Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2019

What the Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw does

This bylaw contains rules about:

• what to do with your rubbish and recycling, including kerbside collections, use of donation collection bins and use of public waste bins
• approvals for waste collectors and operators of waste management facilities, resource recovery facilities and donation collection bins, including approval applications and conditions
• composting on premises and at resource recovery facilities
• burial of dead animals on premises a person occupies or owns
• storage and collection areas for waste
• waste management and minimisation plans for trading, event and filming activities in council-controlled public places and certain existing and planned multi-unit developments
• obligations of people and businesses in relation to potential waste from shopping trolleys and unaddressed mail
• controls for the management and minimisation of waste.

What the Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw does not cover

This bylaw does not address:

• litter and illegal dumping (refer to the Litter Act 1979)
• collection of inorganic material or hazardous waste, or targeted rates for kerbside collection of food scraps (refer to the Auckland Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018)
• resource consents for fill sites (refer to the Auckland Unitary Plan)
• trade waste or other waste through the wastewater system (refer to the Trade Waste Bylaw 2013 and the Water Supply and Wastewater Network Bylaw 2015)
• the buildup of waste and litter on private residential property (refer to the Property and Maintenance and Nuisance Bylaw, the Health Act and the Litter Act).

Get a copy of the Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw and controls

The Waste Management and Minimisation (Collections) Control 2023 replaced the Separation of Domestic Waste Control 2013 on 1 February 2024.