Hastings District is renowned for its fertile soils, plentiful clean water and beautiful scenery, so the quality of our environment is an important issue.
Rubbish is collected from kerbsides, public bins and refuse transfer stations, then taken to the landfill. The more we reuse and recycle, the longer our landfill will last.
With the development of housing on Hastings District’s agricultural and horticultural land, people need to be aware of the possible presence of Historical persistent chemical residues (formerly agrichemical residues) in former agricultural, horticultural or glasshouse soils.
Find out how you can save money with Sus’d by learning how to grow your own vegetables, make your own cleaning and beauty products, reduce your household power consumption, reduce waste by composting food scrapes and buying smarter.
State of the environment monitoring provides Council and the community with access to information on the state or condition of our environment, enabling us to identify key environmental pressures and, from this information, then assess responses to those pressures.