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Another year, more health restrictions. Like many New Zealanders our WasteMINZ staff will be working remotely to provide support to our members while the country is at the red stage of the... Read More
The Ministry for the Environment has released a new publication setting out it will report on the it's compliance monitoring and enforcement responsibilities under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008... Read More
The Ministry of Health has released it's latest COVID-19 updates for the business sector. If your business or workplace isn’t covered by a government mandate for COVID-19 vaccination, you can... Read More
The Ministry of Health has released a fact sheet providing an overview of it's latest operational guidance to support the response to Covid-19 exposures in general workplace settings. It will... Read More
The Ministry of Health has released an update on Rapid Antigen Testing for businesses in New Zealand. The COVID-19 Testing Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand published on 26 November supports a... Read More
A new national testing strategy will be introduced with the start of the Covid-19 Protection Framework system, it will provide better protection for high-risk groups as New Zealand transitions to... Read More
The Government has made a significant step towards reducing construction and demolition waste through government procurement. From 1 April 2022, agencies covered by the Carbon Neutral Government... Read More
After a month long campaign encouraging New Zealanders to rinse their recycling before they put it in their recycling bins, WasteMINZ is excited to announce the winner of $25,000 is Wainui Beach... Read More
The Contaminated Site Safety Certificate (CSSC) course has been designed in partnership with WasteMINZ and ALGA to enable employers to meet their duties as a PCBU for personnel who engage in works... Read More
The Contaminated Site Safety Certificate (CSSC) course has been designed in partnership with WasteMINZ and ALGA to enable employers to meet their duties as a PCBU for personnel who engage in works... Read More
Tomorrow, today: After 2020 and 2021’s upheavals, it’s time to focus on the future again, and on the transformational change underway in our sector. There is much to do. New Zealand, and the... 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