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She said that number, extrapolated out to a city-wide collection scheme, was “a game changer”. “Initial results for the trial show it would divert 3000 tonnes of food waste to landfill per year … and prevent production of 2850 tonnes of methane and approximately 1500 tonnes of carbon dioxide.” Organic waste produces methane when it degrades in an anaerobic environment like a landfill, a gas which Parfitt said was “at least 16 times more damaging than carbon dioxide”. When composted properly, food waste does not produce methane – the microbes which produce methane are not ...

However, while the stops were installed in December, they had not been approved for inclusion into the council’s bylaw schedules. This meant the new set-up was technically not authorised, and the new layout was not able to be enforced by police. The issue was eventually addressed at a hearings panel on Wednesday, where the amendments to the bylaw were passed and the signs given retrospective approval. Initially brought before the panel in March, hearing panel chair Councillor Gaile Noonan had stood down the matter of the four-way stops, in order to get more information about what had ha...

Council manager for transport and solid waste Marg Parfitt said the intent was not to spend all the money, but rather what was required for the project. She said the project came about in response to members of the community concerned the road was being used as a “rat run” by commuters wanting to avoid traffic on Waimea Rd. According to monitoring of the site, speeds outside the Nelson South Kindergarten have dropped by 37.5 per cent since the changes were made – effectively reducing speeds to 30kmh. The next phase of the project will focus on connecting the community with schools, ...