• Materials to be collected. • Cost of any proposed system. • Education awareness programmes. • Community consultation. • PPRS 4.3.7 Winery wastes Marlborough is the largest wine producing region within New Zealand. The wine industry produce a number of waste streams across the year with a particular pulse period occurring around harvest time (March to May). These include grape marc, treated timber posts, residuals, and assorted plastics. Grape marc is the skins and stalks leftover after the fruit has been squeezed. This material is normally washed through the wineries via water fed sluices so the grape marc material can be wet. Some companies take this material and process it into compost; others distribute it as an animal feed. The industry is currently working through a proposal to take this material at a central location extract any residual alcohol left in the liquid and process the residue into compost. The compost would be sold back for application to the land either in vineyard or other agricultural setting. Grape marc will require other materials to produce a compost eg; greenwaste. The sustainable solution for grape marc lies with the wine industry and therefore does not form part of this WMMP other than the potential increased requirement for greenwaste to assist in making grape marc compost. Treated timber posts are constantly being replaced in the vineyards particularly post-harvest. Reuse and recycling solutions for this material will be reviewed during the term of this WMMP eg; could the Vineposts be reused to create boardwalk paths? The introduction of the CIF will also provide a sorting option to divert treated timber away from landfill if sustainable reuse and recycling outlets can be established. Residuals are the filter cakes and liquid wastes from the wineries. The majority of these materials, over 5000 tonnes a year, are currently sent to landfill. The potential reuse and recycling of these materials is being considered as part of the overall grape marc project. Vineyards produce a variety of plastic waste eg; irrigation pipe, vine guards, and netting. These materials can be recycled but finding sustainable outlets has proved a challenge in recent years. Outlets and reuse options for these materials will be reviewed during the term of this WMMP. 4.3.8 Issues with WMMP objectives and targets Establish a CommercialIndustrial Sorting Facility (CIF) by 1 July 2016– this goal has now been submitted to the Draft 2015-2025 Long Term Plan. The project is self-financing from a user pays gate fee. Construction works will be subject to a tender process. The operation of the proposed facility has already been tendered. Public awareness programmes on this project will be run between now and the conclusion of the Long Term Plan consultation. Investigate options for food waste reduction – this project will rely on education awareness programmes. The ability of these programmes to enact a positive behaviour change has been tested and proven elsewhere in the country. A solution for Marlborough can be attained by working with, and using the experience of, other regions and sharing this with our community. Investigate options for co-mingled recycling (wheelie bins) – other parts of the country use a wheelie bin system to collect waste and recycling. A review will be undertaken during the term of this WMMP to look at what, if any, changes should be considered as part of the current kerbside collection system. The current refuse bag supply contract expires in 2017. So any introduction of Page 18