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![RAD initiative: Bridging tech gaps in Gisborne communities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
RAD initiative: Bridging tech gaps in Gisborne communities
Tōnui Collab trains youth in device recycling at Horouta Wānanga.
![New rubbish collection system being discussed for Taupō](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
New rubbish collection system being discussed for Taupō
Taupō residents will be asked their thoughts on a new suite of bins.
![Project Kea can buy Canterbury land for giant rubbish recycling plant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Project Kea can buy Canterbury land for giant rubbish recycling plant
Two ministers signed off on the land deal for the project, opposed by some locals.
![No one left behind for kerbside recycling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
No one left behind for kerbside recycling
Carrying crates to the kerb could be a problem for some.
![Drug dealer turned recycled goods dealer gets second chance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Drug dealer turned recycled goods dealer gets second chance
'I didn't want a criminal record - I just wanted a way out for my son.'
![Ethically Kate: Can you recycle Easter egg foil?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Ethically Kate: Can you recycle Easter egg foil?
Kate Hall reveals where to put the waste (and how to make Easter sustainable next year).
!['Over the moon': Soft plastic recycling arrives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Over the moon': Soft plastic recycling arrives
“It’s one of these areas that hasn’t really had a home".
![Average Kiwi has $1300 of unwanted stuff - Trade Me](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Average Kiwi has $1300 of unwanted stuff - Trade Me
Recycling advocates are urging budget-conscious Kiwis to avoid cheap and flimsy junk.
![Kerbside recycling service taking shape](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Kerbside recycling service taking shape
“If you have a party one weekend, you can put out three crates of glass.”
![Letters: Herne Bay residents object to sewerage upgrade; fuel tax scrapped](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Letters: Herne Bay residents object to sewerage upgrade; fuel tax scrapped
OPINION: And "David Seymour does rather have the doleful eyes of a turtle".
![New recycling rules: What I shouldn't have put in bin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
New recycling rules: What I shouldn't have put in bin
OPINION: I wash my recycling like it is going back in the cupboard.
![Paku co-founder on introducing future generations to Matauranga Māori](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Paku co-founder on introducing future generations to Matauranga Māori
Co-founder James Prier says the team launched their second product last year.
![Don't fear new recycling rules, says Auckland Council](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Don't fear new recycling rules, says Auckland Council
Officials want to get rid of gross contaminants from recycling bins.
![Beating the cost-of-living crisis one chippie packet at a time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Beating the cost-of-living crisis one chippie packet at a time
Chip Packet Project looking to ease looming winter crisis.
![Tobacco ties, recycling rules and Air NZ’s impact | Focus Morning Bulletin February 1, 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Tobacco ties, recycling rules and Air NZ’s impact | Focus Morning Bulletin February 1, 2024
Government ministers are asked to disclose tobacco industry links, what you can no longer put in your recycling bins and Air New Zealand's impact on our economy in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZHerald
![What you can no longer put in your recycling bins as national rules arrive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
What you can no longer put in your recycling bins as national rules arrive
Kerbside standardisation is expected to divert an extra 53,000 tonnes of recycling.
![Hamilton City Council announces changes to recycling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Hamilton City Council announces changes to recycling
Recycling changes across the country mean only plastic types 1,2 and 5 will be collected.
![Opinion: What our recycling says about us](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Opinion: What our recycling says about us
OPINION: It’s on us, as responsible citizens, to take care of our own waste.
![Eat or clean with it: Five surprising uses for your Christmas tree](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Eat or clean with it: Five surprising uses for your Christmas tree
Before you chuck it outside, here are some more innovative ideas for your ailing tree.
!['Outrageous' contamination: How much recycling ends up in landfill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Outrageous' contamination: How much recycling ends up in landfill
Once, an entire recycling truck’s contents weighing 4.38t were sent to landfill.
!['Inspiring' demoltion process in Hastings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Inspiring' demoltion process in Hastings
Materials will be reused in Hawke's Bay and Tonga.