Kāpiti residents' rubbish dumped at controversial landfill
Levin landfill at Hōkio. Photo: Supplied / Catalyst Group A lot of the rapidly growing area's waste has, for years, been dumped at the Levin landfill near Hōkio Beach. Hōkio is in breach of some resource consents, though it is still operating. It has been a flashpoint of complaints and court action, culminating in a deal - now fraught - done in 2019 to shut it by 2025. Kāpiti District Council said its contractor Midwest Disposals, and not the council, controls where its rubbish goes. Mayor K Gurunathan said the Resource Management Act put it on the contractor to use a consented landfill.
Source: rnz.co.nz