Zero Waste: The Benefits of Zero Waste

• Reduced waste costs – recycling is more cost effective than landfilling
  
• Job creation through waste minimisation and recycling initiatives
  
• Economic development – revenue can be generated from resources/ commodities otherwise destined for landfill, creating employment
  
• Increasing trading - with partners such as the EEC
  
• Preserving natural heritage – taking responsibility for the preservation of our environment and conservation of our resources
  
• Reducing pollution – decreasing litter, greenhouse gas emissions and the burden of landfill remediation or contamination
  
• Tourism benefits - assisting New Zealand’s clean green image