Kāpiti Coast District Council
Environment
Local governments play a central role in protecting the environment, reducing waste and safeguarding biodiversity. The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for local councils, which work with regional councils in the management of water resources in their area.
Environment
Local governments play a central role in protecting the environment, reducing waste and safeguarding biodiversity. The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for local councils, which work with regional councils in the management of water resources in their area.
Will continue to actively facilitate the change to reuse, reduce, recycle and repurpose of our resources over building waste mountains.
Embed the development of the Kāpiti resource collection centre in Otaihanga into the LTP for waste minimisation and education.
Ensure Kāpiti Coast District Council honours its standing order to consult with the public by referendum before giving away our ownership of water and water assets.
Lead a discussion about how we manage our waste in Kāpiti with the aim to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Work with regional council to get good solutions to make recycling attractive and worthwhile.
Improve the local accessibility of recycling facilities and provide for recycling of food waste.
Provide better information on what to recycle and what happens to items sent for recycling.
Closely monitor pollution of our natural waterways, especially with regard to farm runoff.
Implement area-based waste management contracts.
Support community-led initiatives to reduce household waste.
Renew zero-waste targets.
Support bush regeneration, riparian planting, and the protection of rivers, streams and wetlands.
Prioritise the integrity and quality of Kāpiti's water in all Three Waters negotiations.
Recognise public health risks of NZ's water supply system but revise Three Waters governance to democratic accountability.
Introduce biosecurity to protect biodiversity for Kāpiti Island and reserves. Coordinate strategy for pest control in whole district.
Consider in-house provision of waste collection (or rationalising current system) and review green waste costs to encourage more use.
Will continue to actively facilitate the change to reuse, reduce, recycle and repurpose of our resources over building waste mountains.
Embed the development of the Kāpiti resource collection centre in Otaihanga into the LTP for waste minimisation and education.
Ensure Kāpiti Coast District Council honours its standing order to consult with the public by referendum before giving away our ownership of water and water assets.
Lead a discussion about how we manage our waste in Kāpiti with the aim to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Work with regional council to get good solutions to make recycling attractive and worthwhile.
Improve the local accessibility of recycling facilities and provide for recycling of food waste.
Provide better information on what to recycle and what happens to items sent for recycling.
Closely monitor pollution of our natural waterways, especially with regard to farm runoff.
Implement area-based waste management contracts.
Support community-led initiatives to reduce household waste.
Renew zero-waste targets.
Support bush regeneration, riparian planting, and the protection of rivers, streams and wetlands.
Prioritise the integrity and quality of Kāpiti's water in all Three Waters negotiations.
Recognise public health risks of NZ's water supply system but revise Three Waters governance to democratic accountability.
Introduce biosecurity to protect biodiversity for Kāpiti Island and reserves. Coordinate strategy for pest control in whole district.
Consider in-house provision of waste collection (or rationalising current system) and review green waste costs to encourage more use.
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