Resource Recovery Study Tour

Thursday 22 March (Day One)

9.30 am: Meet at Queens Wharf

10.00 am: Catch 10 am ferry to Devonport

10.30 am: Devonport Community Recycling Centre

11.45 pm: Lunch in Takapuna

1.15 pm: Green Gorilla Waste Processing Facility

2.15 pm: Visy Material Recovery Facility

3.15 pm: Depart Visy for Raglan

5.45 pm: Arrive at Raglan accommodation

7.00 pm until late: Group dinner with guest speaker

Friday 23 March (Day Two)

8.00 am: Group breakfast in Raglan

9.15 am: Xtreme Zero Waste

11.00 am: Depart Xtreme Zero Waste – with lunch en route

12.45 pm: Hampton Downs Landfill and Composting Facility

2.15 pm: Depart Hampton Downs

3.30 pm: Drop off at Auckland Airport

4.30 pm: Arrive at Queens Wharf. End of the study tour.

WasteMINZ in its sole discretion reserves the right to alter, change, amend or remove portions of the itinerary.

Commercial destinations, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to refuse access to competitors. 

Supersaver (register and pay before 1 February 2018)

• Not-for-profit community recycling organisations $695 + GST
• All other attendees $795 + GST

Standard (register and pay after 1 February 2018)

• Not-for-profit community recycling organisations $795 + GST
• All other attendees $895 + GST

Accommodation

• One night of twin share accommodation in Raglan is included in the registration fee
• You can upgrade to sole occupancy for an additional $75 + GST

Click here to book your spot. Spaces are limited.

What’s included?

• Ferry transport
• Bus transport
• Tour guides and logistics coordinator
• Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea each day
• Accommodation in Raglan on Thursday evening (Twin share basis. Sole occupancy available at additional cost)
• Dinner and guest speaker on Thursday evening
• Breakfast on Friday morning

What isn’t included?

• Travel to and from Auckland
• Pre and Post tour Accommodation

Devonport Community Recycling Centre: Devonport Community Recycling Centre is run by Global Action Plan Oceania, a registered environmental charity whose objective is to divert waste from landfill and provide sustainable new jobs and volunteer opportunities for the community. Proceeds from the shop on site from the sale of reusable and upcycled goods from the shop on site are invested back into the venture and the local community.

Green Gorilla Waste Processing Facility: With a purpose-built facility, Green Gorilla accepts and processes a wide range of materials including construction and demolition waste. All forms of wood are processed into chip for supply to Golden Bay Cement for use as a Biofuel to replace coal. 

Visy Material Recovery Facility: The Visy recycling facility has some of the most advanced sorting technology in New Zealand and is the country’s biggest Materials Recovery Facility. The MRF handles all of Auckland’s kerbside recyclables (some 140,000 tons per year).

Xtreme Zero Waste Raglan: Xtreme Zero Waste is a community enterprise using business as a tool to meet the needs of their community. They are contracted by Waikato District Council to operate the Raglan Resource Recovery Centre, which gives the community opportunities to access their resources. Their contract includes kerbside collections (including food waste), street bins and Zero Waste Education.

Hampton Downs Landfill and Composting Facility: Hampton Down’s is a state-of-the-art landfill facility servicing the broader Waikato and Auckland regions. While the new composting operation is designed to process both green waste and food waste using an enclosed aerated composting system. It produces a compost product for use as cover material at the landfill site or for sale to commercial markets.

The tour is open to anyone interested in supporting and enabling resource recovery in their communities.

However, it has been designed with the following people in mind:

• Council officers,
• Local government politicians,
• Community recyclers
• Other community organisations

If you’re not sure whether it’s right for you, please email Paul Evans.

• Should you be unable to attend once you have registered, you are welcome to reassign your registration to another eligible attendee.
• If you cannot arrange a replacement, a refund less an administration charge of $150 + GST will be made, providing notification has been received no later than 1 March 2018.
• After 1 March 2018, no refund is possible.
• Cancellation of your registration must be in writing, and WasteMINZ will acknowledge this by return written advice.
• WasteMINZ in its sole discretion reserves the right to alter, change, amend or remove portions of the itinerary. Such alterations are not grounds for cancellation of attendance.
• Commercial destinations, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to refuse access to competitors. 
• The Study Tour is subject to a minimum of 15 registrations being reached. If 15 registrations are not obtained the Study Tour may be cancelled or postponed, in which case any monies paid to WasteMINZ will be refunded in full. WasteMINZ is not liable for any other costs you may incur associated with the study tour’s cancellation or postponement.