Waste Management

Types of waste Wiri faces two types of waste Waste and rubbish Waste management is understanding what your businesses can control

Members Buy-in - Talk with members Waste Management Fund Members Buy-in - Talk with members Do they want help What areas do they want help in (recycling, reducing costs etc) Working with like businesses to recycle together or pass/sell produce to Get their buy-in

Establish Clear Outcomes Reduce landfill from our businesses Recycle Identify why businesses are not recycling, reducing or reusing Identify businesses that can work together to reach our/their waste goals. Establish a budget Establish Time Frame

Find a partner that can help to deliver Partnership Find a partner that can help to deliver

Budget Target number Wilkinson Environmental (contractor) hours per component Wilkinson Environmental (contractor) Total hours WiriBiz hours per component WiriBiz Total hours Total hours Cost Large businesses – waste audit, report and support 20 5 100 200 $25,000 Medium businesses – waste audit, report and support 30 4 120 240 $30,000 Small businesses – waste audit, report and support 40 3 Business not interested/minimal opportunities – brief contact with some information and resources given 60 0.25 15 $3,750 Run demonstration site events 16 6 24 $5,000 Run local waste workshops Sub-contracted expert workshop facilitator 12 48   $6,000 Workshop venue hire and catering $2,000 Waste communications 8 28 $3,500 Recycling directory and webpages $3,000 Administration - steering group meetings, reporting 32 $4,000 467 455 922 $117,250

Outcomes Wiri started the project in April 2018. Steering Groups established 2 quarterly meetings 3 X Wiri Businesses 1 x Wiri BID 2 x Wilkinson 1 x Auckland Council Waste Team Waste Corner in Wiri Link newsletter updating members on the project outcomes every quarter.

Outcomes As at 31 July 2018 Visits 81 Audits 20 Current to landfill 1,387.4 tonnes Current recycling 706.54 tonnes Diversion potential identified 421.83 tones Implemented

Cost of staff time to recycle Learnings Costs of recycling is prohibitive to businesses Cost of staff time to recycle Cost to recycle Quantity and quality of recyclables Understanding of what can be recycled Understanding of the landfill problem Understanding that other businesses have the same issues

Identified Issues Cost Tyres Weaving cones Timber Granite

Illegal Dumping In the 2017-2018 year Wiri reported almost 700 cases

Illegal Dumping

Illegal Dumping Reporting daily Extra plain clothed patrol 4 night a week from 8pm – 4am Working with council illegal dumping team Push council to remove as quickly as possible. Businesses taking reasonability for outside their premises, by removing or reporting rubbish Signage saying CCTV cameras in operation Waste updates in newsletter