Perhaps the biggest change is the introduction of a rates-funded, kerbside organic (food and green waste) collection.
Council official John Dragicevich says the system and method of this collection have not been noted in the plan. "Further details about the service will be confirmed in mid-2014."
He says there will be no changes to kerbside collections before 2015.
Ms Hulse says prior to any changes there will be extensive community education so people learn how to keep user charges to a minimum. "Particularly in Manukau and central Auckland, where disposer-pays for rubbish will be new but where targeted rates for rubbish collection will reduce."
With the 2010 amalgamation, Auckland Council inherited seven different waste collection systems.
Criticism of the waste plan included fears a user-pays system would lead to more illegal dumping. Ms Hulse says she's confident any increase will be limited. "Council data shows illegal dumping did not increase when the former North Shore and Waitakere councils made the change to disposer pays."
She says there will be comprehensive education, monitoring and enforcement around dumping.
For full details of the plan see:
http://tinyurl.com/councilwaste
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