Have your say on proposed amendments to waste legislation
Results updated 16 Dec 2025
Summary of submissions - published 16 December 2025
From 22 April to 1 June 2025, the Government consulted on proposals to amend the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and the Litter Act 1979. This report provides a summary of the submissions received during consultation.
Published responses
View submitted responses where consent has been given to publish the response.
Overview
We sought feedback on the following proposals for amending waste legislation:
- creating a framework for extended producer responsibility
- changes to how the waste levy is allocated to territorial authorities, and what they can spend the money on
- clarifying roles and responsibilities for central government, local government and the waste sector
- improving tools for compliance, monitoring, and enforcement
- enabling efficient and effective controls for littering and other types of mismanaged waste.
The consultation excluded some minor or technical policy proposals that are within scope of the waste legislation amendments, such as:
- any proposed changes to the current bylaw provisions (sections 56 to 59 of the WMA)
- minor and technical amendments to improve waste levy administration, collection and enforcement provisions.
Read an overview of the proposals and consultation questions (PDF, 302KB)
Read the full consultation document (PDF, 868KB)
Read answers to questions received about the waste legislation proposals
Webinars
WasteMINZ hosted two public webinars which provided an overview of the legislative amendment proposals to the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (WMA) and the Litter Act 1979.
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