Draft West Coast Regional Waste Management and Minimisation Plan

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Let’s talk waste - share your thoughts for better waste management and minimisation. 

The three district councils, Westland, Grey, and Buller District Council, have developed the new Draft West Coast Regional Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2024-2030 (WMMP) to identify regional opportunities for waste management, develop regional waste infrastructure, and boost economies of scale.

The vision of the WMMP is “By 2030, our enabling systems are working well, and our behaviour is changing.”

To achieve this vision, the WMMP sets out three goals:

  • The building blocks are in place to enable change.
  • More activity is circular, and we produce less waste.
  • Emissions and other environmental indicators are improving.

The West Coast community from Haast to Karamea could provide feedback on the new West Coast Regional WMMP between Monday 18 November and 5 pm Friday 20 December 2024.

The suggested changes from all three district councils, including the changes identified in the addendum, will be collated in a final WMMP which all three district councils will adopt in 2025.

Read the FAQs to find out more.



Let’s talk waste - share your thoughts for better waste management and minimisation. 

The three district councils, Westland, Grey, and Buller District Council, have developed the new Draft West Coast Regional Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2024-2030 (WMMP) to identify regional opportunities for waste management, develop regional waste infrastructure, and boost economies of scale.

The vision of the WMMP is “By 2030, our enabling systems are working well, and our behaviour is changing.”

To achieve this vision, the WMMP sets out three goals:

  • The building blocks are in place to enable change.
  • More activity is circular, and we produce less waste.
  • Emissions and other environmental indicators are improving.

The West Coast community from Haast to Karamea could provide feedback on the new West Coast Regional WMMP between Monday 18 November and 5 pm Friday 20 December 2024.

The suggested changes from all three district councils, including the changes identified in the addendum, will be collated in a final WMMP which all three district councils will adopt in 2025.

Read the FAQs to find out more.


  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Submission form

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    The community could give us feedback between Monday, 18 November, and Friday, 20 December 2024. Late submissions are not accepted. We are evaluating the feedback and will publish the results in February 2025. Thank you to everyone who submitted their feedback.

    Consultation has concluded