Whanganui council cancels rates-funded food scrap collection service
Wednesday 12 March 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated 
Whanganui district councillors have voted to scrap a planned kerbside food scrap collection service following community backlash. The decision will prevent a 1.5 per cent targeted rate increase for approximately 18,000 households, though the council faces sunk costs and thousands of existing kitchen bins.