Nelson City Council

Help protect the environment and lower event costs by reducing waste at events using the following information when planning your event.

Nelson City Council has a policy of encouraging waste minimisation at both Council and public events.  A range of support to achieve this is available through Council. 

Managing all types of waste

To help you work out what type of waste will be created at your event, and to decide how you want to manage waste at your event, use

• the Waste Composition Analysis form (PDF @ 25KB)

and

• the How Waste is Managed form (PDF @ 22KB).

Bring Your Own Container initiative

Transition Nelson, a community action group that develops a more resilient community in the face of climate change and energy scarcity, runs a waste initiative called Bring Your Own Container (BYOC ) that can be used at events to encourage visitors to bring their own cups, plates, etc.  For more information on this please contact the Sustainability Coordinator (see below).

Compost and biodegradable materials

A useful leaflet on some of  the different types of compostable and biodegradable disposable catering utensils currently available has been produced by Brittany Packer as part of a Bayer Boost scholarship. This leaflet provides information which may assist event organisers in choosing products appropriate to their event should they choose to compost as part of their waste minimisation strategy. 

Download a copy of the leaflet (PDF @ 60KB) or collect a copy from Council reception in Trafalgar Street. 

Download a copy of the full report on recyclable utensils (PDF @ 1.9MB).

Contact

For more information contact the Sustainability Coordinator, or telephone +64 3 546 0339.