3.1.9 The New Zealand Waste Strategy: reducing harm, improving efficiency The revised New Zealand Waste Strategy sets out the Government’s long-term priorities for waste management and minimisation. The Strategy’s two goals provide direction to local government, businesses (includgthe aste industry), and communities on where to focus their efforts in order to deliver environmental, social and economic benefits to all New Zealanders. The goals are: • Reducing the harmful effects of waste. • Improving the efficiency of resource use. In developing this WMMP the Council have taken account of the goals of the NZWS. 3.1.10 Waste management planning by territorial authorities The Council has taken into account the requirements of Part 4 of the WMA 2008 when drafting this WMMP. Any proposals contained in this WMMP take account of the costs, benefits and operational requirements of pursuing particular methods of managing waste. The implications and feasibility of any proposal have been considered. 3.1.11 Marlborough District Council Bylaws The Marlborough District Council Bylaw – Nuisances Chapter 5 was reviewed in 2010 and no further amendment is required by this WMMP. 3.2 Considerations Council have considered the following when preparing this WMMP: • The waste hierarchy – reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery and disposal. • Impact of collection, transport, disposal and recycling of waste in relation to causing a nuisance – do any of these activities impact on our community’s amenity? • The NZ Waste Strategy (see 3.1.9) – the CIF in particular will support this strategy by reducing waste to landfill and promoting a more efficient use of diverted materials (resources). • The waste assessment - the Council conducted a waste assessment in November 2014, (refer to Part C Appendix 1). This document identified fifteen options in relation to waste management and minimisation. All of these options are addressed in this WMMP and an action plan for each one is included in Part B. Page 10