1.2 Purpose of this waste assessment - Waikato District Council

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Given the expected increasing quantities of waste material flowing in to the district, it is important that wastemanagement and other planning documents outline how the council intends to accommodate this, and whatrole the council might choose to take in directing or influencing this sector.If this issue is not proactively managed, there is, conversely, a danger that the district could experience anincrease in detrimental waste activity such as illegal dumping and cleanfills operating outside the Ministry for theEnvironment’s cleanfill guidelines. Many nearby councils are expected to strengthen their regulatory regime(this intention is reflected in their waste assessments and WMMPs) further exacerbating the danger of thedistrict being seen as an easy destination for difficult waste streams. For this reason, it will also be important forthe Waikato district to review their regulatory role with respect to waste management.36
6.0 Future demandand gap analysis6.1 Future demandIn general, total waste volumes in Waikato are expected to increase gradually in the short to medium term.This is largely due to anticipated population growth, largely as a result of the districts proximity to the Aucklandmetropolitan area. Expected growth figures take previous waste volumes for the Waikato district, plus aproportion of the old Franklin district, as a baseline.The focus of the council, as expressed in the 2010/11 Annual Plan 11 , is to encourage growth to occur in thetowns and villages of the district, while protecting valuable farmland and environmental assets. This will beachieved through tighter planning, and in particular restriction of subdividing rural properties. This is unlikelyto produce significant changes in types of services required however; as this is an approach that maintains thestatus quo.There are a wide range of factors that are likely to affect future demand for waste minimisation andmanagement. The extent to which these influence demand is likely to vary over time and in different localities.This means that predicting future demand has inherent uncertainties. Key factors in the Waikato district’scontext are likely to include the following:• Incorporation of a portion of the former Franklin district• Overall population growth• Tourism• Economic growth• Recycling markets• Local, Regional and Central Government Policy• Changes in lifestyle and consumption• Community expectations, (particularly given the new district boundaries).These are discussed in more detail in Appendix A.2.0.6.1.1 Demographic factorsThe district has changed significantly since the expansion of the boundary to the north. Previous predictionswere that the population of the district would increase by 97 per cent by 2061 12 . Estimates for the district’spopulation prior to the boundary changes are shown below.EstimatedpopulationNov 2010boundaries2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201054,100 55,400 56,600 57,700 58,700 59,900 60,700 61,800 62,800 63,800Growth (%) 2.4% 2.2% 1.9% 1.7% 2.0% 1.3% 1.8% 1.6% 1.6%11 Waikato District Council “2010/11 Draft Annual Plan” available on www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz. The final planwas adopted in June 2011.12 Based on 2006 statistics NZ figures.Waikato District Council waste assessment 201137
Page 1 and 2: 2011Waikato District CouncilWASTEAS
Page 3 and 4: Contents1.0 Introduction 61.1 Legis
Page 5 and 6: 6.2.5 Economic development 406.2.6
Page 8 and 9: Introduction1.1 Legislative context
Page 10 and 11: and offensive trades (Third Schedul
Page 12 and 13: Figure 1: Waikato districtSource: W
Page 14 and 15: 2.0 WasteinfrastructureThis section
Page 16 and 17: “…material that when discharged
Page 18 and 19: 2.2 Transfer stations and recycling
Page 20 and 21: Table 6: Details of facilitiesName/
Page 22 and 23: For the 2010/11 year, the refuse co
Page 24 and 25: 3.1.4 Other council servicesIn addi
Page 26 and 27: 4.0 Waste within theWaikato distric
Page 28 and 29: Waste to landfillCommercial operato
Page 30 and 31: the kerbside refuse and the overall
Page 32 and 33: Table 17: Per capita diverted mater
Page 34 and 35: 2) Waikato District Council refuse
Page 36 and 37: ut no information on the other flow
Page 40 and 41: EstimatedpopulationJune 2010boundar
Page 42 and 43: waste to landfill would include:•
Page 44 and 45: 7.0 Statement ofoptions7.1 Addressi
Page 46 and 47: deliver this. The role taken will p
Page 48 and 49: This means integrating waste into e
Page 50 and 51: appropriate, while still encouragin
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Page 55 and 56: A.2.0 Factors affectingfuture deman
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Page 61 and 62: surveys at least three months apart
Page 63 and 64: A.3.0 CouncillorworkshopA.3.1Introd
Page 65 and 66: A.4.0 StakeholderworkshopA.4.1A.4.1
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