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From:
Jörn Scherzer
To:
Sarah Whiteman
Subject:
Re: [EXTERNAL] FW: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Quick follow up on our lunch catch and actions for follow up
Let’s have another catch up on the kerbside aspect pls. I can do Thu or Fri next week.
I think there are a lot of uncertainties and I don’t have enough detail on the pathway other than potentially having
another vehicle by the end of the year.
I don’t think this can wait until the next gov meeting, and the gov meeting will be very high level so won’t go into
the detail that I think we need to have
Let’s discuss.
Jörn Scherzer
Head of Climate and Waste
On 4 Jul 2024, at 13:03, Sarah Whiteman <[email address]> wrote:
No, not at this stage. Happy to have a chat.
We are absolutely committed to providing HCC with a fully electric fleet, you are across our chosen
path, we always assess as we go.
Perhaps we can discuss the concerns as you see them at the next Governance meeting so that the right
responses are given.
Ngā Mihi | Kind regards,
Sarah Whiteman
Regional Manager – Wellington
WM New Zealand
97-99 Port Road, Seaview, Lower Hutt 5010
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www.wm.nz
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To: Sarah Whiteman <[email address]>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] FW: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Quick follow up on our lunch catch and
actions for follow up
Ok, so is wmnz preparing a paper with options to the gov meeting? If so, it would be good for me to
see a draft before it goes there.
Jörn Scherzer
Head of Climate and Waste
Jörn Scherzer
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Hi Jörn

Was with David when your email came in.
This belongs with Governance.
Ngā Mihi | Kind regards,
Sarah Whiteman
Regional Manager – Wellington
WM New Zealand
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Sent: Thursday, July 4, 2024 9:58 AM
To: Sarah Whiteman <[email address]>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] FW: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Quick follow up on our lunch catch and
actions for follow up
Thanks Sarah
Regarding electrification, I think it would be useful for WMNZ to provide some additional
information on options, and some potential scenarios.
Looking at councillor feedback and ongoing questions, including at Tuesday’s meeting earlier this
week, I will need to provide them with further information on the timeline (what, when, options for
acceleration, etc).
Scenarios could include:
1. Manor Park delayed, but operational by early 2026: vehicle roll out using the ev hub at Silverstream
from March 2025, and options for a fully electric fleet by mid 2025 vs end 2025 etc
2. Manor Park delayed by a further 1-2 years: what does this mean, and does a plan B look like
3. Manor Park not going ahead at all
In light of the manor park delays and uncertainty, I think WMNZ needs to start looking at alternatives
beyond manor park for truck charging. This could include temporary infrastructure, like DC chargers
that are trickle charged on AC.
I would suggest it gets added to the ops agenda, with wmnz coming back on options in the first
instance. The options and preferred approach could then go to the gov group in early September.
I hope this is ok, kind regards
Jörn Scherzer
Head of Climate and Waste
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Jun 2024, at 13:06, Sarah Whiteman <[email address]> wrote:

Hi Jörn
Thanks for the summary below, I have added some notes in red below.
Ngā Mihi | Kind regards,
Sarah Whiteman
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WM New Zealand
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Hi team
I meant to circulate the actions coming from our lunch meeting the other day, but here goes… if I
missed anything, please call out.
Confirm pricing for resource recovery opportunities at Silverstream, eg treated timber.
Update as at 20 June:
sent through some pricing for three potential streams, and we are discussing
them internally, see attached. Pricing on treated timber yet to come. Note that we currently also
looking at tyres, tbc.
Fleet electrification for kerbside: WMNZ will come back on the expected timeline asap.
Head of fleet has confirmed the first fully electric SL to be here end of 2024, this will work nicely with
your charging infrastructure timeline. The rest of the fleet with fall into 2025 & 2026.
Electrification of landfill equipment, in light of the hub opening in March 2025: WMNZ will come
back on the expected timeline and details in light of previous commitment to electrify some vehicles,
eg loader, litter truck
At a separate discussion,
noted that WMNZ is developing a carbon reduction plan for
Silverstream, to be completed in August.
Note from Jörn: in light of the possibly limited life of the loader at the transfer station, I would be
happy for WMNZ to look at swapping that commitment out with an electric truck. Or the loader could
later move to another site (eg Manor Park if that goes ahead), and it could be swapped for some other
electric machinery. Of course, if both a loader and truck can be electrifiied that would be better. The
Government is launching the truck discount scheme in August (up to $80k per vehicle), but its first
come first serve.
Noted,
will continue to work through opportunities and look at the loader.
Inorganic waste collection: discussed AKL’s bookable scheme, WMNZ to come back with some
costings on a potential service addition in Lower Hutt

Tracy has information on our Inorganic Collection in Auckland and we will put this together in a
document to circulate. Costing will be high level but you can get a feel for it.
Let’s check in again in early July…
Kind regards
J
Jörn Scherzer
(pronounce as “Yearn Shar-tza)
Head of Climate, Waste and Resource Recovery
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand M
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From:
Sarah Whiteman
To:
Geoffrey Roberts
Cc:
Jörn Scherzer;
Subject:
[EXTERNAL] EV comment
Date:
Monday, 4 November 2024 9:40:14 am
Attachments:
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HCC Price Clarifications - Waste Management NZ Ltd 08.07.2020.pdf
Hi Geoff,
Hope all is well.

I am just following up re a comment that was made about the EV’s to
last week. Hutt
City Council is not at a financial disadvantage with the EV’s off the road.

I have attached the HCC price Clarifications document as part of tender negotiations.

One of the questions was:

“If you had not included EVs in your recycling fleet at the start of the contract, would there
have been any difference in your price?”
No. Electric vehicles are certainly more expensive than their diesel counterpart. Thanks to
our national footprint and EV Innovation Hub we have been able to offer Council the EV
collection vehicles at their diesel vehicle equivalent. Application of lower specification
diesel or used vehicles would have had the impact of reducing price.

I hope this clears up any confusion.

Ngā Mihi | Kind regards,

Sarah Whiteman
Regional Manager – Wellington
WM New Zealand
97-99 Port Road, Seaview, Lower Hutt 5010
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E: [email address]
www.wm.nz

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From:
Sarah Whiteman
To:
Jörn Scherzer
Subject:
[EXTERNAL] FW: Sideloader Decal area
Date:
Monday, 4 November 2024 12:02:01 pm
Attachments:
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GenV Decal Area Size SD-SL5-0001.pdf
Further to our chat, see below and attached.

Could we get your James to work with
?

Ngā Mihi | Kind regards,

Sarah Whiteman
Regional Manager – Wellington
WM New Zealand
97-99 Port Road, Seaview, Lower Hutt 5010
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From:

Sent: Monday, 4 November 2024 11:59 AM
To: Sarah Whiteman <[email address]>
Cc:
Subject: Sideloader Decal area

Good Morning Sarah

Please find attached Decal size area, A couple of things to note:
First truck is a 29m3 Recycling truck
Sign Writing is for the specified area only, any other location (back of body or cab)
would need Fleet approval
Please keep
copied in with communication, he looks after the side
loaders and will be organising the signwriting.

Kind Regards

Senior Project Engineer | Electric Vehicles
WM New Zealand
318 East Tamaki Dr, Auckland, 2010

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MEMORANDUM
To
R&R Kerbside Governance Group (Jo Miller, HCC; Alison Geddes, HCC; Sarah
Whiteman, WMNZ;

Cc
Geoffrey Roberts
From
Jörn Scherzer, Head of Climate & Waste
Date
19 September 2024
Subject
Update on R&R kerbside collection workstreams

1.  PURPOSE
This memo provides an update on the performance of the Rubbish and Recycling (R&R) kerbside
collection service, and the work under way to further improve service delivery.
2.  PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD
HCC has in place a dashboard, attached as Appendix 1, to provide an overview of the performance of
the service. It comprises a range of key indicators that show the results and performance of the
service for the following:
•  Service outcomes (recycling and green waste volumes collected)
•  Recycling contamination (city-wide contamination, number of bin inspections conducted,
stickers issued, bins withdrawn and bin inspection findings)
•  Health and safety (injuries, incidents, near misses)
•  Service performance (missed collections, bin swaps and deliveries, escalations)
Where relevant, the dashboard includes brief commentary on the insights gained, and traffic lights
are used to indicate whether service performance is in line with expectations.
3.  WORKSTREAM UPDATE
The below update provides an overview of various initiatives and workstreams under way in relation
to the R&R kerbside service. Traffic light colours are used to indicate whether work is on track or
behind schedule. Where applicable, related initiatives are included to update the Governance Group
on the direction Hutt City Council is taking on waste collections, processing, and disposal with a long-
term view of 2-3 years.

Contract Information USB

Waste Col ection Services

Contract: AD16 - 4405

Contract Information USB

The Contract Information USB has been shared with both parties and contains supporting
information for this contract, including:
  The Principal's RFP document
  The Contractor's proposal
  HCC Price Clarifications Waste Management Service Post Meeting
  HCC Non-Price Clarifications Waste Management NZ Ltd
  Tags to Kerbside Collection Contract_271020
  Legal Review of Kerbside Collections Contract_271020
  Notice to Respondents #1-#4 and their attachments

2 July 2024 meeting recording publicly available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkVHWGGAl-
s&list=PLGFhMTCHkIWnXvsasCBBC6PRWuMHgeukU&index=20, discussion on electric truck
requirement between 21:14 to 24:10min

From:
Geoffrey Roberts
To:
Samjhana Khatri
Subject:
FW: [EXTERNAL] EV comment
Date:
Wednesday, 13 November 2024 8:16:00 am
Attachments:
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HCC Price Clarifications - Waste Management NZ Ltd 08.07.2020.pdf
As mentioned – I’m not sure she really addresses the question but I was interested to see
the attached doc.
From: Sarah Whiteman <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, November 4, 2024 9:38 AM
To: Geoffrey Roberts <[email address]>
Cc: Jörn Scherzer <[email address]>;
Subject: [EXTERNAL] EV comment
Hi Geoff,
Hope all is well.
I am just following up re a comment that was made about the EV’s to
last week. Hutt
City Council is not at a financial disadvantage with the EV’s off the road.
I have attached the HCC price Clarifications document as part of tender negotiations.
One of the questions was:
“If you had not included EVs in your recycling fleet at the start of the contract, would there
have been any difference in your price?”
No. Electric vehicles are certainly more expensive than their diesel counterpart. Thanks to
our national footprint and EV Innovation Hub we have been able to offer Council the EV
collection vehicles at their diesel vehicle equivalent. Application of lower specification
diesel or used vehicles would have had the impact of reducing price.
I hope this clears up any confusion.
Ngā Mihi | Kind regards,
Sarah Whiteman
Regional Manager – Wellington
WM New Zealand
97-99 Port Road, Seaview, Lower Hutt 5010
M:
E: [email address]
www.wm.nz

From:
Geoffrey Roberts
To:
Jörn Scherzer
Subject:
FW: Response to Elected Members request | 2024-542 | EV Rubbish Trucks
Date:
Thursday, 4 April 2024 11:36:00 am
Attachments:
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On this one – shall we get Brad to look at this for us? He could tell us what potential remedies there are for breach
of contract, it may be that none of them are palatable (triggering the dispute resolution clause etc) but might be
good to get this info in case we get further questions on this and what we are doing about it. I can brief Brad if you
like?
From: Jörn Scherzer <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 6:17 PM
To: Elected Members Requests <[email address]>
Cc: Alison Geddes <[email address]>; Geoffrey Roberts <[email address]>
Subject: FW: Response to Elected Members request | 2024-542 | EV Rubbish Trucks
Response:
The electrification of trucks is a contractual obligation, but there are no financial penalties associated with
it.
Jörn Scherzer
Head Of Climate & Solid Waste
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010
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From: Elected Members Requests <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 1:50 PM
To: Jörn Scherzer <[email address]>
Subject: FW: Response to Elected Members request | 2024-542 | EV Rubbish Trucks
Kia ora Jorn.  Can you provide a response to Cr Mitchell’s second question?
From: Andy Mitchell <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2024 12:10 AM
To: Elected Members Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to Elected Members request | 2024-542 | EV Rubbish Trucks
Thanks for this information. Was it a contractual obligation for the electrification of trucks, and are there any
penalties for the timeframe not being met?

Andy Mitchell
Eastern Ward Councillor
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
T
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On 28/03/2024, at 6:07 PM, Elected Members Requests
<[email address]> wrote:
Tēnā koutou katoa,
We received an email from Cr Dyer (see email below).
The response from Jörn Scherzer, Head of Climate & Solid Waste follows:
Currently half of all trucks are electric, and some more will be added during this year.
While the intention was to have all trucks fully electric by the end of 2024, the achievement of this
target was and is reliant on there being charging stations and associated capacity being available.
Waste Management New Zealand’s (WMNZ) intention was to have expanded truck charging facilities
at their new proposed site in Manor Park, as that site would not only host a new resource recovery
park and transfer station, but also new offices and truck maintenance facilities. However, while they
submitted the consent application for their proposal for that site in February 2023, it is still going
through the consent process, and hence it would not possible to have all collection vehicles
electrified until that site is operational. In a best case scenario, and should consent be granted, the
site might be operational by the end of 2025.
Having said that, we are working with WM New Zealand on a potential alternative solution. As
reported via the Council’s Climate Change and Sustainability Committee, work is progressing on a
Heavy EV Charging Hub at Silverstream Landfill, with a scheduled completion of Phase 1 by the end
of 2024, and Phase 2 by mid-2025. Hence, we are exploring the possibility of whether at least some
of the collection vehicles could be charged at Silverstream for an interim period, to enable
electrification in line with the original timeline.
Note: it is the Elected Member’s responsibility to respond to any residents who have asked questions
that you are sending to Elected Members Requests for answers. This email address is to be used by
Councillors and Community Board Chairs only, not the public.
Ngā mihi nui,
Hamish Bell
Elected Member Support Coordinator
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt 5010
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-----Original Message-----
From: Brady Dyer <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 9:41 PM
To: Elected Members Requests <[email address]>
Subject: 2024-542 | EV Rubbish Trucks

Kia ora,
Are all of our collection trucks transitioned to full EV now?
The last comms we saw on the transition was "Collection service will be run with fully electric trucks
by 2024” - so just wondering if this has happened?
Ngā mihi,
Brady

30 September 2024

Jörn Scherzer
Head of Climate, Waste and Resource Recovery
Hutt City Council
[email address]>

RE: Recent recall
WMNZ wish to advise Hutt City Council of the recent removal of seven Electric Trucks that service
the current kerbside waste and recycling contract.
WMNZ became aware of a Health & Safety issue that due to the nature of such required the
immediate removal of the Electric Trucks.
We are instigating a legal process with the supplier and will inform Council as and when we can with
any outcomes.
Although disappointing, we are completely committed to the safety of our people first and
foremost. To date the collections have been unaffected and you can be assured we will work to
ensure it remains that way.
Yours sincerely

Sarah Whiteman
Wellington Regional Manager
WM New Zealand

[email address]

From:
Jörn Scherzer
To:
Cc:
Sarah Whiteman
Subject:
RE: [EXTERNAL] EV Sideload
Attachments:
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Great stuff. A number of people in the comms team are already on leave, so I suggest we leave it
until January, and by then you may have completed the testing? That will give us more time to
plan something, say for end of January?

I am away until 6 Jan, and then away again for the week of 13 to 19 Jan.

Cheers

Jörn Scherzer
(pronounce as “Yearn Shar-tza)
Head of Climate, Waste and Resource Recovery
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
M
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From:

Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2024 1:27 PM
To: Jörn Scherzer <[email address]>
Cc: Sarah Whiteman <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] EV Sideload

Hi Jorn,

Christmas has come early for us and the EV Sideload has arrived and handover has been
completed. We are now going to commence testing.

Let us know what you would like to do in regards to communications and photo opportunity?

Kind regards,

Branch Manager – Municipal
WM New Zealand
97 Port Road, Seaview, Wellington, 5010
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From:
Geoffrey Roberts
To:
Jörn Scherzer
Subject:
RE: Response to Elected Members request | 2024-542 | EV Rubbish Trucks
Date:
Monday, 8 April 2024 8:04:00 am
Attachments:
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Have been in touch with Lakna on this and will keep you posted.

If one were to be strict about this, one approach would be to work out the cost of electrifying all the trucks vs
status quo and subtract that from the value of the contract. We could ask them for their costings for this as part of
their tender.

From: Jörn Scherzer <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 11:41 AM
To: Geoffrey Roberts <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Response to Elected Members request | 2024-542 | EV Rubbish Trucks

Yes please, would be good to know

Jörn Scherzer
Head Of Climate & Solid Waste
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010
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From: Geoffrey Roberts <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 11:36 AM
To: Jörn Scherzer <[email address]>
Subject: FW: Response to Elected Members request | 2024-542 | EV Rubbish Trucks

On this one – shall we get Brad to look at this for us? He could tell us what potential remedies there are for breach
of contract, it may be that none of them are palatable (triggering the dispute resolution clause etc) but might be
good to get this info in case we get further questions on this and what we are doing about it. I can brief Brad if you
like?

Geoffrey Roberts
Manager Waste Minimisation
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt 5010
P:   M:
  W: www.huttcity.govt.nz

penalties for the timeframe not being met?
Andy Mitchell
Eastern Ward Councillor
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand
T
W www.huttcity.govt.nz F www.facebook.com/CrAndyMitchell

On 28/03/2024, at 6:07 PM, Elected Members Requests
<[email address]> wrote:
Tēnā koutou katoa,

We received an email from Cr Dyer (see email below).

The response from Jörn Scherzer, Head of Climate & Solid Waste follows:

Currently half of all trucks are electric, and some more will be added during this year.

While the intention was to have all trucks fully electric by the end of 2024, the achievement of this
target was and is reliant on there being charging stations and associated capacity being available.
Waste Management New Zealand’s (WMNZ) intention was to have expanded truck charging facilities
at their new proposed site in Manor Park, as that site would not only host a new resource recovery
park and transfer station, but also new offices and truck maintenance facilities. However, while they
submitted the consent application for their proposal for that site in February 2023, it is still going
through the consent process, and hence it would not possible to have all collection vehicles
electrified until that site is operational. In a best case scenario, and should consent be granted, the
site might be operational by the end of 2025.

Having said that, we are working with WM New Zealand on a potential alternative solution. As
reported via the Council’s Climate Change and Sustainability Committee, work is progressing on a
Heavy EV Charging Hub at Silverstream Landfill, with a scheduled completion of Phase 1 by the end
of 2024, and Phase 2 by mid-2025. Hence, we are exploring the possibility of whether at least some
of the collection vehicles could be charged at Silverstream for an interim period, to enable
electrification in line with the original timeline.

Note: it is the Elected Member’s responsibility to respond to any residents who have asked questions
that you are sending to Elected Members Requests for answers. This email address is to be used by
Councillors and Community Board Chairs only, not the public.

Ngā mihi nui,

Hamish Bell
Elected Member Support Coordinator
Hutt City Council, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt 5010
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Subject: 2024-542 | EV Rubbish Trucks

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