Development of a total cost framework should therefore give specific consideration to the effects of waste management on Maori. Transparency, accountability and the importance of annual reporting are emphasised in Principle Three. The informed involvement of the community in waste management policy development and implementation is given emphasis in the plan through principle six. Education and consultation are identified as the vital components of this principle. A total cost framework must therefore contribute to clearly identifying what the costs are and how they can be attributed to waste management activities and ultimately generation.
Key strategies suggest tools for the implementation of the principles.
Five objectives respond to the waste management hierarchy, and specific strategies pertaining to the achievement of each of them are provided. The final objective provides strategies for the management of hazardous and special wastes.