Auckland Council welcomes Government waste levy consultation announcement
Proposed waste levy structure key to kickstarting transformation
Auckland Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement today by Associate Minister for the Environment, Hon Eugenie
Sage, to increase funding support for waste minimisation initiatives and address New Zealand’s burgeoning waste
challenge.
In the Government’s next phase of its waste work plan, it is proposing to both increase and expand the national landfill
levy scheme. Public feedback is being sought through its “Reducing Waste: a more effective landfill levy” consultation
process.
”We know that Aucklanders want to see action on addressing our waste problem and the flow-on effects to our
environment,” says Mayor Phil Goff.
“We’re pleased to see progress being made on this front as advocating for an increase to the waste levy is one of nine
priority actions under our 2018 Auckland Waste Management and Minimisation Plan (WMMP),” says Councillor Richard Hills,
Chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee.
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