Holiday alert: Please note that kerbside collections between 25-27 December and 1-3 January will be pushed out a day (even recyclers need a holiday). For more on Rubbish & Recycling in our district, see our dedicated webpage.

Council offices will close at midday Wednesday 24 December 2025 and reopen 8.00am Monday 5 January 2026. For urgent issues, call us on 03 441 0499 (Queenstown) or 03 443 0024 (Wānaka). For non-urgent issues, please us the Snap Send Solve App. We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Event Waste and Emissions Reduction Guide and Toolkit

Events of all shapes and sizes offer a range of economic, cultural and social benefits for the district, but without careful planning can also have negative environmental impacts, including generation of waste and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.   

This page provides lots of helpful guidance for event managers looking to reduce their waste and emissions.  

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Event Waste and Emissions Reduction Guide

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Toolkit and supporting resources

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Event Waste and Emissions Reduction Guide

This Event Waste and Emissions Reduction Guide offers practical tips, templates, checklists and supporting information which will help you to:   

  • set waste and emissions reduction objectives 

  • develop action plans  

  • improve communication with suppliers and attendees  

  • measure and report on waste and emissions reduction goals.   

Toolkit and supporting resources

Download these separate, easy to use resources and templates:

Download our Rubbish, Composting and Recycling posters to help you identify what goes in each bin: