We're recycling wrong: Kiwis dump 97m plastic containers a year in rubbish bins
Poor labelling and confusion to blame for recyclable items ending up in landfills.
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Local Focus: Napier's recycling programme a crate success
Limit of three crates each leads to imaginative filling. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Tackling climate change with BioChar
Parengarenga Incorporation tackles climate change issues with BioChar research project.
'Could get out of hand': Napier council stops providing free replacement recycling bins
Replacing recycling crates will cost residents after council decision.
Local Focus: Time running out to talk trash
Tauranga sends too much household waste to landfill. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Aucklanders to get kerbside compost collection from 2021
Aucklanders' food scraps will be collected kerbside from 2021 and turned into biogas.
Editorial: NZ's excuses on plastic pollution fail to stack up
EDITORIAL: Recycling is not actually an achievement but an acceptance of failure.
From high school drop-out to adidas high-flyer
Zion Armstrong has transformed from a cash-strapped Kiwi sprinter to an adidas high-flyer
Barry Soper: Why not appoint Shane Jones as Minister of Waste to tackle landfills?
COMMENT: The Prince of the Provinces has the money to do it: the Provincial Growth Fund.
Government wants to clean up landfill levy scheme
More funding is being proposed to tackle New Zealand's growing waste problem.
How to win the battle against that box of tangled cords and wires
Enough faffing. Here's what to do with those old cables, plugs and other tech stuff.
'Enviro wāhine warrior': Cartoonist's drastically sustainable life
Profile: How Tauranga cartoonist Mig McMillan forged a path towards sustainable living.
Local Focus: Do the right e-thing
Old and new televisions are now recyclable. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Eliza McCartney offsets injured 2019 with newfound environmentalism
An injured 2019 has led the Olympic pole vaulter to change her degree and priorities.
Comment | Why Hosking is wrong about Greta Thunberg's activism
COMMENT: I do empathise. Change is scary for everyone.
Farmers praised for growth in rural recycling
Record-breaking volumes of plastic recycled through Agrecovery program.
Climate change: Quick tips on how you can make a difference
You can make several in-home changes to make a real difference to climate change.
Rebecca Howard: Freightways' green plan to counter cyclical downturn
Delivery firm looks to evolve its product disposal and recycling business.
'Ghost divers' go fishing for rubbish
"Ghost divers" are set to launch a huge clean-up off Okahu Bay this weekend.
Focus: Auckland to get new community recycling centre in Onehunga
Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage and Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff announce $2.2m of government funding for a community recycling centre in Auckland’s Onehunga. Video / Leon Menzies
Council crackdown on dumpers sees over $90k in fines
Fines up but not everyone is convinced the crackdown has seen dumping reduce.
Air Force lightens its carbon footprint
The RNZAF is leading the way as commercial airlines scramble to embrace sustainability.
Cutting waste at source in Government's new rules
Eugenie Sage said a well-designed scheme would minimise an increase in costs to consumers
Niki Bezzant: We need to use less plastic, now
COMMENT: Less than 20 per cent of waste plastic generated globally each year is recycled.
Could 'plastic shaming' help NZ's waste woes?
A marketing researcher says "plastic shaming" could help drive a green consumer shift.
From the MTG: Making moves to remove plastic
The MTG has been recycling for years and Laura Vodanovich is trying to do so at home, too.
Walking lightly on the earth: First steps to reduce carbon footprints
Bus travellers are treated as second-class citizens despite their smaller carbon footprint
Plastics still make up most of Rotorua's rubbish
Figures show 38 per cent of household rubbish is still full of plastic.
Watch: Mike Hosking and PM - plastic bag ban is nonsense
COMMENT: 'Single use' plastic bags are nothing of the sort - they're multi use.
Fonterra aims for 100 per cent recyclable packaging by 2025
Fonterra aims to achieve its goals through a combination of investment and partnerships.
Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage speaks at recycling plant in Wellington
Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage speaks at recycling plant in Wellington. Video / Jason Walls
Expert: How to keep leached plastic out of your body
Re-using ice cream containers for kids' lunchboxes not such a good idea, expert warns.
Reusable cup ramps up war on plastic
Plastic Free Kaitaia launches a special cup for the plastic-free era.
Local Focus: Green light for enviromental education funding
"We need millions of people doing it imperfectly." Made with funding from NZ On Air.