Our valued sponsors

Tonkin + Taylor 

Tonkin + Taylor is proud to support the 2026 WasteMINZ/ALGA Conference. Together we deliver leading waste, resource recovery, and contaminated land solutions across Aotearoa, Australia, and the Pacific. We believe the best solutions come through collaboration with our clients and communities, and that together we can achieve resilient and sustainable outcomes.

Contact details:

Jo Ferry
Sector Director - Water + Resource Recovery
jferry@tonkintaylor.co.nz
+64 9 359 2773
tonkintaylor.co.nz

Hill Labs

Founded in 1984 by Dr Roger and Anne Hill, Hill Labs has grown to become New Zealand's largest, privately-owned analytical laboratory. We use the latest technologies to supply a broad range of laboratory tests to domestic and international markets: environmental, agriculture and food and bioanalytical. 

Contact details

Jane Sherrard
jane.sherrard@hill-labs.co.nz
+64 27 478 6017
hill-labs.co.nz  

EcoBatt

EcoBatt is leading sustainable battery recycling in New Zealand. We safely collect, transport, and recycle all battery types from household to industrial, BESS, e-mobility, and EV. With a focus on innovation, safety, and environmental protection, EcoBatt delivers responsible recycling today, helping create a cleaner, greener future for all.

Contact details:

Spyro Kalos
National Partnerships Manager ANZ 
spyro.kalos@ecocycle.com.au
+61 439 195 378
www.ecobattnz.com 

Stantec New Zealand

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Contact details: 

Tess Brothersen
Principal Environmental Scientist
tess.brothersen@stantec.com
+64 27 453 9527
stantec.com/nz

SLR

SLR is a global leader in full spectrum sustainability solutions: providing clients with strategic advice and on the ground technical support, partnering with them in Making Sustainability Happen. Founded in 1994, we have over 20 years’ experience in sustainability from a network of offices in Asia Pacific, Africa, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the US.

Contact details
Nigel Mather 
Environmental Services Team Manager
nigel.mather@slrconsulting.com  
+64 21 612 799
slrconsulting.com    

Foodstuffs

Foodstuffs is made up of two 100% New Zealand-owned co-operatives, best known for our brands Four Square, New World, and PAK’nSAVE. As local grocers, we’re passionate about creating a positive impact in the communities we serve across Aotearoa. Our sponsorship of the WasteMINZ + ALGA Conference reflects our commitment to the environment and the power of collaboration. We believe that the future lies in viewing materials not as waste, but as valuable resources. By working together — sharing knowledge, building partnerships, and driving innovation — we can unlock opportunities to keep resources in use for longer and create circular solutions that benefit everyone. Together, we can create solutions that deliver value for our people, our communities, and the environment.

Contact details:

Sandy Botterill
Head of Environmental Social Governance
sandy.botterill@foodstuffs.co.nz
+64 27 535 3298
foodstuffs.co.nz (North Island)
foodstuffs-si.co.nz (South Island)

TOMRA

TOMRA is proud to be at the WasteMINZ + ALGA Conference 2026 and to be sponsoring the conference Coffee Cart. TOMRA is the world’s largest supplier of RVM technology in support of container deposit and reusable cup schemes and is actively supporting the introduction of these schemes into Aotearoa New Zealand. Globally TOMRA reverse vending machines capture over 50 billion used containers annually for recycling and reuse.

Contact details: 

Jonathan Marshall
Business Development Manager
jonathan.marshall@tomra.com
+64 21 728 671
tomra.com

Beca

Beca is a leading Australasian engineering and environmental consultancy. Our 30‑strong contaminated land specialist team across New Zealand and Australia deliver end‑to‑end solutions: site investigations, risk assessment, remediation design and oversight, due diligence, and long‑term monitoring - enabling sustainable land development, de‑risking decisions, and accelerating project delivery with practical, proven expertise for clients.

Contact details:

Phillip Ware
Beca Technical Fellow- Contaminated Land
Phillip.Ware@beca.com
+64 9 336 9431
beca.com  

Envitech 

Envitech Projects is a specialist engineering consulting firm, focusing on green and ground engineering. We pride ourselves in delivering projects for our clients, incorporating sustainability into engineering design to benefit the environment – reducing environmental impact effects, promoting resource efficiency & economic circularity, and protecting human health & safety. Current key example projects involve a new steel smelter for the production of steel from recovered & recycled end-of-life vehicles, treatment of landfill leachate contaminated ground and rehabilitation of legacy landfill sites, and building developments with green engineering focus.

Contact details:

Lindsay Strachan
Senior Engineer
lindsay.strachan@earthtech.co.nz 
+64 21 0250 9386
https://earthtech.co.nz/