About This Site
The website is a collaborative project co-funded by local and regional councils and commercial enterprises. The funding is used to contract a writer and other help to maintain and update the website, with some technical support from Timaru District Council webmaster.
Councils
Local unitary, district and city councils pay $200 per year for project membership. Each council is then live on the 'My Council' page and has four links direct to its own council website for information on kerbside collections, transfer stations, fees and charges and other waste minimisation information. Link titles are editable. Regional councils also pay $200 per year for project membership, also invoiced annually.
Commercial
Commercial sponsors contribute funding at Gold, Silver or Bronze sponsor levels and may supply photos. Information relating to sponsors will be generally identified with a photo or logo. See below for our current Sponsors. Advertising is strictly limited.
Contact us to be involved in the project.
Participating Councils
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| Ashburton |  |
| Auckland |  |
| Christchurch |  |
| Hastings |  |
| Hurunui |  |
| Invercargill |  |
| Kaikoura |  |
| Kapiti Coast |  |
| Mackenzie |  |
| Masterton |  |
| Porirua City |  |
| Selwyn |  |
| Southland Region |  |
| Tasman |  |
| Timaru |  |
| Waimakariri |  |
| Waimate |  |
| Wellington |  |
| Western Bay of Plenty |  |
| Canterbury Regional Council |  |
Commercial Sponsors
The Gold sponsors
- OI Glass: Read about O-I Glass commitment to sustainability
- Plasback: Plasback are Ministry for Environment accredited for Agrecovery product stewardship - and read more about them on our agricultural recycling page
- SULO: SULO has a strong commitment to Quality Assurance in bin manufacture
- Waste Management NZ
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Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Origins and Funding Seed funding
The seed funding for this project was from the Canterbury Waste Joint Committee over 3 years from 2012-2014. The information was originally presented online as an ebook created by Media Kitchen. The shift to website was made in 2016, assisted by WasteMINZ
Foundation sponsors: Annual funding is from participating local councils, Environment Canterbury, Environment Southland and sponsorship from O-I Glass NZ, Plasback (Agpac) ,and SULO (VIP) contributed towards the cost of establishment of the website. In 2019 they are Gold sponsors, now joined by Waste Management NZ Ltd
This website (and the publisher, Timaru District Council) does not endorse or warrant any commercial information provided. See our page on terms and conditions.