Napier residents who cut down their wheelie bin use by composting and recycling could see their rates bill cut down too.
The Less Waste Incentive is open to all Napier property owners who receive the council wheelie bin service.
Napier's City Council waste minimisation lead Stefni Wilson says these incentives will reduce the waste headed to landfill.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
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Speaker 2 (00:16):
Napier residents who cut down there really been used by
composting and recycling, could see the rape bills cut down too.
To discuss fair that, we're joined by us Stephanie Wilson.
She is the naper City Council waste minimization lead and
she's on the phone now. Stefphaney, thanks for joining us.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Are you're very welcome? Kya everyone?
Speaker 4 (00:35):
So what is an RFID tag? How does the system work?
Speaker 3 (00:40):
So? An RFID tag is a little tag that is
attached to each wheeliburn and it's it's exactly as it says,
it tagged the bin and you are able to identify
the bin to as certain adreds n That's how we
can we can they know that ben belongs to that
adres and we know that we've lifted it or we
(01:01):
know that we have not lifted it because they've not
put it out.
Speaker 4 (01:04):
Right, Okay, I see right. So you know at the
end of the year, you know how many times you've
emptied their ben? How clever?
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Yeah, So a little bit like what's those things the
apple tags on. Let's say you can put on your back.
You know where your back goes, you know where gen
ben is. But yeah, we use it in terms of
knowing how many times we've lifted a ben. We'll be
able to track and monitor so that that leastways incentive
can apply.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
What a wonderful future world we live? And can you
opt out? So if you're going along so and that
just means if you opt back in, so you suddenly
one week you go of, I've got heaps of rubbish.
This week, I'm going to put it out. That sort
of covers that off, doesn't it.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Yeah, So yeah, if you don't put it out, we
will go past and because we've not lifted something, we
won't know that it's there. And then the system we
just go no, nothing was lifted. And that is previously
people had to follow a fortnight a calendar and so
we're taking we're removing that barrier now and you can
forget about the next week and then oh no, next week,
(02:04):
the following week and pop it out there. And if
you get lost and like how many times you've done
it within your twelve months period, you can call us
up and we can look up your address. Provided you've
obviously applied to be part of the scheme, we can
set up and go, yep, you're on track. You definitely
have flipped it or put you been out twelve times
(02:24):
for the year or something like that.
Speaker 4 (02:26):
So you have to opt into this. So it's not
going to be an I REFID tag on every bin.
You have to decide you want to be part of
the program. Is that correct?
Speaker 3 (02:33):
Yeah, so every bind does come with an IFID tag
on them. However, because our technology is slightly different on
each on the trucks for the way operators that we
use we monitor and track, it slightly different. So we
do ask people to opt into the scheme if they
are a property owner and that way we can monitor
(02:57):
that property. In particular, the only time you will need
to reapply for it is if you've solved your house
and you want to continue being on schemes for the
next property you purchase.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Right, well, only time you need to offer well thought
through Stephanie, So what talk to us about money? How
much could the average residents say if they are, you know,
a good citizen and they only put their bins out
twenty six times or fewer.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
It depends obviously, on what your rates are, but it
is that that small portion twenty five percent off the
portion of what you pay. So it's not one hundred
percenture exactly what the figures are because our rates have
increased and I've not checked with our rating just yet,
but it's a twenty five percent of that individual rate
(03:47):
that's targeted rate for your rubbish collection.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
Now, what do you think of people like me? And
this might sort of break the system who sneak out
at night and put the extra rubbish in other people's bins.
We call ourselves blind Ninja's or wheeli raiders will their
patrols looking out for late night rubbish rogues.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
That's a difficult one to police right now. You need
read sources to do that. But in terms of during
the day, our trucks are really smart. They've got about
seven different cameras on each truck and often we've called
people running across the right trying to put that out again,
you publish.
Speaker 4 (04:23):
Those photos as well, Stiffen, so that you have to
be you have to be an organized wheelie raider. You
can't do it as the truck's coming down the street
because you forgot. You have to do it the night
the night before. Would you support discounts across other council
services like don't use the library pay list, don't use
the parks pay lists? You know, don't cycle, don't pay
for cycle lanes.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Would I support something like that? I don't think I such.
I can comment on that, like I do. Just pay
your rights and you make sure that that's the city
that you live in as a great place, and you
tap into those amenities that you can use.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
But you can see what can you see what I'm saying?
So if if you know if they're picking up the
bins as a service and that's going to be more,
you know, how much you use is how much you pay?
Could you see that that could be rolled out across
other services.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
It depends on what the incentive is for that. For us,
it is we want lessways to end up going to landfill.
You're using a pike. I don't. Yeah, that's my focus,
that's my cobubber, that's my field of egretsy, So I
can only talk about rubbies. I think rubby. I've just
(05:30):
been informed about the amount the dollar figure that you
get off of your rubbish percentage per year. That's sixty
dollars all.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Right, sixty bucks per years.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
Yeah that's pretty good. Well yeah, Stiffanie, you can only
talk about rubbish and I seem to only be able
to talk rubbish, so we've got something in common. So
thank you so much for talking.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
And then yeah for people who have now applied, because
people the applications have just been splatting in, which is
amazing to see. Love reading the comments on Facebook that
people are already doing the right thing and now being
able to be rewarded for what they're doing. Is that
it's when she've applied for it by the thirty yearth
of December that rate remission will apply for the next
(06:14):
rates of all year.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Yeah, well, great dear is getting a good response, and
all the best with that, Stephane. And if you catch
people like Matt going into the middle of the night
putting rubbish in other people's bins, if you can publish
those photos, I think you'll do every in a favor.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
You'll never see me. I'm like a ghost ninja. You
wouldn't see me the camera someone picked.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
Me up a who knows. There might be some infrare technology.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Now you're talking, Now you're talking. Yeah, you're a good sport.
Thank you very much having to chat with us.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Steffaney, Oh good guys, have a good way you too.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
That is Napeers So yeah, that is that is Napier
City Council waste Minimizationally Stephney Wilson, she was backing it wholeheartedly.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
She certainly was. Will you expected to she has the
Napier City Council Waste minimization lead. She wasn't backing it.
No one's going to.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
True for more from News Talks, there'd be listen live
on air or online and keep our shows with you
wherever you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio
You're listening to a podcast from News Talks b follow
this and our wide range of podcasts now on iHeartRadio.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Napier residents who cut down there really been used by
composting and recycling, could see the rape bills cut down too.
To discuss fair that, we're joined by us Stephanie Wilson.
She is the naper City Council waste minimization lead and
she's on the phone now. Stefphaney, thanks for joining us.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Are you're very welcome? Kya everyone?
Speaker 4 (00:35):
So what is an RFID tag? How does the system work?
Speaker 3 (00:40):
So? An RFID tag is a little tag that is
attached to each wheeliburn and it's it's exactly as it says,
it tagged the bin and you are able to identify
the bin to as certain adreds n That's how we
can we can they know that ben belongs to that
adres and we know that we've lifted it or we
(01:01):
know that we have not lifted it because they've not
put it out.
Speaker 4 (01:04):
Right, Okay, I see right. So you know at the
end of the year, you know how many times you've
emptied their ben? How clever?
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Yeah, So a little bit like what's those things the
apple tags on. Let's say you can put on your back.
You know where your back goes, you know where gen
ben is. But yeah, we use it in terms of
knowing how many times we've lifted a ben. We'll be
able to track and monitor so that that leastways incentive
can apply.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
What a wonderful future world we live? And can you
opt out? So if you're going along so and that
just means if you opt back in, so you suddenly
one week you go of, I've got heaps of rubbish.
This week, I'm going to put it out. That sort
of covers that off, doesn't it.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Yeah, So yeah, if you don't put it out, we
will go past and because we've not lifted something, we
won't know that it's there. And then the system we
just go no, nothing was lifted. And that is previously
people had to follow a fortnight a calendar and so
we're taking we're removing that barrier now and you can
forget about the next week and then oh no, next week,
(02:04):
the following week and pop it out there. And if
you get lost and like how many times you've done
it within your twelve months period, you can call us
up and we can look up your address. Provided you've
obviously applied to be part of the scheme, we can
set up and go, yep, you're on track. You definitely
have flipped it or put you been out twelve times
(02:24):
for the year or something like that.
Speaker 4 (02:26):
So you have to opt into this. So it's not
going to be an I REFID tag on every bin.
You have to decide you want to be part of
the program. Is that correct?
Speaker 3 (02:33):
Yeah, so every bind does come with an IFID tag
on them. However, because our technology is slightly different on
each on the trucks for the way operators that we
use we monitor and track, it slightly different. So we
do ask people to opt into the scheme if they
are a property owner and that way we can monitor
(02:57):
that property. In particular, the only time you will need
to reapply for it is if you've solved your house
and you want to continue being on schemes for the
next property you purchase.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Right, well, only time you need to offer well thought
through Stephanie, So what talk to us about money? How
much could the average residents say if they are, you know,
a good citizen and they only put their bins out
twenty six times or fewer.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
It depends obviously, on what your rates are, but it
is that that small portion twenty five percent off the
portion of what you pay. So it's not one hundred
percenture exactly what the figures are because our rates have
increased and I've not checked with our rating just yet,
but it's a twenty five percent of that individual rate
(03:47):
that's targeted rate for your rubbish collection.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
Now, what do you think of people like me? And
this might sort of break the system who sneak out
at night and put the extra rubbish in other people's bins.
We call ourselves blind Ninja's or wheeli raiders will their
patrols looking out for late night rubbish rogues.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
That's a difficult one to police right now. You need
read sources to do that. But in terms of during
the day, our trucks are really smart. They've got about
seven different cameras on each truck and often we've called
people running across the right trying to put that out again,
you publish.
Speaker 4 (04:23):
Those photos as well, Stiffen, so that you have to
be you have to be an organized wheelie raider. You
can't do it as the truck's coming down the street
because you forgot. You have to do it the night
the night before. Would you support discounts across other council
services like don't use the library pay list, don't use
the parks pay lists? You know, don't cycle, don't pay
for cycle lanes.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
Would I support something like that? I don't think I such.
I can comment on that, like I do. Just pay
your rights and you make sure that that's the city
that you live in as a great place, and you
tap into those amenities that you can use.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
But you can see what can you see what I'm saying?
So if if you know if they're picking up the
bins as a service and that's going to be more,
you know, how much you use is how much you pay?
Could you see that that could be rolled out across
other services.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
It depends on what the incentive is for that. For us,
it is we want lessways to end up going to landfill.
You're using a pike. I don't. Yeah, that's my focus,
that's my cobubber, that's my field of egretsy, So I
can only talk about rubbies. I think rubby. I've just
(05:30):
been informed about the amount the dollar figure that you
get off of your rubbish percentage per year. That's sixty
dollars all.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Right, sixty bucks per years.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
Yeah that's pretty good. Well yeah, Stiffanie, you can only
talk about rubbish and I seem to only be able
to talk rubbish, so we've got something in common. So
thank you so much for talking.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
And then yeah for people who have now applied, because
people the applications have just been splatting in, which is
amazing to see. Love reading the comments on Facebook that
people are already doing the right thing and now being
able to be rewarded for what they're doing. Is that
it's when she've applied for it by the thirty yearth
of December that rate remission will apply for the next
(06:14):
rates of all year.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Yeah, well, great dear is getting a good response, and
all the best with that, Stephane. And if you catch
people like Matt going into the middle of the night
putting rubbish in other people's bins, if you can publish
those photos, I think you'll do every in a favor.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
You'll never see me. I'm like a ghost ninja. You
wouldn't see me the camera someone picked.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
Me up a who knows. There might be some infrare technology.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Now you're talking, Now you're talking. Yeah, you're a good sport.
Thank you very much having to chat with us.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Steffaney, Oh good guys, have a good way you too.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
That is Napeers So yeah, that is that is Napier
City Council waste Minimizationally Stephney Wilson, she was backing it wholeheartedly.
Speaker 4 (06:55):
She certainly was. Will you expected to she has the
Napier City Council Waste minimization lead. She wasn't backing it.
No one's going to.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
True for more from News Talks, there'd be listen live
on air or online and keep our shows with you
wherever you go with our podcasts on iHeartRadio
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