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Produce information on separation at source for a resource recovery facility

Level / 3
Credits / 3

PurposeThis unit standard is for people who oversee operations at a resource recovery facility.

People credited with this unit standard are able to produce information on separation at source for a resource recovery facility.

Subfield / Resource Recovery
Domain / Resource Recovery Operations
Status / Registered
Status date / 26 January 2007
Date version published / 26 January 2007
Planned review date / 31 December 2012
Entry information / Open.
Accreditation / Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) / NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0114

This AMAP can be accessed at

Special notes

1Information must comply with:

The New Zealand Waste Strategy: Towards zero waste and a sustainable NewZealand 2002 Ministry for the Environment, available at

2Assessment against this unit standard must be based on printed or published material such as a leaflet, brochure, or webpage prepared by the candidate.

3Definition

Fly-tipping refers to the illegal deposit of any waste onto land (ie waste dumped or tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste).

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Produce information on separation at source for a resource recovery facility.

Rangeinformation in printed or published form;

source – either non-commercial or commercial.

Performance criteria

1.1Information details facility location and access times.

1.2Information details types of resources acceptable at the facility in sufficient detail to avoid contamination of the receptacles at the facility.

Rangefor commercial users information may include grades of specific commodities.

1.3For resources not acceptable at the facility, information advises against fly-tipping and recommends alternative contacts and/or facilities.

Rangetwo resources.

1.4Information recommends systems for sorting at source.

Range may include but is not limited to – bins, compaction unit, baler.

1.5Information offers guidance on suitable containers for different types of resource.

Rangethree resources.

1.6Information is provided clearly at a reading level appropriate for the intended user.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.

Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

Comments on this unit standard

Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO) you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.

 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018