Key points
- In the year to June 2018, Selwyn recycled 39% of all waste, as kerbside recycling and green waste (excludes cleanfill).
- Christchurch recycled 31% of all material in 2018, a much higher proportion than in previous years.
Note this is an interactive chart and you can select the legend items to change what is shown on the graph.
Note: Cleanfill has been excluded as Christchurch City no longer collects this data. Selwyn recycled 1,017 tonnes of cleanfill in 2018. See the data tables for data over time.
Commentary
Recycling hard materials and green waste has been possible in Greater Christchurch for over twenty years.
Christchurch City has the largest amount of waste and recycling (due to population/city size). In the year to June 2018, 282,147 tonnes of solid waste went to landfill from Christchurch. Selwyn sent 18,646 tonnes to landfill over the same period.
Waste to landfill is made up of kerbside waste, public bins, and commercial and public waste being dropped off at public waste depots.
Recycling material includes kerbside recycling, public bins, organic collection, commercial and public recycling and organic material (green waste) being dropped off at public waste depots and hazardous waste.
Clean hard fill is comprised of items such as concrete, bricks and stones. The “clean” in clean fill means that the waste is not contaminated by any other form of waste.
Note: The Christchurch City data for cleanfill in 2016 and 2017 is recorded in cubic metres (then converted to tonnes) so there may be up to 10% deviation from the figure given.
Waste to the Burwood Landfill (from material disposed of as a result of the 2010-11 earthquakes) is not included in these figures.
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Data source |
Christchurch City Council. Waimakariri and Selwyn District Councils |
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Data access |
Tables on request |
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Date updated |
Year to June (last updated June 2018) |
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Data download | |
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Page updated |
May 2019 |
Data breakdowns available
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Geographic area |
Christchurch City Council and Selwyn District Councils |
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Other variables in the data download |
Data by waste type |
- Information about the Canterbury Waste Joint Committee(external link).
- Christchurch City Council statistics on waste(external link).
- Information about waste(external link) from the Ministry for the Environment.
Other areas: Urban indicators, Community indicators, Economic indicators