A proven managed waste model.
Waste Options New Zealand combines local commercial leadership with the scale, systems and operating maturity of an established Australian managed waste model.
Independent. Proven. Commercial.
Waste Options helps organisations build and operate a more controlled waste management model.
✔ Independent managed waste partner
✔ Supplier-agnostic model
✔ Commercial and operational focus
✔ Back by Australian operating maturity
✔ Built for complex organisations
Built for complexity.
We help organisations understand their current position, identify gaps and opportunities, design a more effective service model, support procurement and supplier engagement, implementation and provide the governance, reporting and operational support needed to manage the category with greater confidence.
Independent oversight
Not locked into one supplier network, collection model or disposal pathway.
Managed Approach
Looking holistically across cost, service, suppliers, data, and reporting.
Ongoing Accountability
Supporting you beyond procurement with governance, operational resolution and performance management.
Australian scale. Local delivery.
Supported by Waste Options Australia, We bring a model refined across complex commercial, government and multi-site environments.
This provides our New Zealand clients with immediate access to established processes, mature reporting, and proven category discipline.
Complex Multi-Site Portfolios
Proven experience managing diverse geographic spread.
Mature Disciplines
Rigorous invoice validation and reporting frameworks
Refined Operating Model
Tested and proven in a mature market.
Established Processes
Standardised supplier and contract management.
Broad Sector Experience
Commerical, retail, government, and infrastructure.
Specialist Knowledge
Covering general waste, recycling and specialist streams.
Commercial leadership.
Waste Options New Zealand is led by Dean Shum, who brings experience across finance, commercial operations and the waste sector.
Having seen the challenges from both the supplier and customer side, Dean understands that many waste and recycling issues are not just about bins, rates or supplier performance. They often come back to limited visibility, unclear accountability, fragmented arrangements and weak category control.
Dean Shum Head of New Zealand Operations
Dean’s focus is applying Waste Options’ managed waste solution through a New Zealand market lens, helping organisations move beyond bin pricing and supplier co-ordination toward stronger category control, procurement readiness, supplier governance and reporting confidence.
A structured operating model.
We operate through a structured framework, designed to support clients from initial review through to ongoing, day-to-day governance.
PHASE 01
Baseline
PHASE 02
Analyse
PHASE 03
Design
PHASE 04
Procure
PHASE 05
Govern & Report
PHASE 06
Day-to-Day Management
PHASE 07
Control
Continuous Improvement
A structured operating model.
In many organisations, waste is managed site-by-site, supplier-by-supplier and issue-by-issue. Waste Options provides the independent management layer that brings visibility, governance and control across sites, suppliers and waste streams.
Traditional / Unmanaged Approach
Site-by-site decisions
Supplier-led recommendations
Limited portfolio visibility
Reactive issue management
Inconsistent reporting
Managed Category Approach
Clear decision rights
Independent service model design
Consolidated visibility across sites and spend
Proactive governance and exception management
Standardised reporting and supplier performance review
Beyond collection.
Designed for complex organisations where waste requires strong commercial control, supplier coordination, and mature governance.
Independent
Proven Operating Model
Commercial Leadership
Multi-Site Environments
Measurable Outcomes
