Sustainable Development Goals 12
WWP TARGET:
Increase the number of households, schools, businesses and farms who reduce their waste leading to a 50% reduction of waste to landfill by 2030.
ACHIEVING OUR TARGET MEANS THAT:
Our region is producing less waste by designing waste out of our daily lives, we’re reusing things where we can, and were using innovative and effective systems for recycling.
The global material footprint continues to grow, although the pace has slowed. The average annual growth rate of the global material footprint for 2015–2019 was 1.1 per cent, compared with 2.8 per cent for 2000–2014, indicating a slowdown in the growth of economic pressure on the environment.
Tonnes of waste produced globally every year.
Of annual waste is not managed in an environmentally safe manner
Aotearoa New Zealand is one of the highest generators of waste per person in the world. We use too much, waste too much and pollute too much – and this has negative impacts on the environment and contributes to climate change.
2009 = 580kg
tonnes of waste per year.
12.59 million tonnes per year are sent to landfill.
of all Class 1 waste from construction and demolition
The Waikato acts as a major sink for waste in the upper North Island. Good work is being done to reduce and prevent waste in the region. There are growing reusable and refillable packaging options and resource recovery is also growing and sharing economies and the secondhand market are strong.
Estimated tonnes of waste disposed of to landfill for the Waikato region in 2021
of kerbside rubbish in the Waikato is organic waste
of annual landfill waste from kerbside collection could be diverted
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION INSIGHTS
Tell me more about this
i. An adequate description of the dataset
This report presents Waikato regional and territorial local authority results from a survey undertaken in parallel with the 2022 Quality of Life Survey (a collaboration between nine New Zealand councils including Hamilton).
ii. The source(s) of information
Waikato Regional Council
https://www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/services/publications/tr202249/
iii. The date when the data was collected and the expected update frequency
November 2022
iv. Any use or publication restrictions, including cultural restrictions
None
v. A contact person or organisation
www.bps.waikatoregion.govt.nz/online-services/new/RequestForService/step/1?Subject=Policies,planningandstrategies
vi. Any quality/data health warnings
No
Tell me more about this
i. An adequate description of the dataset
A set of indicators which measure the Waikato region’s progress by identifying our current situation and trends across each of 32 key economic, environmental and social aspects.
ii. The source(s) of information
Waikato Progress Indicators:
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/waikato.regional.council/viz/WaikatoProgressIndicatorsDashboard_16862300344780/INTRODUCTION
iii. The date when the data was collected and the expected update frequency
May 2023
iv. Any use or publication restrictions, including cultural restrictions
None
v. A contact person or organisation
www.bps.waikatoregion.govt.nz/online-services/new/RequestForService/step/1?Subject=Policies,planningandstrategies
vi. Any quality/data health warnings
No
