ECOSTAR

The Far North District Council is committed to waste minimisation in the region and has set targets for the area to reach in its Waste Minimisation Strategy.

To help reach those goals the Council has initiated the ecostar award for businesses, to promote and recognise achievements in this area. The ecostar provides organisations with a structured process for the development, implementation and maintenance of a waste minimisation plan. The ecostar can then be gained by successfully passing an on-site audit.

Current and certified members can then use their ecostar credentials as proof of their progress in implementing an effective waste minimisation plan and working towards sustainability.

CRITERIA
The Council’s criteria for the award are that a business or organisation:

  1. has put in place systems to reduce waste to landfill, documented in a waste minimisation plan, and
  2. ​has less than 10% (Gold), 20% (Silver), or 30% (Bronze) of it refuse composed of materials that can be reused, recycled or composted.
Guide to Ecostar Award
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