Auckland fails in inorganic landfill diversion

Auckland fails in inorganic landfill diversion
Brent Melville
Auckland Council will break up the procurement and warehousing of its inorganic collection service after the five-year-old programme failed to meet its target of diverting waste from landfill.Increased diversion of waste from Auckland landfills was a “significant priority” under the city’s 2018 waste management minimisation plan. The overall level of collections has dropped, as has the proportion of materials diverted from landfill since on-property collection replaced the city’s popular kerbside service in 2015.In...

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