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Solid Waste Management in the Mackenzie

 

On 20 May 2002, Mackenzie District Council inaugurated a completely new solid waste management system built around the concept of resource recovery.

The most expensive component of the waste disposal is the cost of cartage to Redruth landfill, Timaru and theidisposal fees charged at the gate.

The whole strategy is to reduce, as much as possible, the residual waste going to landfill.

At the moment approximately 73% of all the waste received at the Council's three Resource Recovery Parks (RRPs) is diverted from landfill.

A major component is the conversion of putrescible waste into valuable compost through the vertical composting unit (VCU) at Twizel.

Prior to this system, 100% of the Mackenzie's waste was dumped into rudimentary landfills at each town.

 

 

 

Just what your garden needs in spring.......
"MACKENZIE BLACK" Rocket Fuel For Plants
Council has good stocks of excellent quality compost for sale. It's produced by our composting unit in Twizel from the organic waste of the district. It is a supremely rich mix of near neutral pH, containing 2.5% nitrogen, high levels of the other macro elements and an optimum combination of all the micro-nutrients. The high temperatures developed during composting ensure that it is weed and pathogen free.
Available from all Mackenzie RRP's in 25 litre bags at $ 5.00 per bag

Also sold at Fairlie House & Garden, Main St, Fairlie at $5.00 per bag
It may also be ordered in bulk from the Twizel RRP and Fairlie RRP at $80-00/m.

 

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