Community initiatives

Resource Recovery Network for AucklandReader submitted

Jason

"Auckland Council has recently adopted a new Waste Management and Minimisation Plan. The plan brings the different waste and recycling services of the seven former councils under one umbrella and will mean changes as standard charging regimes and services are provided across the region.

The plan is the most ambitious the region has had, with an aspirational vision of zero waste to landfill by 2040 (with a short term target of reducing kerbside waste to landfill by 30% in six years’ time)."

For the full article, head over to The Mount Eden Village People website.

http://www.mountedenvillagepeople.co.nz/2012/10/resource-recovery-network-for-auckland/