by Duncan Wilson | 14 Nov 2018 | Councils, News, Presentation, Recent, Recycling, Reports
Director Duncan Wilson presented on the Impact of China National Sword at this year’s WasteMINZ conference in Christchurch. The analysis concluded that, while the impact has been major so far, we are probably still only at the beginning of the changes that we...
by Duncan Wilson | 17 Oct 2018 | article, Councils, News, Recent, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste
In the course of our work we talk to lots of council members, stakeholders, and members of the public. The topic of Waste to Energy comes up regularly. Waste to Energy is common in many places overseas such as UK, parts of Europe, Japan, and it is becoming more...
by Duncan Wilson | 31 May 2018 | Councils, News, Recent, Recycling, Reports, Waste
The discussion document Rebooting Recycling – What can Aotearoa do? has been released by WasteMINZ. Eunomia worked with WasteMINZ and the recycling industry to develop the document. Overview: The collapse in international recycling markets has left the...
by Duncan Wilson | 24 May 2018 | News, Recent, Recycling, Waste
Eunomia Chairman Dr Dominic Hogg was interviewed on BBC World about China’s move to restrict imports of recycling. The restrictions are a wake up call for the recycling industry. While they will cause some short term pain, they also could provide an incentive...
by Duncan Wilson | 2 May 2018 | article, Councils, Recent, Recycling, Reports, Strategy, Waste
In this article from Revolve magazine Duncan Wilson looks at the past and future of waste planning in New Zealand. The way we manage waste has evolved significantly over the last 30 years. Unfortunately not a lot of credit for that can go to our waste planning. If we...
by Duncan Wilson | 3 Apr 2018 | Councils, News, Recent, Recycling, Reports, Waste
Waste Data Indicators are now available! If you want to compare your waste and recycling performance to what happens elsewhere you need to be sure your numbers mean the same things. That is where the new Waste Data Framework Waste Indicators come in. We have worked...
by Duncan Wilson | 16 Mar 2018 | Councils, News, Presentation, Recent, Reports, Waste
This free webinar on solid waste bylaws was organised by WasteMINZ. It will be invaluable for any TA considering introducing or amending their bylaw or looking to implement the National Waste Data Framework. During 2017, Eunomia Research & Consulting worked with...
by Duncan Wilson | 22 Jan 2018 | Councils, News, Policy, Recent, Recycling, Strategy, Waste
Eunomia worked with the WasteMINZ TA Forum to update the Local Government Waste Manifesto that we originally helped create in 2018. Since the first Manifesto was produced there have been a range of significant changes in the sector. These include the impacts of...
by Duncan Wilson | 11 Sep 2017 | Presentation, Waste
WasteMINZ is hosting a webinar on the waste disposal levy. Join us on the 21st of September at 8:30am. Eunomia’s Dr Dominic Hogg and Duncan Wilson, lead authors of the the recent ‘A Wasted Opportunity‘ report on the NZ waste levy will be the panelists....
by Duncan Wilson | 2 Aug 2017 | article, News, Policy, Recent, Reports, Waste
Duncan Wilson is featured in the August issue of Local Government magazine, talking about the recent Eunomia report on New Zealand’s waste levy. Click the button below to download a copy of the article. ...