Nelson-Tasman Waste Management and Minimisation Plan

Tasman District Council and Nelson City Council share a Waste Management and Minimisation plan - it's our blueprint which informs actions and decisions to reduce waste and manage it safely and effectively, and it was adopted by both Councils in June 2025 after being reviewed in 2024.

Read the Nelson Tasman Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2025 (pdf 1.2 MB)

Through our plan, our aspiration as a region is to become waste free together by upholding our responsibilities to be good ancestors - considering decisions both for now and the future. To do this the plan sets three targets:

• Target 1: reduce waste generation by 10% per person by 2035 (using a baseline of 2024/25, as complete data not yet available).
• Target 2: reduce waste disposal to landfill by 30% per person by 2035 (using a baseline of 2017/18).
• Target 3: Reduce emissions of biogenic methane from landfill by >85% in 2035 relative to 2017 baseline; and utilise at least 75% of the captured landfill gas for beneficial use by 2035 (with a focus on displacing fossil fuel use).

A high-level action plan is included for both Councils - the actions and decisions from this plan, including cost, are considered through each council's Long Term Plan, and activities are identified based on each district's priorities, so may vary for each council.