Event Waste
Last updated: 19 Sep, 2023 02:33pm
About Event Waste
Minimisation Plan
Forms & Documents
Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw
Council wants to support event organisers, stall holders, and food and drink vendors in our region to reduce the amount of waste created at events.
In late 2020 we adopted a new bylaw to help manage and minimise solid waste which would normally go to landfill.
The bylaw came into effect on 25 January 2021, and Section 13, Events, followed on 25 January 2022.
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- Any event with over 1,000 people attending it must submit a ‘waste minimisation plan’.
- The waste plan needs to detail what volume and types of waste are expected, and the steps to minimise waste going to landfill.
- Plans must be submitted to Council 30 days before the event. This will allow us time for us to assess the plan, and if necessary, help us work with the event organisers.
- Event managers will also need to provide a post-event report on the amount and types of waste collected.
Waste Minimisation Plan
The waste plan needs to detail what volume and types of waste are expected, and the steps to minimise waste going to landfill.
Plans must be submitted to Council 30 days before the event. This will allow us time for us to assess the plan, and if necessary, help us work with the event organisers.
Event managers will also need to provide a post-event report on the amount and types of waste collected.
Complete your Waste Minimisation Plan
Download a copy of the plan. You can complete the form on your computer, or print and scan.
Send it back to us by email at info@cdc.govt.nz or drop it into the Events Centre or Council office at 28 Holloway Street.
Please remember to include your site plan and other supporting information.
Event waste management guides
These documents will help you organise a great event whilst reducing your impact on the environment.
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- How to Reduce Waste at Your Event [PDF, 4MB] (for event organisers of any size)
- Event Packaging Guidelines [PDF, 4MB] (for stall holders, food and drink vendors)
Forms & Documents
A pdf version of the Waste Minimisation Fund Guidelines 2023.
An organiser’s guide to help you understand best practice waste minimisation, reduce the amount of waste produced at your event, recycle and reuse more, and send less material to landfill.
A PDF format version of the Wellington Regional Event Packaging Guidelines document to support event organisers comply with the Wellington Region Waste Bylaws.
A pdf format version of the Event Waste Management and Minimisation Plan for event organisers. For more information visit our Event Waste management page [cdc.govt.nz/services/sustainability/rubbish/event-waste]
A pdf version of the Wairarapa Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2021 which came into force throughout
the Carterton, Masterton and South Wairarapa districts on 17 April 2021.