Tasman District Council
Utilities and services
Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Utilities and services
Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Evaluate effectiveness of recycling.
Evaluate options for energy generation in district.
Reject Three Waters keep local control of water assets and investigate alternative central government funding models.
Review local recycling and green waste composting initiatives, look at extracting energy from landfill and biogas from green waste.
Investigate building council owned and run high-temperature waste incineration, proven technology that is green and reduces landfill.
Continue with the policy to make waste disposal a user pays service.
Look to provide better options for green waste, particularly conversion to compost options.
Be visionary in how we in Tasman could support a consumer lead push back against high non-recyclable consumer goods.
Continue the district wide development of recycling with inclusion of local processing options.
Reject Three Waters as undemocratic, overly bureaucratic and theft of local assets by central government.
Retain ownership and control over potable water, stormwater and wastewater.
Maintain current policies for waste management, but constantly review new and innovative methods of collection and disposal.
Evaluate effectiveness of recycling.
Evaluate options for energy generation in district.
Reject Three Waters keep local control of water assets and investigate alternative central government funding models.
Review local recycling and green waste composting initiatives, look at extracting energy from landfill and biogas from green waste.
Investigate building council owned and run high-temperature waste incineration, proven technology that is green and reduces landfill.
Continue with the policy to make waste disposal a user pays service.
Look to provide better options for green waste, particularly conversion to compost options.
Be visionary in how we in Tasman could support a consumer lead push back against high non-recyclable consumer goods.
Continue the district wide development of recycling with inclusion of local processing options.
Reject Three Waters as undemocratic, overly bureaucratic and theft of local assets by central government.
Retain ownership and control over potable water, stormwater and wastewater.
Maintain current policies for waste management, but constantly review new and innovative methods of collection and disposal.
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