Budget 2024 cut $52 million out of core funding for Waste Minimisation work currently underway at the Ministry for the Environment and diverted $178 million in targeted waste levy funds to non-waste and core operational activities.
National lobbyists against Kaipara’s proposed $730m refuse incinerator are calling for facts rather than a sales pitch on the project. New Zealand’s Zero Waste Network (ZWN) spokesperson Sue Coutts said decision makers needed to know about the incinerator's .
The second annual International Day of Zero Waste is happening on Saturday 30 March 2024. Zero Waste Network Aotearoa is inviting everyone across the country to be part of the One Day Waste-Free Challenge to celebrate the day. “The One Day Waste-Free .