Karamea landfill upgrades on its way
Two major investments will go ahead at the Karamea landfill this year - the installation of a weighbridge and the upgrade of the Karamea Resource Recovery Centre, the Buller District Council has announced.
Council solid waste coordinator Juliana Ruiz said the new weighbridge would allow the council and WestReef to provide more precise data about how much waste was being disposed of at the Karamea landfill.
"This enables better future planning and management of the landfill.”
The Karamea landfill weighbridge project is estimated to cost $110,000 and is principally funded by the Ministry for Environment through the Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund. The ministry’s contribution is $100,000, with the remaining $10,000 funded by the council.
“A big benefit for the Karamea community is that users will be charged more accurately for their refuse since the weighbridge will allow to charge according to waste weight, instead of volume, as it is done currently," Ruiz said.
The Karamea Resource Recovery Centre upgrade is expected to cost $70,000 and will be fully funded by the council through its Karamea waste management budget.
A new recycling area would offer a proper space for resorting, storing and baling recyclable materials, and an appropriate office space would be added for the site manager to receive customers.
The final designs are currently being drawn up and will be released to the community once approved by the council, WestReef and the Karamea Waste Management Group.
The projects are expected to be completed by early 2023.
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