It's been higher though. A notable peak occurred in 2005 when 145,000 tonnes of waste was deposited, which could have had something to do with the building industry doing well at the time, Mr Salmon said.
It's overall decrease since then, reaching a low point in 2007 and 2008, was in part due to the ensuing economic slump.
"But you can't totally attribute it to that, it was also partly to do with increased diversion (the waste going elsewhere apart from the landfill such as recycling and composting), general awareness and business mentality," he said.
Although it was hard to pin down exactly what kind of waste was on the rise one outstanding contributor was organic material, comprising 40 per cent of the total disposed of this year.
In a survey conducted by Waste Not Consulting between February and April, it was noted that apart from organic waste, paper, plastics and timber each ranged from nine to 12 per cent of the total by weight.
In terms of individuals, kerbside refuse was up 2 per cent on 2012, this year reaching 202kg a year per person, and recyclable waste was also on the rise. In Central Hawke's Bay, despite receiving a lower volume of waste overall, a similar trend had been seen, said CHB District Council utilities manager Brett Way.
"There's no doubt that the improved economy results in increased waste," he said.
"We get a lot more commercial waste as well as domestic packaging from TVs and computers and other consumer goods."'
Back in Hastings, a recent spike was observed following the Black Friday sale day on November 27, Mr Salmon said, when there was a large volume of cardboard packaging seen.