26 Apr 2022

A report recommending that Christchurch City Council look for a new site for the city’s organics processing plant will be considered by the Mayor and Councillors on Thursday.

A report recommending that Christchurch City Council look for a new site for the city’s organics processing plant will be considered by the Mayor and Councillors on Thursday.

The plant, which is where the organic material that people put in their green wheelie bins gets turned into compost, is currently sited in Metro Place, Bromley.

However, ongoing concerns with odour associated with the plant has led Christchurch City Council to investigate the option of moving it to a new location.

On Thursday, the Council’s Finance and Performance Committee will consider a report that recommends the Council agree in principle to relocating the organics processing operation to an alternative site

The report says preliminary investigations show there are “feasible and viable alternatives’’ to the current location.

It recommends the Council approach the market for options for organics processing at a new location.

“There may be an opportunity to secure external investment, through a partnership approach,’’ the report says.

Read the full report.

Thursday’s Finance and Performance Committee meeting will be live-streamed for those interested in following the decision-making on the future of the organics processing plant.