Auckland Council has an aspirational goal of zero waste to landfill by 2040. That means by recycling, composting food waste, re-using items, re-purposing materials, and preventing waste in the first place, we'll be on target to send as little as possible to landfill. This will save valuable raw resources and energy, and help us achieve our goal of making Auckland the world's most liveable city. Find out more about our journey.

Learn about the framework designed to guide and rank the rank waste management decisions. It gives top priority to waste prevention, followed by re-use, recycling, recovery and finally disposal, according to what is best for the environment.

The WMIF supports projects that aim to reduce and minimise the amount of waste going to landfill.

The WMIF will support projects that:

• promote or achieve waste minimisation
• educational projects that promote waste minimisation
• new waste minimisation activity.

Learn about how Auckland Council funds and is establishing a network of community recycling centres which divert material from landfill. Re-using and re-purposing materials benefits the local community through affordable items and job creation.

Learn about some product stewardship schemes that will increase circular economy - place responsibilities for managing end-of-life products on producers.

Construction and demolition waste makes up 40–50% of New Zealand's total waste going to landfill. Learn how Auckland Council are tackling the problem and what you can do to minimise your waste on your next renovation.