Great news! Waste Management has received our Toitū Carbonreduce certification for 2021 – and we have reduced our carbon footprint with a result of 107....
The ETS, or the Scheme, was introduced in 2008 to address climate change.
The Waste Minimisation Act 2008 was introduced to encourage waste minimisation in New Zealand. To help achieve this, under the Act on 1 July 2009, a disposal levy was imposed on waste sent to landfill.
The team I work with is what keeps this place running smoothly and safely, and we collectively work together to improve day-to-day operations. It’s the people that make me get up and want to come to work.
Our e-trikes are regularly seen out and about on the streets of Wānaka, but in a new initiative two e-trike riders were brought on board specifically to engage with visitors and the community about what they did with their waste.
Beijing Capital Group has announced the sale of the Waste Management New Zealand business to Igneo Infrastructure Partners (Igneo). The sale is subject to Overseas Investment Office approval and is expected to be finalised late 2022.
Four amazing wāhine speak about their roles, being a woman in a traditionally male-dominated industry and what International Women's Day means to them.
This key performance area reflects the essential and enduring nature of the services we provide and the importance of these to our customers and the community.
Managing waste and environmental services is an issue of increasing importance to our customers.
We expected our people to be identified as one of the programmes through our materiality assessment, reflecting the importance of our people in making Waste Management a sustainable company into the future.
As an organisation, our purpose is to safeguard our beautiful environment through the sustainable management of our resources.
We operate in nearly every community across New Zealand, providing services and managing waste and environmental services facilities.
Whitford and Redvale landfill & energy parks are bidding a fond farewell to two of their oldest generators. Each of the generators is now installed and ready to kick into action. The generators are what enable us to convert landfill gas to electricity – and make Waste Management Auckland’s largest producer of renewable energy.
Early in February 2020 COVID-19 had not yet reached all corners of the globe and had not yet been declared a pandemic. However, Technical Services Specialist Chemical HSEQ partner Hooman Javaheri recognised what was to come.
Our team recently helped Auckland-based Levela Deconstruction reduce their construction and demolition waste by a whooping 80 – 87%.
As the season of giving is upon us, we’ve put together a few tips to help you have a waste wise Christmas.
Earlier this month, New Zealand hosted the APEC CEO Summit - a virtual gathering of the world’s most powerful CEOs, business leaders, entrepreneurs, thought leaders, prime ministers and presidents of APEC economies.
A date has now been set for the Environment Court hearing of the Auckland Regional Landfill proposal.
Our modern engineered landfills play an important role in protecting the environment. Capturing over 90% of the biogas produced from waste and turning it into electricty, our Redvale Landfill & Energy Park is Auckland’s largest renewable energy generator.