Formed in 1989, WasteMINZ is a membership-based organisation with over 1,000 members – from small operators through to councils and large companies.
We are the authoritative voice on waste, resource recovery and contaminated land in New Zealand and seek to achieve ongoing and positive development of our industry through strengthening relationships, facilitating collaboration, knowledge sharing and championing the implementation of best practice standards.
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In New Zealand much single-use compostable food packaging ends up in landfills rather than being composted. The composting industry has concerns about the extent to which compostable packaging... Read More
Following the third reading of the Zero Carbon Amendment Bill in the House on 7 November 2019, Royal Assent is anticipated in the near future. With the enactment of the Bill, New Zealand now has a... Read More
It was great to hear a room buzzing with excited CLM practitioners at our CLM Networking Event 7 November 2019. Over fifty WasteMINZ members came together for two and half hours, to listen to two... Read More
Resource Recovery Coordinator Hamilton City Council is looking for an experienced professional to join the City Waters team to help assist in the delivery of the Council’s Waste Management and... Read More
The international Solid Waste Association (ISWA) is delighted to announce that on Monday 7/10, during the ISWA World Congress in Bilbao, an agreement between ISWA and UN-Habitat was signed. The... Read More
Tauranga City Council has a vision of minimising the amount of waste to landfill from the City. The Sustainability and Waste team are currently looking to recruit a Senior Waste Contracts... Read More
Contaminated Land Officer The Hamilton City Council is looking for a Contaminated Land Officer to join the City Safe Unit to ensure environmental and health standards are maintained and... Read More
Are you looking to work in a great wee city, helping to provide essential water services to the community? Dunedin is an amazing place to live and work, and if you were to ask anyone living here,... Read More
Presented by: Dr Grant Northcott, Director, Northcott Research Consultants Limited and Dr Olga Pantos, Research Scientist, Institute of Environmental Science and Research Microplastics are... Read More
In the latter half of this decade, our industry has faced levels of disruption and change at unprecedented levels, driven by changing international and domestic markets and an ever-growing... Read More
Background: In July 2013 WasteMINZ applied to the Government's Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF) to develop a national waste data framework. The application was made with the support of a wide... Read More
Colours of Rubbish and Recycling Bins Until October 2015, councils and businesses in New Zealand had used a variety of colours to indicate what items can be recycled in what bins. This created... Read More
The National Food Waste Prevention Project was an initiative of the WasteMINZ Behaviour Change Sector Group. A number of councils around New Zealand had indicated interest in running a 'Love Food... Read More