1.2 Purpose of this waste assessment - Waikato District Council

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Figure 6 below shows the growth in municipal waste plotted against GDP and population. The chart showsthat waste has tended to increase at a rate slightly below GDP but noticeably above the level of populationgrowth.Figure 6: Municipal waste generation, GDP and population in OECD countries 1980 - 2020source OECD 2001A study by the EPA 25 compared levels of GDP, population growth, and consumer spending as measures topredict waste arisings. The study used historical data to establish the predictive accuracy of these measures andfound the best predictor of waste arisings levels to be consumer spending.Research from the UK suggests that underlying the longer-term pattern of household waste growth is anincrease in the quantity of materials consumed by the average household and that this in turnsource is drivenby rising levels of household expenditure 26 .At a district level the data regarding economic growth projections is sparse. At a national level, TheDepartment of Building and Housing report on projections from the Reserve Bank, whose GDP forecasts for2011 stood at 2.8 per cent, but which had previously been forecast at 3.5 per cent. Recent New ZealandInstitute of Economic Research (NZIER) predictions also became more pessimistic in September 2010 thanthey previously had been with a forecast of 2.2 per cent growth in 2010 and 1.2 per cent in 2011. 27Forecasts therefore appear to be predicting gradual economic recovery – but the climate is uncertain. Theimplications for waste management are therefore that no significant increases should be expected as a resultof any rapid growth in economic activity, but there is a need to ensure that planned changes in services andfacilities are sufficiently ‘future proofed’.25 EPA, 1999. National Source Reduction Characterisation Report For Municipal Solid Waste in the United States26 Eunomia (2007), Household Waste Prevention Policy Side Research Programme, Final Report for Defra, London,England27 Department of Building and Housing (2010) Website page: Economic growth and industry, Updated September2010, Available: http://www.dbh.govt.nz/economic-growth-industry60
A.3.0 CouncillorworkshopA.3.1IntroductionA.3.1.1 Date & timeThe workshop was held from 9:30 to 10:30am on 11 April 2011, at the council offices in Galileo St,Ngaruawahia.A.3.1.2PurposeThe purpose of the workshop was to explain the new waste management planning process to councillors,present initial results for waste data, and hear the views of councillors on how waste management andminimisation services in the district should be developed, with a focus on the areas that are relevant to thewaste assessment stage.Under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 all councils must review their Waste Management and MinimisationPlans (WMMPs) prior to June 2012. As part of this review, Waikato District Council is undertaking a wasteassessment.The waste assessment takes stock of current services, looks at potential future demand for waste services,and develops initial options for addressing future demand. A waste assessment is a mandatory first step toproducing a new waste management and minimisation plan.The focus at this point of the process is on a few key areas where feedback from the council and thecouncillors is important. This workshop aimed to explore councillors’ opinions on these areas, but also toexplain how the process will work and why the council is undertaking this process now.A.3.2Time9:30amItemAgendaWelcome – Glen McIntosh and Richard Bax, Waikato District Council9:35am Presentation from Lisa Eve, Eunomia Research and Consulting, and Bruce Middleton, WasteNot Consulting – waste assessment and WMMP process, Waikato District waste services andwaste data9:40am Presentation from Lisa Eve, Eunomia Research and Consulting on the waste assessment andWMMP process, Waikato District waste services, and waste data10:20am Plenary Session led by Lisa Eve, Eunomia Research and Consulting -10:30am10:45amDiscussion of broad aims and objectivesIdentification of key issues for discussion (e.g.):• Council’s role• Council’s vision• Meeting demandCoffee BreakContinuing discussion of key issues11:30amSession closeWaikato District Council waste assessment 201161
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