The process of service selection Listening to your communities and engaging them in selecting waste management services tailored to their needs Stefan Borowy – Queenstown Lakes District Council

Community Outcome Sustainable Growth Management Ensure that adequate waste management services are in place to enable sustainable population growth How the service complements the community outcome

Residual waste contract review Restrict collection times to 2 hour windows in CBD Increased litter bin emptying Introduce 120 litre wheelie bins for the majority No private 240 litre wheelie bins 120 litre wheelie bins for residents in townships

Results of 2008/09 Annual Plan Consultation 243 submissions received mostly opposed to the new service 120 litre wheelie bins service was against the strategy objective of ‘polluter pays’ No incentive for active recyclers

Project plan for Organic and Residual Waste to include: Working party Zero Waste Roadshow Zero Waste Brochure

Results of brochure ResidualOrganic Type Blue bags Council Wheelie Bin Private Wheelie binNothingBucket Paper Bag (holiday) collected Council Wheelie bin collected Home based composting Green waste drop- off (Mulching ) Green wate drop-off facility Active recycler71%19%1%7%1%9%8%53%14%8% Typical household (bags)65%31%1% 17%20%25%5%24% Typical household (rents home)40%50%10%0% 15%45%10%0%45% Typical household (wheelie bin)5%82%15%0% 3%49%15%10%15% Takes no part in recycling 40%60%0% 40% 0%20%0% Unknown39%26%5%8%0%13%11% 3%29% Total61%28%3%5%1%11%16%38%10%15%

The Future Sustainability message for all engineering projects e.g. travel demand, water consumption and solid waste