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Seeing household food and garden waste as a rich resource
that is worth saving rather than putting in the rubbish bin
is the aim of a new Kāpiti Coast District Council waste
minimisation trial.
The 12-month trial includes free
workshops and discount vouchers that can be redeemed towards
a home composting system or a food or garden waste
collection service, encouraging residents to compost
more.
Food and garden waste make up half of what is in
our rubbish bins and ends up rotting in landfill producing
methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Kāpiti Coast
District Council is committed to making a 30 per cent
News from Kāpiti Coast District Council
Seeing household food and garden waste as a rich resource that is worth saving rather than putting in the rubbish bin is the aim of a new Kāpiti Coast District Council waste minimisation trial.
The 12-month trial includes free workshops and discount vouchers that can be redeemed towards a home composting system or a food or garden waste collection service, encouraging residents to compost more.
Food and garden waste make up half of what is in our rubbish bins and ends up rotting in landfill producing methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Kāpiti Coast District Council is committed to making a 30 per cent reduction in our district’s waste to landfill by 2026. Decreasing the amount of organic waste going to the landfill will make significant progress towards that goal.