Community Recycling Centre Information Session

This session is aimed at community enterprises interested in getting involved in operating a community recycling centre (CRC) across Auckland.

It will be a great opportunity to hear from Council staff, current CRC operators, and the Zero Waste Network about what’s involved and the potential opportunities and support available

Date: Wednesday 25 November 2020

Time: 2-4pm (followed by ZWN networking drinks from 4.30pm)

Venue: Western Springs Garden Community Hall, 956 Great North Road

Cost: FREE

Introduction

These are exciting times for Community recycling in Tāmaki Makaurau. Working together with the Zero Waste Network and its members Auckland Council have set up 9 community recycling centres across the region in just 5 years

This impressive progress is set to continue over the coming years with the setting up of more sites as part of a new Resource Recovery Network Strategy and with significant funding from central government. In 2021 the Council have plans to engage new operators and award contracts for the management and operation of recycling centres at Western Springs, Onehunga, and Devonport.

Proposed programme

• Council update - Waste Solutions staff will give an overview of the Resource Recovery Network, plans for new sites in 2021.

• CRC operators - Hear from some of the community enterprises currently operating CRCs across Auckland. Learn more and ask questions about how they got started, the challenges they’ve faced, and their many successes

• Zero Waste Network - Hear how being part of a national network supports community recycling operators across Aotearoa. ZWN can provide a range of assistance including training and skills development, joint venture/partnership opportunities, and capacity building