The purposes of the Joint Regional Landfill Committee (previously called the Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit) oversees the York Valley and Eves Valley landfills as regional landfill facilities.
The committee’s decisions contribute to a number of planning processes and infrastructure strategies across both councils.
This includes the:
The committee also makes decisions to accept (or not accept) waste that is generated outside the Nelson Tasman region.
It contributes to the Councils’ Regional Policy Statement and Regional Plan reviews and complies with the development of the Councils’ Development Contribution and Financial Contribution policies, where these relate to solid waste activities or planning.
All recommendations to the Council are subject to adoption of an equivalent resolution by the other Council, unless it is a matter specific to one Council only.
These quarterly meetings are administered by Nelson City Council.
Note: This committee is administered by Nelson City Council. Find more agendas and reports on their website.(external link)
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