solid waste services:• Kerbside refuse collection including recyclables.• Recycle/refuse transfer stations at and collection centre.• Monitoring of closed landfills.There are no council owned or operated landfills. Waste isdisposed of at Hampton Downs, which is operated by EnviroWaste. Closed landfills are monitored at Huntly, Raglan, TeKauwhata, Tuakau and Ngaruawahia to meet resource consentrequirements.As part of our waste management, we are reviewing ourWaste Management and Minimisation Plan to provide ways toencourage waste minimisation and management, and to identifyand put in place the ways we can fund this. Once we have donethis we will set specific targets around waste reduction.• Waste education programmes.• Enviroschools.