On July 1st a new act that came into effect, aimed at getting people in the Manawatu to recycle more. The Waste Management and Minimisation Act would leave the floor open for local community to come up with innovative recycling and waste reduction ideas.

Under the act, councils or residents who take rubbish to a landfill will be charged $10 per ton of rubbish on top of the regular dumping fee, meaning every $10 collected, $3.77 will be returned to the council. From that $3.77, the council can hold on to 50% with the other $1.89 going into a nationwide contestable fund.

District and regional councils can then apply for money from the fund and will be granted it if they can prove they have an innovative idea that will help reduce waste, this is encouraging for entrepreneurs with competitive ideas.

The council will be competing against other councils for funding so ideas would have to be sharp. Get your creative juices flowing and come up with some great ideas, try visiting:

http://www.reducerubbish.govt.nz/regional-pages/manawatu-wanganui.html

This is a question that is regularly asked by customers before they book their skip bin. Usually customers are looking to see that the skip bin will fit down their driveway or into a specific space on their section.

To have an average sized skip (a 9 meter) delivered onto your section you will need a driveway that is at least 3 meters wide, if the skip bin is larger, the access space will also need to be wider.

The size of the skip bin could vary from 2 meters all the way up to 30 meters depending on the waste they have to dispose of.

www.bookabin.co.nz works as an agent for a large variety of skip suppliers across New Zealand to ensure that customers are serviced by a local supplier.

Sometimes the supplier’s stock varies in how it look’s, meaning the shape of a bin might be different from what is imagined. On the website, images are indicative of volume only; actual dimensions may vary depending on the skip supplier that is servicing the order. This means that the image will give the customer an idea of how much waste will fit into the bin. When the bin arrives, the shape may look different, it may have shorter sides and a larger base or visa versa, but it will hold the same volume.

Walk In, Trailer Bin, Opening Doors, Closing Lid….these are some of the features that are often required for certain waste disposal. Once a bin is booked through www.bookabin.co.nz it is recommended that customers contact their skip bin supplier directly to find out more about these features as not all bin’s supplied will have these features.

Keep in mind the cheapest bins will book out first so get in fast to get the best deal on skip hire, visit www.bookabin.co.nz now!!

Once customers have booked their bin at www.bookabin.co.nz we often receive emails or Live Chat enquires about where their waste will go once it is collected.

So….what is happening to tidy up our environment?

The Waste Minimisation Act 2008 encourages a reduction in the amount of waste we generate and dispose of in New Zealand and aims to lessen the environmental harm of waste.

What is proposed?

• Putting a levy on all waste disposed of in landfills generating funding to help local government, communities and businesses reduce the amount of waste
• Helping, and when necessary, making producers, brand owners, importers, retailers, consumers and other parties take responsibility for the environmental effects from their products at end-of-life – from ‘cradle-to-grave’
• Allowing for regulations to be made and making it mandatory for territorial authorities and others (for example, landfill operators) to report on waste therefore improving information on waste minimisation
• Clarification of the roles and responsibilities of territorial authorities with respect to waste minimisation
• Introduction of a new Board to give independent advice to the Minister for the Environment on waste minimisation issues

Through this reduction we should also see benefit to our economy by encouraging better use of materials throughout the product life cycle, and the promotion of domestic reprocessing of recovered materials, which will provide more employment.