Recycling Week a chance to rethink waste Published on October 16, 2023 National Recycling Week runs from 16-20 October and Whanganui District Council is encouraging people across the community to think about ways to minimise waste. Tagged as: , Waste Management
Register now for Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Published on June 01, 2023 Whanganui District Council’s popular Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day will be held on Saturday, 24 June, and is currently open for registrations Tagged as: , Waste Management
Spring clean with hazardous waste day Published on October 11, 2022 Whanganui District Council’s second Household Hazardous Waste Day for 2022 will be held on Saturday 19 November. The last day to register hazardous waste with the council is Monday 14 November at 12 noon. Tagged as: , Waste Management
Cheaper kerbside recycling and food waste voted in Published on May 27, 2022 Whanganui District Council has listened to community feedback on the cost of kerbside recycling and food waste and voted to bring in the collections at a reduced cost to ratepayers. The council has had confirmation it will receive increased central government funding from waste levies and these will be used to reduce the targeted rate for kerbside collections by 20%. Tagged as: , Waste Management
Last drive for submissions for kerbside services and annual plan Published on April 29, 2022 Whanganui District Council staff and councillors will be at the Whanganui River Markets on Saturday, 30 April to gather feedback on kerbside services and our annual plan. Tagged as: , Waste Management
Consultation on kerbside costings coming up Published on March 23, 2022 Whanganui District councillors have given the go ahead to consult on the Annual Plan 2022-23 and an amendment to the Long-Term Plan 2021-31, from Tuesday, 29 March. Tagged as: , Waste Management
Household hazardous waste drop-off set for April Published on March 11, 2022 Households can register with Whanganui District Council to drop-off hazardous waste at a given location on Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday, 9 April. The cut-off date to register with the council is Monday, 5 April at 5.00pm. Tagged as: , Waste Management
Food waste fixes Published on March 10, 2022 Food Waste Action Week runs from 7-13 March and Whanganui District Council’s climate change advisor, Caroline Arrowsmith, is encouraging households to think about ways to minimise food waste. Tagged as: , Waste Management
Green light for kerbside recycling and food waste for Whanganui Published on November 11, 2021 Whanganui District councillors have formally voted to adopt the council’s Waste Plan 2021 with minor amendments. The two big changes the waste plan will bring about are rates-funded kerbside recycling and food waste collections for urban Whanganui households. Tagged as: , Waste Management
Paper4trees recycling project is branching out Published on November 01, 2021 Whanganui children and young people are making a huge contribution to our local environment by participating in the nationwide Paper4trees waste minimisation and tree planting programme Tagged as: , Waste Management