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When considering targets for this Plan, there are two pre-existing areas for waste minimisation and greenhouse gas emissions that we must consider.

This Plan will use the financial year 2022/23 as a baseline year.

The Government’s waste and resource efficiency strategy – this provides outcomes being sought for Aotearoa New Zealand. The DCC’s targets for reducing emissions from waste complement these national outcomes.
Zero Carbon Plan 2030 – on the local level, DCC has already adopted local waste diversion and emission reduction targets in the Zero Carbon Plan 2030. The three targets for waste in the Zero Carbon Plan 2030 have already been achieved, or are very close to being achieved. Therefore, this Plan has new targets that are more ambitious.

The 9 Year Plan 2025-34 also has targets for waste, but since it covers a longer timeframe than this plan, the targets have been extended proportionately to cover the longer period.

Table 5: The WMMP targets and how they fit with targets in Dunedin's Zero Carbon Plan 2030, 9 Year Plan, and outcomes from the Government’s Waste and Resource Efficiency Strategy. The year 2022/23 is used as the baseline for the WMMP 2025 and 9 Year Plan targets.

WMMP 2025 Targets (aligns with outcomes in the Government's Waste and resource Efficiency Strategy	Dunedin Zero Carbon Plan 2030	9 Year Plan Targets	Notes
Target 1: Waste generation Reduce the amount of material entering the waste management system, by 10 % per person by 2030.	10% reduction in waste production per capita	Waste generation: Reduce the amount of material entering the waste management system, by 15% per person.	The targets and outcomes for waste generation/production between the local Zero Carbon Plan and national waste strategy are aligned. The target for reducing waste generation has been extended proportionately for the 9 Year Plan to account for the longer term covered by that Plan.
Target 2: Waste disposal Reduce the amount of material that needs final disposal, by 30% per person by 2030.	Waste disposal: Reduce the amount of material that needs final disposal, by 30% per person by 2030.	Target 2: Waste disposal Reduce the amount of material that needs final disposal, by 45% per person.	Dunedin’s Zero Carbon Plan 2030 aligns with the outcomes being aimed for in the national Waste Strategy. The target for reducing waste to landfill has been extended proportionately for the 9 Year Plan to account for the longer term covered by that Plan.
Target 3: Waste emissions Reduce the biogenic methane emissions from waste, by at least 30% by 2030.	To achieve 2030 targets, Ōtepoti Dunedin needs to make resource use more circular and reduce emissions from waste by 37% below 2018/19 levels.	Target 3: Waste emissions Reduce the biogenic methane emissions from waste, by at least 45%.	The Ōtepoti Dunedin target for waste emissions in the Zero Carbon Plan 2030 has been achieved. Therefore, this Plan uses more ambitious targets and aligns with the outcomes being aimed for in the Government’s Waste and Resource Efficiency Strategy. The target for reducing emissions from waste has been extended proportionately for the 9 Year Plan to account for the longer term covered by that Plan.

WMMP 2025 Targets (aligns with outcomes in the Government's Waste and resource Efficiency Strategy

Dunedin Zero Carbon Plan 2030

9 Year Plan Targets

Notes

Target 1: Waste generation

Reduce the amount of material entering the waste management system, by 10 % per person by 2030.

10% reduction in waste production per capita

Waste generation:

Reduce the amount of material entering the waste management system, by 15% per person.

The targets and outcomes for waste generation/production between the local Zero Carbon Plan and national waste strategy are aligned.

The target for reducing waste generation has been extended proportionately for the 9 Year Plan to account for the longer term covered by that Plan.

Target 2: Waste disposal

Reduce the amount of material that needs final disposal, by 30% per person by 2030.

Waste disposal:

Reduce the amount of material that needs final disposal, by 30% per person by 2030.

Target 2: Waste disposal

Reduce the amount of material that needs final disposal, by 45% per person.

Dunedin’s Zero Carbon Plan 2030 aligns with the outcomes being aimed for in the national Waste Strategy.

The target for reducing waste to landfill has been extended proportionately for the 9 Year Plan to account for the longer term covered by that Plan.

Target 3: Waste emissions

Reduce the biogenic methane emissions from waste, by at least 30% by 2030.

To achieve 2030 targets, Ōtepoti Dunedin needs to make resource use more circular and reduce emissions from waste by 37% below 2018/19 levels.

Target 3: Waste emissions

Reduce the biogenic methane emissions from waste, by at least 45%.

The Ōtepoti Dunedin target for waste emissions in the Zero Carbon Plan 2030 has been achieved. Therefore, this Plan uses more ambitious targets and aligns with the outcomes being aimed for in the Government’s Waste and Resource Efficiency Strategy.

The target for reducing emissions from waste has been extended proportionately for the 9 Year Plan to account for the longer term covered by that Plan.

Work priorities for achieving the 2030 targets and actions

Setting priorities provides direction and focus, enabling greater gains by concentrating resources into fewer areas. The key areas for the actions to be applied to during the term of this plan are:

Construction and demolition waste - Work with the sector and develop infrastructure to implement waste minimisation and improve practices.
Community based resource recovery - Develop community-based resource recovery and reuse to enhance social and environmental outcomes, make waste minimisation more accessible, and diversify solutions.
Organics - Extend organics diversion services, concentrating on diverting food and garden waste, divertible timber, paper, and textiles as priority waste streams identified in the Zero Carbon Plan 2030.
Regional development - Work with other districts in Otago to improve waste minimisation and management regionally.

Performance standards

The Ministry for Environment can set performance standards for the implementation of Waste Management and Minimisation Plans under s49 WMA. In September 2023, a performance standard was introduced for accepted materials, excluded materials, and discretionary materials for Territorial Authority-managed household kerbside collection services. The performance standards in the DCC’s kerbside collection’s contract meet the set criteria. DCC staff will monitor the contractors’ performance, and its own as contract partner, and report to the Ministry for Environment annually. The method for this is laid out in the ‘Monitoring progress and reporting implementation’ section of this Plan.

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