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At Your Service - Solid Waste and Recycling We provide a refuse service For the health and cleanliness of the District, to enable efficient and hygienic disposal of solid wastes, and to reduce waste through recycling. How this service is provided Recyclables are collected at the roadside under contract. A network of rural refuse transfer bins for domestic waste and recyclables, which are collected under contract. Some education and minor subsidy to waste minimisation programmes is provided. Services provided Collection Refuse is collected in the rural area, either by a bin system (currently at 12 sites) or a rural bag collection. Disposal A co-ordination service for special wastes, including low toxicity hazardous wastes. Balgownie Landfill (now closed) is monitored regularly for gas and leachates. Rehabilitation of the former landfill will continue to resource consent and end use plan requirements. Kerbside recycling is maintained to help promote waste reduction. Recycled material is collected at the same time and place as the private bag or rural bin collection in the rural, peri-urban and urban areas. The following items are collected and must be clean and packaged separately: - Newspaper and cardboard securely packaged. - Aluminium cans, flattened milk and soft drink plastic bottles. Monitoring the service Audits of operations, including recycling participation levels. Resource consents for Balgownie Landfill. Cost Recycling, health, monitoring and disposal cost the ratepayer an average of $29 per year. Further information about solid waste and recycling is available from Ian McGowan at the Council office, phone 349 0001 or email ianm@wanganui.govt.nz. This information is part of the At Your Service booklet, which gives details on all of the Council's services. You can pick up a copy of the booklet from the Council's Help Desk, or ring the Help Desk on 349 0001 and we will post a copy to you, or email us at wdc@wanganui.govt.nz to request a copy. You can view information about each of the Council's services on our Services pages.
What's on in and around Wanganui January 12-13: Water Skiing - Wanganui Goldstar Tournament Venue: Lake Wiritoa. January 12-20: Orienteering - Australia New Zealand Challenge Venue: Wanganui District. January 15-19: Order of St John - "The Half Price Book Sale" 10am-4pm. Books of a wide range, sport, novels, cooking, classic old books, children's and more. This sale is over 4 days. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 10am-4pm, Friday 10am-8pm. Venue St Johns Centre, 25 Tawa Street. Garage sale on also, Saturday 10am-4pm. To January 27: Summer Family Experience Relax, go kayaking, hiking, swimming, wall climbing, abseiling and more. All happening at Raukawa Adventure Centre. Cost $5 pp. Contact YMCA, phone 348 9255. To February 6: Department of Conservation Summer Nature Programme Comprehensive nature programme organised by DoC. Programmes available from Visitor Information Centre, 101 Guyton Street or Department of Conservation, cnr St Hill Street & Ingestre Street. Contact Ridgway, phone 345 2402. More information about things to do in the Wanganui District is available from the Visitor Information Centre, 101 Guyton Street.
Lake Wiritoa Closure Lake Wiritoa will be closed to the public from Sunday, 6 January 2002 to Sunday, 13 January 2002 inclusive to allow the Wanganui Water Ski Club to host the NZTWSA Elite Squad coaching week and the Wanganui Goldstar Tournament. The beach area of the lake will remain open for passive recreation. The Council apologises for any inconvenience this may cause the public.
Vacancy - Parking Officer - Part-Time Applications close on Friday, 18 January 2002.
Heads Road Cemetery The Heads Road Cemetery was closed for burials in 1915, pursuant to the Cremation Act 1908, subsequently superseded by the Burials and Cremations Act 1964. The Burials and Cremations Act 1964 has now been amended by the Burial and Cremation Amendment Act 2000. This amendment allows for closed cemeteries to be reopened by order of the Minister of Health. The Wanganui District Council is applying to the Minister for an opening order to allow burials in the Heads Road Cemetery. Submissions for or against this proposal are invited from members of the public. Submissions are to be addressed to: Mr E Sim Recreation & Culture Co-ordinator Wanganui District Council PO Box 637 Wanganui Submissions are to be received at Council no later than 4.00pm on Friday, 25 January 2002.
Wanganui District Council Services The following are the closures for the Wanganui District Council for the 2001/2002 Christmas and New Year Holiday period. Royal Wanganui Opera House Booking Office Open from 10.00am to noon Saturday, 12 January 2002 Closed Sunday, 13 January 2002 Open from 10.00am to 2.00pm Monday, 14 January to Friday, 18 January 2002 Open from 10.00am to noon Saturday, 19 January 2002 Closed Sunday, 20 January and Monday, 21 January 2002 Normal hours of 9.30am to 5.30pm resume from Tuesday, 22 January 2002 Other Council facilities Normal hours have now resumed for other Council services.

At Your Service - Solid Waste and Recycling

We provide a refuse service

For the health and cleanliness of the District, to enable efficient and hygienic disposal of solid wastes, and to reduce waste through recycling.

How this service is provided

Recyclables are collected at the roadside under contract. A network of rural refuse transfer bins for domestic waste and recyclables, which are collected under contract.
Some education and minor subsidy to waste minimisation programmes is provided.

Services provided

Collection

Refuse is collected in the rural area, either by a bin system (currently at 12 sites) or a rural bag collection.

Disposal

A co-ordination service for special wastes, including low toxicity hazardous wastes.
Balgownie Landfill (now closed) is monitored regularly for gas and leachates.
Rehabilitation of the former landfill will continue to resource consent and end use plan requirements.
Kerbside recycling is maintained to help promote waste reduction. Recycled material is collected at the same time and place as the private bag or rural bin collection in the rural, peri-urban and urban areas. The following items are collected and must be clean and packaged separately:
- Newspaper and cardboard securely packaged.
- Aluminium cans, flattened milk and soft drink plastic bottles.

Monitoring the service

Audits of operations, including recycling participation levels.
Resource consents for Balgownie Landfill.

Cost

Recycling, health, monitoring and disposal cost the ratepayer an average of $29 per year.

Further information about solid waste and recycling is available from Ian McGowan at the Council office, phone 349 0001 or email ianm@wanganui.govt.nz.

This information is part of the At Your Service booklet, which gives details on all of the Council's services. You can pick up a copy of the booklet from the Council's Help Desk, or ring the Help Desk on 349 0001 and we will post a copy to you, or email us at wdc@wanganui.govt.nz to request a copy. You can view information about each of the Council's services on our Services pages.

What's on in and around Wanganui

January 12-13: Water Skiing - Wanganui Goldstar Tournament
Venue: Lake Wiritoa.

January 12-20: Orienteering - Australia New Zealand Challenge
Venue: Wanganui District.

January 15-19: Order of St John - "The Half Price Book Sale"
10am-4pm. Books of a wide range, sport, novels, cooking, classic old books, children's and more. This sale is over 4 days. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 10am-4pm, Friday 10am-8pm. Venue St Johns Centre, 25 Tawa Street. Garage sale on also, Saturday 10am-4pm.

To January 27: Summer Family Experience
Relax, go kayaking, hiking, swimming, wall climbing, abseiling and more. All happening at Raukawa Adventure Centre. Cost $5 pp. Contact YMCA, phone 348 9255.

To February 6: Department of Conservation Summer Nature Programme
Comprehensive nature programme organised by DoC. Programmes available from Visitor Information Centre, 101 Guyton Street or Department of Conservation, cnr St Hill Street & Ingestre Street. Contact Ridgway, phone 345 2402.

More information about things to do in the Wanganui District is available from the Visitor Information Centre, 101 Guyton Street.

Lake Wiritoa Closure

Lake Wiritoa will be closed to the public from Sunday, 6 January 2002 to Sunday, 13 January 2002 inclusive to allow the Wanganui Water Ski Club to host the NZTWSA Elite Squad coaching week and the Wanganui Goldstar Tournament.

The beach area of the lake will remain open for passive recreation.

The Council apologises for any inconvenience this may cause the public.

Vacancy - Parking Officer - Part-Time

Applications close on Friday, 18 January 2002.

Heads Road Cemetery

The Heads Road Cemetery was closed for burials in 1915, pursuant to the Cremation Act 1908, subsequently superseded by the Burials and Cremations Act 1964.

The Burials and Cremations Act 1964 has now been amended by the Burial and Cremation Amendment Act 2000. This amendment allows for closed cemeteries to be reopened by order of the Minister of Health.

The Wanganui District Council is applying to the Minister for an opening order to allow burials in the Heads Road Cemetery.

Submissions for or against this proposal are invited from members of the public.

Submissions are to be addressed to:

Mr E Sim
Recreation & Culture Co-ordinator
Wanganui District Council
PO Box 637
Wanganui

Submissions are to be received at Council no later than 4.00pm on Friday, 25 January 2002.

Wanganui District Council Services

The following are the closures for the Wanganui District Council for the 2001/2002 Christmas and New Year Holiday period.

Royal Wanganui Opera House Booking Office

Open from 10.00am to noon Saturday, 12 January 2002
Closed Sunday, 13 January 2002
Open from 10.00am to 2.00pm Monday, 14 January to Friday, 18 January 2002
Open from 10.00am to noon Saturday, 19 January 2002
Closed Sunday, 20 January and Monday, 21 January 2002

Normal hours of 9.30am to 5.30pm resume from Tuesday, 22 January 2002

Other Council facilities

Normal hours have now resumed for other Council services.