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Zero Waste Network welcomes Board of Inquiry appointments

The Zero Waste Network welcomes the appointment of experienced resource management commissioners for the Board of Inquiry into a waste incinerator proposal in Te Awamutu.   “We appreciate Minister Penny Simmonds calling in this project using her powers under the Resource Management Act to be… More >

Regeneration Not Incineration Update – November 2024

There is a lot happening on the campaign front as the incinerator industry ramps up its assault on Aotearoa NZ, and finds a government willing to assist it in the destruction of our climate, damaging the health of rural and provincial communities and locking us… More >

Zero Waste Summit focused on waste and climate solutions

The national Zero Waste Summit in Wellington on 18-20 November will zero in on practical solutions to waste, plastic pollution and wider ecological crises. A public event on Monday night, Zero Waste Solutions to Planetary Crises, will be facilitated by veteran broadcaster, Kim Hill.  It… More >

Incinerator will put NZ on the wrong track

A large-scale rubbish incinerator has been included in the list of projects to go into Schedule 2 of the Coalition Government’s Fast Track Bill.     South Island Resource Recovery Limited’s (SIRRL) resource consent application proposal to establish an incinerator near Waimate in South Canterbury had… More >