25 September 2018

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tuesday 25 September 2018

teacher says ‘au revoir’

Mako can’t fend off wellington

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Stemming our wasteful ways

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Charles Anderson The region’s wasteful ways have been laid bare as it is revealed that the average person contributes almost 600kg a year to landfill. The Nelson Tasman Joint Waste Minimisation plan is now in the hands of both councils in the region and aims to set the region on a better course with how its businesses and residents deal with their waste. The latest regional waste assessment showed that each year about 62,000 tonnes of waste is sent to landfill in the Nelson Tasman region. Total waste to landfill peaked in 2008/09 at 68,700 tonnes and since then has varied between 61,400 and 66,600 tonnes per year. That equates to a total waste to landfill per capita of 598kg per person. The region has two landfills – one in York Valley and one in Eves Valley. The capacity of York Valley will be full in 12 years

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