Construction and Demolition Waste
There is no Council funded rubbish collections in the area.
The way in which waste is collected or delivered to recycling, transfer or disposal facilities is an important part of the overall picture. In the two District areas waste arrives by the following methods:
- rubbish collected by official council kerbside bag collection contractors
- rubbish collected by private operators
- rubbish delivered by private householders to transfer stations
- business waste delivered by private businesses to transfer stations
- large business waste and construction and demolition waste collected by private waste contractors in large bins and delivered to transfer stations
- business wastes collected by private operators and delivered to private transfer stations
- business wastes collected by private operators and delivered to private landfills or cleanfills
- green waste collected by private operators and delivered to composting operations
- private collections of specified recyclables (eg: cardboard) from business premises delivered directly to markets
Waste Transfer
In both Tauranga and Western Bay Districts the bulk of waste is processed through two transfer stations in order to obtain the most economical loads for cartage to distant landfill sites.
Waste Disposal
The predominant method of waste disposal in New Zealand is through the use of landfills. These sites must meet increasingly stringent environmental standards, which is reflected in the increased costs of tipping waste.
In turn, the increased cost of disposing of waste in landfills has contributed to the pressure to extend the life of these valuable community assets by ensuring that wastes that can be handled by other means do not go to landfill.
Last Reviewed: 17/04/2012