We care for our environment and community

1.1 We care for and regenerate te taiao the environment

We are compliant to our environmental consent conditions

Maintain consent compliance and ensure no major and significant environmental
incidents

Achieved

• There have been no major and significant environmental impacts at any of our divisional sites year to date.

Regeneration of native trees, wildlife and soil health with Living Earth compost and divisional planting

Creation of division planting plan
incorporating stakeholder engagement and biodiversity outcomes

Partly Achieved

• Initial planning is underaway for planting at Redvale and an ecological baseline study at Whitford.
• Annual planting programme at Kate Valley completed, over 1000 kahikatea trees planted in Tiromoana Bush.

1.2 We provide solutions for safe disposal

Help territorial authorities remediate old dumps

Support a local authority to remediate an old dump

Achieved

• Construction on an engineered cell for the final disposal of material is underway to remediate legacy landfills for the Waitaki District Council.

Consent disposal facilities that protect our environment

Consent Auckland Regional Landfill

Partly Achieved

• Environment Court has released an interim decision where further work is required to meet the application. WM is working with stakeholders to meet consent requirements.

Consent Tirohia Phase C

Not Achieved

• Pending Environment Court decision. Development of management plans and preliminary design.

1.3 Successful commercial partnerships with iwi

Extend whanaungatanga with iwi

Extend whanaungatanga with iwi at our landfill and head office sites

Achieved

• Tumu Tikanga is continuing to evolve relationships with iwi: Auckland, Waikato, Orakei, Hauraki, Rotorua, Taranaki, Gisborne, and Wellington.

Develop commercial partnerships with iwi

Explore commercial partnerships with iwi

Achieved

• Memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with Ngati Manuhiri. Iwi engagement pillars have been established. Commercial service provision for Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira

1.4 Advocate for, engage with, and educate our community

Communication educates, is accurate, transparent and prevents greenwashing

Communications plan published annually and executed

Achieved

• Annual communications plan published at the start of 2023.

Advocate New Zealand’s transition to a carbon-neutral circular economy

Provide pragmatic feedback to
government on policies and work with media to promote New Zealand’s transition to a carbon-neutral circular economy

Achieved

• Waste and recycling discussion paper provided to political parties prior to the election.
• Briefing to the incoming Minister for the Environment provided, as well as to key environment party spokespeople.
• Media engagements: 16 written media responses, 3 press releases, 3 television interviews, 3 podcast interviews, and WM
  featured in a series of articles on BusinessDesk (a total of 10 articles). Evan Maehl was interviewed on the circular economy and our carbon-neutral ambitions for the annual NZ Herald sustainability supplement.
• Visits to Redvale Landfill and Energy Park: Climate Change Commission, Infrastructure New Zealand, Auckland Council.

Advocate New Zealand’s transition to a carbon-neutral circular economy

Provide leadership to industry and advocacy bodies to support New Zealand’s transition to a
carbon-neutral circular economy

Achieved

• Representation in the Waste & Recycling Industry Forum’s various submissions on current waste sector issues and representation on WasteMINZ subcommittees.
• Relationships with councils: Hutt City Council is already at 50% collections with EVs, 100% by the end of 2025; Silverstream
  pilot programme for yellow gear EV conversion continues, Hutt City council has been successful in funding application to Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA) for charging stations at Silverstream.
• Selwyn District Council decarbonisation scoping project underway.