Our valued sponsors

Tonkin + Taylor

Tonkin + Taylor is proud to be a platinum partner of the annual WasteMINZ conference again in 2025. We deliver projects throughout New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific, focusing on collaboration and innovation, materials recovery, and the safe disposal of unrecoverable materials. We look forward to talking with you at the conference.

Contact details: 

Jo Ferry
Sector Director - Water + Resource Recovery
jferry@tonkintaylor.co.nz 
+64 9 359 2773
https://www.tonkintaylor.co.nz/

Hill Labs

Founded in 1984 by Dr Roger and Anne Hill, Hill Labs has grown to become New Zealand's largest, privately-owned analytical laboratory. We use the latest technologies to supply a broad range of laboratory tests to domestic and international markets: environmental, agriculture and food and bioanalytical. 

Contact details:

Jane Sherrard
jane.sherrard@hill-labs.co.nz 
+64 27 478 6017
http://www.hill-labs.co.nz/

ECP Limited

ECP are a New Zealand owned and operated company, delivering innovative compostable solutions and bins. ECP is the largest NZ supplier of kerbside foodwaste bins to councils. This year ECP will be exhibiting kitchen caddies, 23 litre organic waste bins, 120, 240  and 660 litre bins including a range of compostable products.

Contact details:

Jake Russell
Business Development Manager
jake@ecpltd.co.nz
+64 21 088 04358
http://www.ecpltd.co.nz/

EcoCentral

EcoCentral is paving the way to encourage responsible waste management through our three operations, all of which focus on waste reduction, reuse, resource recovery, and responsible disposal methods. EcoCentral’s vision is an economically sustainable circular economy for New Zealand in which EcoCentral plays a leadership role.

Contact details: 

Brandon Craine
Commercial Manager
Brandon.craine@ecocentral.co.nz 
+64 27 278 5440
http://www.ecocentral.co.nz/

Davis Ogilvie

Davis Ogilvie is a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy in the South Island with 90+ years of experience. Our services range from dirt to development including planning, environmental, surveying and geotechnical, civil and structural engineering. Our solutions are focused on delivering resilient outcomes that benefit the environment and communities for future generations.

Contact details: 

Gareth Oddy
Environmental Scientist – Technical Director
gareth@do.nz
+64 21 851 349
https://do.co.nz/

GHD

GHD is committed to addressing the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and communities. GHD is a global network of over 12,000 multi-disciplinary professionals, passionate about providing our clients with integrated solutions through our engineering, environmental, design and construction expertise.

Contact details: 

Stephen Douglass
Market Leader – Environment
Stephen.Douglass@ghd.com
+64 293748517
http://www.ghd.com/en-nz

Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Contact details: 

Tess Brothersen
Principal Environmental Scientist
tess.brothersen@stantec.com
+64 27 453 9527
https://www.stantec.com/nz

At Winstone Wallboards, we see sustainability as not only a commitment, but our responsibility - from material sourcing and manufacturing, through to working on solutions for product end of life. We believe that through collaboration, we can build a better New Zealand together.

Contact details: 

Jamie Rodriguez Willmore
Sustainability Manager
Jamie.Rodriguez@gib.co.nz 
+64 27 3181 926
http://www.gib.co.nz/

EROAD

EROAD provides fleet management solutions to help businesses make real-time decisions from real-time data, so they can run safer, greener, more productive businesses. We are the largest provider of road user charges (RUC) compliance in New Zealand, and a leading provider of health and safety compliance and fleet management solutions.

Contact details

Mike Parker 
Enterprise Sales Manager 
mike.parker@eroad.com
021 482 860 
https://www.eroad.co.nz/

Foodstuffs

Foodstuffs is made up of two separate, 100% NZ owned co-operatives, best known for our brands, Four Square, New World and PAK’nSAVE. With local grocers in communities right across Aotearoa, we know what it’s like to team up to solve big audacious goals. We’re delighted to sponsor the conference lounge for use as a collaboration space.

Contact details:

foodstuffs.co.nz (North Island)
foodstuffs-si.co.nz (South Island)

Sandy Botterill
Head of Environmental Social Governance
sandy.botterill@foodstuffs.co.nz
+64 27 535 3298

WasteCo

WasteCo is proud to sponsor the recycling station, reflecting our commitment to landfill diversion and cleaner environments. As a national leader in waste management with strong local roots, we invest in innovative sorting technologies and community-driven solutions to repurpose waste—shaping a more sustainable and resilient future for Aotearoa.

Contact details:

Luke Brown
Chief Sales Officer
Luke.Brown@wasteco.co.nz 
+64 27 801 9475
http://www.wasteco.co.nz/

Re.Group

Founded in 2013, Re.Group has rapidly expanded to deepen the impact of our recycling work around Australia and New Zealand. We provide kerbside recycling services for more than 4 million people across over 35 local government areas, handling two million containers daily through our container return scheme operations and processing over 500,000 tonnes of recycling annually through our MRFs and recycling facilities.

Contact details: 

Daniel Yallop
Business Development Manager
daniel.yallop@re-group.com
+64 21 029 59060
http://www.regroup.com/

Plasback

Founded with the vision of closing the loop on farm plastics, Plasback has become the cornerstone of farm plastic waste management across the country. We proudly operate New Zealand’s original and most comprehensive collection program for used farm plastics, ranging from silage wrap and polypropylene bags to containers and other plastic products commonly found in agricultural settings.

Contact details: 

Neal Shaw
Commercial Manager    
nshaw@plasback.co.nz
+64 27 438 4254
http://www.plasback.co.nz 

Powerco

Powerco is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest natural gas distributors with networks throughout the North Island. We’re looking to collaborate with the waste industry to explore opportunities to upgrade biogas from organic waste to biomethane as renewable gas in our networks.

Contact details: 

David Hendry
Head of Renewable Gas
david.hendry@powerco.co.nz
+64 27 821 8957 
http://www.powerco.co.nz/ 

Datanest

Datanest is a powerful software platform designed for environmental consultants to efficiently manage, map, analyse, and report environmental data. It streamlines workflows, ensures data accuracy, and simplifies regulatory compliance. With intuitive models, Datanest enables companies to create bespoke workflows to increase efficiency in delivering technical deliverables to clients from reports, to maps and 3D models.

Contact details:

Tom Davies 
COO / Cofounder
tom@datanest.earth           
+64 22 156 3602
datanest.earth 

Earthtech Consulting

Earthtech Consulting is a specialist consulting practice working in geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, engineering geology and hydrogeology. The company has a well-established client base, has been in operation for 30 years and is currently working on landfills, specialist geotechnical projects, subdivisions, roading, canal development and quarry projects across North Island.

Contact details:

Lindsay Strachan
Senior Engineer
lindsay.strachan@earthtech.co.nz
+64 21 0250 9386
https://earthtech.co.nz/ 

Lion

Lion is a leading alcohol beverages company, serving Kiwis for over 100 years and proud to be New Zealand’s first large-scale net Carbon Zero certified beverage company. Under our Force for Good sustainability strategy, we are focused on increasing our use of recycled content and the recyclability of our packaging to support a thriving circular economy.

Contact details:

Sara Tucker 
Corporate Affairs Director
Sara.tucker@lionco.com 
 +64 27 450 1945
http://www.lionco.com/