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Our Mission | Our
Values | Our Achievements | Organisational Structure
Introduction
WasteMINZ is an incorporated not-for-profit society, founded in 1989, with over 800 members encompassing central and local government, waste management specialists, and other entities that operate in the waste management and minimisation environment, from manufacturers, engineers, equipment suppliers and service providers, planners, politicians, consultants, educators and researchers, to environmentalists, NGOs and community groups
Mission
WasteMINZ seeks to deliver value to its’ members through strengthening stakeholder relationships and facilitating collaboration, encouraging the sharing of knowledge and the on-going investment in professional development, recognising and promoting the implementation of best practice standards, to enable the achievement of an environmentally and economically sustainable waste minimisation strategy for New Zealand.
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Values
- To strive to do good and be solution focused
- To remain neutral and independent
- To value our members, recognising their diverse needs and the different sectors that they operate in
- To encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing between all stakeholders
- To encourage a commitment to professionalism, on-going learning and the implementation of best practice
- To promote effective waste minimisation practices to protect human health and improve the quality of the environment
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Our Strategic Plan
WasteMINZ wants to be the most strategically valuable membership organisation serving the waste space.
WasteMINZ’s key strategic action points are;
- Strengthen stakeholder relationships
- Invest in on-going knowledge development
- Promote and foster industry professionalism, including health and safety standards
- Source and provide advice on the implementation of a national waste minimisation strategy
- Be positioned as a partner to facilitate the achievement of an environmentally sustainable waste minimisation strategy
- Optimise WasteMINZ to achieve the Strategic Plan
An abridged version of the Strategic Plan is available here.
Our Achievements
WasteMINZ has achieved recognition from central and local government as well as from international agencies as being the major independent organisation representing the waste management space in New Zealand.
Within New Zealand, WasteMINZ regularly communicates with a number of Ministries and Government Agencies, Local Government New Zealand and local and regional councils. This provides feedback on key areas of interest and relevance for waste management which is incorporated into the topics for the WasteMINZ annual conference, workshops and seminars.
WasteMINZ interacts with a number of other similar organisations (see links) and is a national member of the International Solid Waste Association (“ISWA”), for which WasteMINZ hosted the ISA World Congress in 1997 in Wellington with a number of international delegates attending.
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Organisational Structure
WasteMINZ is governed by a Board of Directors that consists of six members which are elected by the organisation's financial members. Board members serve for a term of two years. Any financial member can be nominated to serve on the Board, with elections for three Board member positions held annually. The Chairman of WasteMINZ is chosen from Board by the elected Board members.
In addition the organisation employs a full-time Chief Executive Officer, a Membership Manager, a Sector Group Coordinator and an Administration Assistant. Contact details for WasteMINZ are available here
Annual General Meeting
The minutes of the annual general meeting including the Chairman's address for the financial reporting period ending 30 June 2010 can be read here.
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