2. Vision, goals, objectives and targets 2.1 Vision for the future The Marlborough District Council are committed to the vision of reducing the amount of waste that is sent to landfill through a combination of waste reduction and reuse in conjunction with increasing the rates of material diversion. 2.2 Goals, objectives and targets The waste assessment carried out in November 2014 identified a number of options for consideration. For the period 2015 to 2021 the Council’s goals are: • Establish a Commercial Industrial Sorting Facility (CIF) by 1 July 2016. • Investigate options for food waste reduction. • Investigate options for co-mingled recycling (wheelie bins). • Investigate options for expanding direct access to recycling services including Public Place Recycling Schemes (PPRS). • Investigate options for expanding the processing of greenwaste into compost. This aligns the Council to the New Zealand Waste Strategy which has two goals: • Reduce the harmful effect of waste. • Improving the efficiency of resource use. For the period 2015 to 2021 the Council’s targets in relation to the above are: • Have the CIF operational and achieving a 60% diversion rate by 2017. • Increase the amount of recycling collected from Renwick, Grovetown, Spring Creek, Tua Marina, Rapaura, and Rarangi by up to 400 tonnes per year. • Reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfill each year via kerbside collections by 20% (200 tonnes) by 2017. • Increase the amount of greenwaste processed through the Wither Road site each year by 10% (800 tonnes) by 2018. 2.3 Council’s intended role The majority of waste and recycling infrastructure in Marlborough is supplied and maintained by the Council on behalf of the community. This includes, but is not limited to: • Regional Transfer Stations – Blenheim, Havelock, Picton, Rai Valley, Seddon, Wairau Valley and Ward • Resource Recovery Centre – Blenheim • Reuse Centre (including E-waste and Salvage Yard) – Blenheim • Hazardous Waste Storage Facility – Blenheim • Compost Site – Blenheim Page 4