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  • 06 July 2021 / News

    WorkSafe prosecution

    Last week the Wellington District Court issued a not guilty verdict to a charge of recklessness against Waste Management following the tragic and avoidable death of one of our team, James Gideon, at Technical Services in Wellington in August 2017.

  • 29 April 2021 / News

    Changes to the national waste disposal levy

    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.

  • 16 April 2021 / News

    Leaders in sustainability innovation

    Last night we were thrilled to be announced the winner of Excellence in Innovation at the Westpac Auckland Business Awards Best of the Best for 2020.

  • 19 February 2021 / News

    Climate change, carbon foot printing and the waste industry

    Undoubtedly, climate change is the greatest environmental challenge facing New Zealand and the world.

  • 04 December 2020 / News

    Winners of the Supreme Business Excellence Award

    Last night we were thrilled to be announced as the winners of the Supreme Business Excellence Award at the 2020 Westpac Auckland Business Awards South & East.

  • 20 November 2020 / News

    Kerepehi Incident

    This week, Waste Management was sentenced in relation to a tragic and regrettable incident at Kerepehi in 2017 that seriously injured a contractor when his arm became trapped in a conveyor belt at the tyre shredding facility.

  • 17 November 2020 / News

    Proposal for Tirohia development is publicly notified

    Hauraki District Council and Waikato Regional Council have publicly notified Waste Management’s application to build new landfill cells at Tirohia Landfill & Energy Park.

  • 13 November 2020 / News

    Our Auckland HQ scoops Property Industry Awards

    Waste Management’s new “world-class” Auckland headquarters has won the supreme award at the 2020 Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards.

  • 11 November 2020 / News

    David Howie elected to the board of WasteMINZ

    Finding solutions to the challenges facing the waste industry, and New Zealand as a whole, is a driver for David Howie, as he takes up a position on the Waste...

  • 14 September 2020 / News

    Waste Management Managing Director announces his retirement

    After almost 13 years at Waste Management, Managing Director Tom Nickels has announced he will retire at the end of the year.

  • 07 September 2020 / News

    Westpac Auckland Business Awards finalist

    We are thrilled to be announced as one of the finalists in the Westpac Auckland Business Awards 2020– South & East.

  • 21 August 2020 / News

    Statement: 305 Marshs Rd

    Waste Management has determined to not proceed with the establishment of an industrial waste treatment plant and tyre recycling plant at 305 Marshs Road, South Hornby, alongside its existing facility at 301 Marshs Road.

  • 20 July 2020 / News

    Response: Proposed changes to the disposal levy

    Waste Management has mixed views on various aspects of the Government’s announcement in relation to proposed changes to the Waste Disposal Levy in mid-July.

  • 04 June 2020 / News

    Auckland HQ nominated for this year’s Property Industry Awards

    Our new Auckland headquarters has been nominated for three 2020 Property Industry Awards.

  • 11 March 2020 / News

    Haere rā Sir Rob

    The team at Waste Management has always been, and continues to be, inspired by our friend and colleague Sir Rob Fenwick.

  • 02 February 2020 / News

    305 Marshs Road

    Waste Management is currently progressing a proposal to establish an industrial waste treatment plant and a tyre recycling plant at 305 Marshs Road, South Hornby, Christchurch.

  • 19 December 2019 / News

    Auckland HQ built for company culture and sustainability

    A blessing ceremony was held at dawn this morning to mark the handover of Waste Management NZ Limited’s new, purpose-built Auckland headquarters at 318 East Tamaki Road.

  • 17 December 2019 / News

    Waste to Energy in New Zealand

    Waste Management has been engaged in discussions and investigations regarding Waste to Energy (WtE) plants in New Zealand over many years.

  • 27 November 2019 / News

    Waste Management supports expanded landfill levy

    Waste Management NZ Limited was pleased to host today’s announcement regarding the national landfill levy by Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage at our composting Living Earth facility in Christchurch this morning.

  • 07 November 2019 / News

    SUBMISSION: CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE (ZERO CARBON) AMENDMENT BILL

    Waste Management is New Zealand’s leading resource recovery, recycling and waste management provider. We are a modern, progressive and professional operator, driven by the core values of safety, customer service and sustainability.