17 May 2022

Kerbside food waste collection for most households by 2030

From Midday Report, 12:42 pm on 17 May 2022

Food waste collection services could soon be coming to your neighbourhood.

The government plans to roll out kerbside collection of food scraps for most urban households by 2030, as part of its Emissions Reduction Plan.

Also on the table - more investment in waste infrastructure like composting, and a requirement for all municipal landfills to have gas capture systems by 2026.

Dr Jeff Seadon is a senior lecturer at AUT's School of Future Environments.