Tasman Resource Recovery Centre upgrade and maintenance work

Starting next week the Tasman District Council is upgrading its two busiest Resource Recovery Centres, including required heavy maintenance.

The work will enable the Council’s contractors to load waste into the transport vehicles more efficiently and safely. It will also reduce delays and provide better control of dust and litter on the sites, said Tasman District Council engineer David Stephenson.

“As this work may cause delays for users of the site we are doing the work now ahead of the busy summer season.”

Richmond Resource Recovery Centre
“At the Richmond site we are installing a weighing system for our waste transport bins. This system will mean that we will be able to increase bulk payloads by around 30%, which will mean around 23% less traffic movements to landfill.

“It should also lead to greater efficiency in the pit, leading to less risk of litter spillage and less waiting time for customers. At the same time we will be taking the opportunity to do a mid-life overhaul of the waste compactor while we install the weigh system.

“To do this work we will be manually loading waste into open top bins for 1-2 weeks, and there may be some delays on site. The work will start onMonday 21 August and should be complete by Thursday 31 August.

Mariri Resource Recovery Centre
“At the Mariri site we are installing a new waste compactor and waste weighing system and improving the waste pit. This work will reduce the dust and litter on site, improve safety and reduce the number of truck movements to landfill.

“Work at this site started five weeks ago, with the construction of a temporary waste pit. On Monday 14 August, we switched operations to this temporary pit for an eight week period, while we rebuild the pit and install the compactor.

“As there will be additional heavy vehicle traffic during this period it is important for the safety of site users to follow the instructions of staff on site,” said Mr Stephenson.

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