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Resource Use and Waste Generation in Aotearoa
In May 2025, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) published the research note 'Resource use and waste generation in Aotearoa New Zealand: filling (some) gaps' to contribute to the investigation they're carrying out on the impacts economic...
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Resource Use and Waste Generation in Aotearoa
In May 2025, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) published the research note 'Resource use and waste generation in Aotearoa New Zealand: filling (some) gaps' to contribute to the investigation they're carrying out on the impacts economic...
Invisible Waste: Unveiling Microplastic Pollution
Consultant Anita Lewis presented a webinar hosted by WasteMINZ on the 9th October 2024. Titled 'Invisible Waste: Unveiling Microplastic Pollution', Anita discusses the pervasive issue of microplastics. Focusing on its sources, environmental impacts, and the role of...
New Zealand’s National Recycling Rate: Options and Estimates
The Ministry for the Environment commissioned Eunomia to produce a report about recycling rates that would assist them to determine how to calculate national recycling rates for Aotearoa New Zealand. Six metrics were put forward for the Ministry's refinement and...
Organic Waste Collection and Processing Guidance
WasteMINZ have recently published the Organic Waste Collection and Processing Guidance for Local Authorities that was produced by Eunomia with support from Waste Not Consulting and Sunshine Yates Consulting, with funding and support from the WasteMINZ Territorial...
Waste to Energy Technology Implications in Aotearoa
In September 2024 Eunomia produced a report for Waikato Regional and Tauranga City Councils that seeks to understand what place waste to energy has in Aotearoa. The report presents outcomes on key waste to energy technologies and their potential application in New...
Contaminants in Organic Waste: Recommendations Report
In February 2024 Eunomia, alongside Whetū Consulting Group and Massey University, published a report for the Ministry for the Environment with recommendations to reduce contaminants in organic waste. The report provides 35 holistic recommendations to improve the...
Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Stocktake
Eunomia undertook a comprehensive review of New Zealand's waste and resource recovery infrastructure in 2020-21. The summary report for the project is now publicly available and can be downloaded here. The project covered three phases: 1. Stocktake of existing...
Carbon Impacts of Waste
So you declared a climate emergency. What’s next? Duncan Wilson presented at the WasteMINZ conference in October 2019 about how tackling waste can have a bigger carbon impact than you might think. Officially waste accounts for 5% of NZ’s greenhouse gas...
Waste Disposal Levy Consultation
The Government has announced a consultation on changes to the waste disposal levy. The proposals would see the rate of the levy increase to $50-$60 a tonne by 2023 for waste to class 1 landfills. The levy would also be extended to cover classes 2-4 landfills at lower...
Microplastics from tyres
Ever wondered where the rubber on your tyres goes when it wears off? Eunomia Senior Consultant Dr Chiarina Darrah took part in a panel discussion on the problem of microplastics from tyre wear at this year’s Fully Charged Live. The festival of clean energy...
More Onshore Processing of Recycling?
The Ministry for the Environment has released the Situational Analysis report Eunomia wrote last year. Our work analysed the impact of China's moves to ban scrap material imports on the New Zealand recycling industry. You can download a copy here:...
Do We Have a Landfill Problem? *update*
Recent events such as floods washing out the old Fox Glacier landfill and a large fire at Hampton Downs landfill have prompted the question: Do we have a landfill problem? Eunomia Senior Consultant, Lisa Eve spoke with Larry Williams on Newstalk ZB about the issue....
Climate Emergency: Reducing Carbon Emissions from Waste
Darebin City Council (DCC) in Melbourne, Australia were the first in the world to declare a climate emergency in December 2016. We have been appointed to help the council to determine what practical actions they can take to meaningfully reduce the amount of carbon...
Impact of China National Sword
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 will...
Waste to Energy – a Hot Topic
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...
Rebooting Recycling in Aotearoa
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 recycling...
Dr Dominic Hogg on China Recycling Crisis
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 to move...
Waste Planning – The Future
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...
Waste Data Indicators – Now Available!
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...
Free Webinar: Solid Waste Bylaws
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...
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