The New Zealand Rural Waste Minimisation Project:
The New Zealand Rural Waste Minimisation Project finds ways for rural communities to better manage on-farm waste like soft plastics, old chemicals and used oil.
It is helping preserve the environment by offering farmers and growers nationwide recycling and recovery events throughout the year. These events allow farmers and growers to sustainably clear a variety of farm waste in one go – removing some of the recycling challenges they face. Rural communities around the country will benefit from the opportunity to recycle or sustainably dispose of agrichemical containers, unwanted agrichemicals, used motor oil, seed and feed bags, and soft plastics like silage and bale wrap.
With backing from the Ministry for the Environment, Agrecovery is offering farmers and growers the chance to repurpose this waste into useful materials. It has sustainable recovery options for the waste that can’t be recycled.
Collection Events –Agrecovery holds a series of collection events in areas without a fixed collection site. Visit The Recovery Website for more information.
Agrecovery
Agrecovery provides New Zealand farmers and growers with nationwide programmes for container recycling, drum recovery, and the collection of unwanted or expired chemicals.
Agrecovery, a not-for-profit charitable trust, is a product stewardship scheme, one of a worldwide network of similar national schemes affiliated to Crop Life International Standards.
Burning and Burying - Dos and Don’ts
Burning and Burying - Dos and Don’ts
Under Environment Canterbury (ECan)'s Natural Resources Regional Plan (NRRP), there are some waste products that you are not allowed to burn. This includes: