Ethically Kate: Can you recycle Easter egg foil?
Kate Hall reveals where to put the waste (and how to make Easter sustainable next year).
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'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
Recycling advocates are urging budget-conscious Kiwis to avoid cheap and flimsy junk.
Kerbside recycling service taking shape
“If you have a party one weekend, you can put out three crates of glass.”
Nappies and dead animals: The 'revolting' items being dumped in recycling bins
'You wouldn’t want somebody to come in and throw a dead animal on your desk.'
New recycling rules in force for Taupō District
Contractors will now be rejecting non-confirming items left in recycling bins.
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
OPINION: I wash my recycling like it is going back in the cupboard.
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
Officials want to get rid of gross contaminants from recycling bins.
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
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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
Recycling changes across the country mean only plastic types 1,2 and 5 will be collected.
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
Before you chuck it outside, here are some more innovative ideas for your ailing tree.
'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
Materials will be reused in Hawke's Bay and Tonga.
Minister asked to step in over proposed rubbish burning plant
A waste-to-energy plant near Te Awamutu received a record number of submissions.
Old council building given new life as 'one-stop shop' to help environment
He Awhi Rito Envirohub is a place for community groups and waste minimisation.
Recycling centre closed for another week
Due to building damage, the centre is likely to be closed until December 18.
Diana Clement: Why you shouldn’t buy joke Christmas presents
OPINION: Sudoku toilet paper anyone? Scented candle?
Likely cause of Whanganui recycling centre fire revealed
The fire acts as a reminder to people to recycle their batteries correctly.
Auckland Council looking to move from weekly to fortnightly rubbish collections
The switch to fortnightly collections is linked to reducing household rubbish.
Lifetime of products is shrinking - NZ needs 'right to repair’
OPINION: It's easier to throw away products than fix them. Are new laws the answer?
Refurb scheme aims to deliver 20,000 ex-corporate laptops to students
The initiative will also address New Zealand's lousy e-waste record.
New green food scrap bins: Apartment owners fear exploding numbers
"Bins don't suit apartments and multi-unit dwellings as well as suburban areas."
Kai Ika Project diverts over 365,000kg of kaimoana from landfill
"Cans for Kai is more than just a fundraiser - it promotes the value of recycling."
'Battery heaven': A light-hearted approach to safety in Rangitīkei
The campaign message contains a ‘eulogy’ for the deceased batteries.
Burning issue: Incinerator proposal sparks record number of submissions
The Waipā District Council says the number of submissions was the highest ever received.
US car salvage industry braced for impending bounty of junk EVs
Financial Times: Companies that wrench apart and shred old cars prepare for big change.
Waste contractor issues public apology to Hauraki residents
A waste contractor has apologised after a contract began before new trucks arrived.