The Waikato District Council works to preserve the district's environment alongside Environment Waikato. Measures the Council takes to preserve the environment include water conservation and management, rubbish collection services, and monitoring resource consents.
WDC protects the environment so the district is a safe, clean place to live and its natural resources will be maintained for future generations.
How do we help preserve the environment?
- The Council provides objectives, policies and rules that protect our environment through the District Plan
- Liaise with Environment Waikato
- Provide wastewater collection and disposal services in all towns
- Promote sustainable stormwater management on new developments
- Monitor and controls water usage over the summer period
- Issue resource and subdivision consents with conditions to protect the environment
- Monitor resource consents to check conditions are been complied with
- Follow up complaints about potentially un-consented activities or refers complainants to Environment Waikato if appropriate
- Provide recycle / refuse transfer stations in Huntly, Raglan, Tuakau and Te Kauwhata
- Provide rubbish collection services in most parts of the district including:
- Domestic rubbish collections
- Domestic recycling collections
- Annual inorganic waste collections
- Provide free disposal of domestic quantities of hazardous waste at refuse stations
- Encourage Council staff to recycle and make our offices more sustainable
What you can do
- Recycle whenever you can
- Purchase products with minimal or recyclable packaging
- Conserve water, particularly when restrictions are imposed
- Use energy efficient lighting and heating
- Use a garden bag collection company, or compost, or worm farm kitchen and garden waste
- Remove invasive or noxious weeds from your property to prevent them spreading
- Talk to Waikato District Council staff before undertaking earthworks to see if consents are required (note that consents may be required from both the Waikato District Council and Environment Waikato)
- Report activities where the environment is being placed at risk, for example, if you see organic waste or fill being dumped in Council reserves - please report this
- Walk, bike, car pool or use public transport when possible