The Waste Management and Minimisation Strategy for Taranaki 2011-2021, prepared by the Taranaki Solid Waste Management Committee, is the second of its kind prepared for the Taranaki region.
It is a non-statutory docment but It sets out the strategic framework for the effective management of wastes in the Taranaki region to:
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Minimise inefficient use of resources.
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Avoid, remedy or mitigate the harmfulenvironmental and health effects of waste disposal.
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Ensure compliance with the Waste Minimisation Act with regard to the various obligations and functions of the region’s three territorial authorities and the Regional Council.
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Promote the hierarchy of reducing the generation, enhancing the recovery, reuse and recycling, and ensuring the safe ultimate disposal of wastes.
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Give effect to the two national goals set out in the New Zealand Waste Strategy.