21st Annual Conference

Liquid and Hazardous Waste Management in Christchurch

The need for change

• Pollution incidents (to water and land)• Consent conditions for treatment plants

breached• Poorly performing operators• Good operators disadvantaged

Leveling the playing field and forcing change is needed

How the Christchurch City Councils started down this pathExisting Legislation

• Local Government Act 2002• Resource Management Act 1991• HSNO Act 1996• Land Transport Act 1998• Dangerous Goods Rule 2007• Health Act 1957• Building Act 2004• Health and Safety Act 1992…..and others

How the Christchurch City Councils started down this path

Questions on regulations, implementation and enforcement•What works?•What doesn’t?•How to get the best system in place

How the Christchurch City Councils started down this path

First step• What does the legislation require?• What options are there?

oWhat systems are in place already?oHow can we develop partnerships?oWho are the good operators?oWho are the poorly performing operators?oWhat can be done to improve performance?

• What are the costs of change?

How the Christchurch City Council started down this path

Second step• Review of the Trade Waste Bylaw • New section included requirement for Code

Compliant operators• Requirement to use WasteTrack (started in July

2007)• Approximately 16 operators on board

How the Christchurch City Council started down this path

Third stepExisting operator driven compliancy programme to

work with the council and achieve lasting change

• A positive for the city and the industry• Advantages for the Christchurch City Council • Deadline of October 1 2009 set

The drive for Code Compliancy

Establishing internal process at the Christchurch City Council with other councils departments

• Management buy-in• Political buy-in• Cross Council understanding• Operations, pollution control, consents teams

The drive for Code Compliancy

Working with the contractors to ensure acceptance

• Backing good operators• Lead in times• Looking for least cost model• Information• Working with auditors and the certification

council

The drive for Code Compliancy

How the Christchurch City Council sees it working

• Clearly stated council requirements• Independent audit and certification• Poor performers not allowed to operate• Level playing field for good performers

The drive for Code Compliancy

Advantages and disadvantages of the processo Costs on already good performerso Extra enforcement required initiallyo Pressure on Council politicians and staff from poor

performers taken out of businesso Good environmental outcomeso Lower costs for ratepayers in the long termo Better trade waste plant operation

Where to from here

Next steps• Rewarding and supporting good operators• Enforcement for poorly performing operators• Changing public attitudes to bad operators

21st Annual Conference