Recycling rollout an Auckland milestone

More than 210,000 households in north and west Auckland have today transitioned to the same recycling service as other parts of the region, in the largest rollout seen in New Zealand.

Parul Sood, Auckland Council Waste Planning Manager, says the rollout is a significant milestone in the streamlining of services across the region.

“Moving this many households to new bins and collection routes has been a massive undertaking, but is fundamental in transforming Auckland’s waste services as outlined in the Waste Management and Minimisation plan.”

Ms Sood says that while the council has worked hard to minimise the impact of the transition to the new system, she recognises that there will be some initial teething problems.

“It’s a big change and I accept that elements of it will be confusing. We’re sorry for any inconvenience that occurs while we bring together the old legacy systems, however once we have consistent services we can really get cracking on making a positive impact.”

“Where potential problems have been identified we’ve aimed to put solutions in place. For example, we know that changing collection days is a pain for households. To help with this we’ve set up a free text reminder service. We also identified that there was going to be a significant one-off gap between collections for a large group of residents and have organised additional collections. If anyone encounters a problem, I urge them to contact us so we can work to deliver a solution quickly.”

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