TALKING RUBBISH

I may at times talk it, I may at times feel it, but here in Opotiki we treat it with the respect it deserves.

For some time now Opotiki has worked hard to minimise the amount of rubbish taken to the landfill (formerly known as 'the dump'). And, due to the introduction of the Waste Minisation Act 2008, Opotiki has now been rewarded for the reduction of waste going to the landfill.

The government has given us cash to get even better at it.

For some good while the district has tried to promote a zero waste policy. The Opotiki Resource Recovery Centre has sorted our trash into appropriate genre's of waste since 1998, and (she says with a tinge of pride) we were the first New Zealand council to take up the challenge of zero waste.






Not only does our council encourage us to think about our waste disposal, we have a group of people who have formed a Transition Town collective to address the depletion of the earth's natural resources. Their weekly column in the local newspaper offers all sorts of helpful informaton including how to become part of the TimeBank. Nothing to do with Dr Who and Timelords.

No matter what the degree of your rubbish, here in Opotiki we can sort it for you, our motto Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.