Mayor of Upper Hutt
Environment
Local governments play a central role in protecting the environment, reducing waste and safeguarding biodiversity. The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for local councils, which work with regional councils in the management of water resources in their area.
Environment
Local governments play a central role in protecting the environment, reducing waste and safeguarding biodiversity. The worsening state of New Zealand’s lakes and rivers is a major challenge for local councils, which work with regional councils in the management of water resources in their area.
Explore a valley-wide rubbish and recycling service to reduce costs for households and improve environmental outcomes.
Protect the outstanding natural environment, including urban trees and forests.
Support local community organisations, including Enviroschools, a great low-cost programme for schools and ECEs.
Continue using waste levies to encourage resilience and new products that can lead the way into the future.
Work with Metro Water to encourage exploration of all avenues around minimising use, storage, leak management and education around wastage.
Continue to work with Pest Free Wellington by encouraging the possibility of kiwi returning to our bush.
Commit to the regional waste minimisation plan.
Continue to educate ratepayers regarding waste minimisation.
Commit to continuing to support community-led predator free action groups in Upper Hutt like Pest Free.
Commit to reducing pollution at the source through riparian planting along rivers and streams.
Establish recycling capabilities to enable resource recovery that develops an end-of-life product stewardship scheme.
Support community groups like Pest Free to allow the kiwi to further establish in the Upper Hutt hills.
Ensure focus on repairing leaks in the network to preserve water and prevent loss.
Ensure the community receives appropriate communication and education on waste minimisation and diversion from landfill.
Advocate for improvements to water quality and supply for Upper Hutt including, but not limited to, grey water re-use and riparian planting.
Ensure a food and environment lens is used when making decisions to ensure community wellbeing and future generations are provided for.
Promote, support and establish local initiatives to increase re-use, repair and recycling which divert the amount of waste sent to landfill.
Explore a valley-wide rubbish and recycling service to reduce costs for households and improve environmental outcomes.
Protect the outstanding natural environment, including urban trees and forests.
Support local community organisations, including Enviroschools, a great low-cost programme for schools and ECEs.
Continue using waste levies to encourage resilience and new products that can lead the way into the future.
Work with Metro Water to encourage exploration of all avenues around minimising use, storage, leak management and education around wastage.
Continue to work with Pest Free Wellington by encouraging the possibility of kiwi returning to our bush.
Commit to the regional waste minimisation plan.
Continue to educate ratepayers regarding waste minimisation.
Commit to continuing to support community-led predator free action groups in Upper Hutt like Pest Free.
Commit to reducing pollution at the source through riparian planting along rivers and streams.
Establish recycling capabilities to enable resource recovery that develops an end-of-life product stewardship scheme.
Support community groups like Pest Free to allow the kiwi to further establish in the Upper Hutt hills.
Ensure focus on repairing leaks in the network to preserve water and prevent loss.
Ensure the community receives appropriate communication and education on waste minimisation and diversion from landfill.
Advocate for improvements to water quality and supply for Upper Hutt including, but not limited to, grey water re-use and riparian planting.
Ensure a food and environment lens is used when making decisions to ensure community wellbeing and future generations are provided for.
Promote, support and establish local initiatives to increase re-use, repair and recycling which divert the amount of waste sent to landfill.
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