Waste Management and Minimisation Plan
The Waste Minimisation Management Plan (WMMP) 2025-2031 sets out Ruapehu District Council's plans for managing waste within our community and outlines the current state of the solid waste activity in the Ruapehu district.
We are taking another significant step forward by aligning with the Government’s new Waste and Resource Efficiency Strategy 2025. This national strategy envisions a low-emissions, low-waste society built on the principles of a circular economy.
To support this vision, the Council has adopted six key focus areas for the next six years:
- Promote waste hierarchy and circular economy principles
- Divert more waste from kerbside collection services
- Improve waste diversion by visitors and tourists
- Enhance waste services for rural communities
- Increase waste diversion through the transfer station network
- Investigate new initiatives including a solid waste bylaw for commercial waste, managing erosion risks at closed landfills, addressing medical waste, and exploring new waste diversion technologies
This plan has been strengthened by valuable input from the public consultation process. We are now pleased to present a final plan which serves as a blueprint that will guide us over the next six years on our journey for waste management and minimisation.
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