PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCompostable cups: The idea's great but what's the reality?Waste experts believe most compostable cups probably end up in landfill.25 Jun 06:00 PM
EnvironmentWhangārei on a good start with National Volunteers Week, collects over 7500kg of wasteVolunteers gathered over 7500kg of waste during rubbish clean-up in Raumanga.21 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsElectric car revolution risks mountain of toxic battery wasteGreen push towards net zero emissions could create millions of tonnes of hazardous junk.20 Jun 09:23 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Tips and tricks for your new binsGet the most out of Tauranga City Council's new bins. Made with funding from NZ On Air.05 Jun 12:31 AM
LifestyleTotally sorted: Meet 4-year-old Frankie, Petone's champion recyclerFrankie Bakhos-McCarthy could teach a lot of grown-ups something about recycling.04 Jun 05:00 PM
Business ReportsGreen Building: A lesson in Waste ManagementA tired industrial site in East Tamaki has found a new lease of life.05 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZ second worst recycling nation; Pringles, KitKat, Toblerone partly to blamePackaging used for Pringles, KitKat and Toblerone is not easily recyclable in Aotearoa.23 Apr 07:38 PM
New Zealand2000 properties on Wellington's recycling blacklist to get clean slateCity councillor says city is too focused on punishing people rather than educating them.08 Apr 01:42 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRachel Brown: Circular solution to our plastic problemOpinion: Right now the way we make, use and dispose of products is an uncoordinated mess.03 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Recycling cardboard and plastic 3, 4, 6 and 7 becoming a problemChina's decision "one of the best things to happen". Made with funding from NZ On Air.13 Nov 05:19 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Napier's trash is treasureNapier's annual trash to treasure Recycle Day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.07 Nov 08:44 PM
New ZealandMore than 1450 Christchurch residents on final warning for poor recyclingThe Christchurch City Council has been carrying out checks on the contents of the bins.21 Oct 08:15 PM
New ZealandCanterbury event for farmers to dispose of plastics, chemicals and oilFarmers and growers will get the opportunity to safely dispose of a variety of farm waste.17 Oct 07:45 PM
New ZealandLabour promising to phase out straws, fruit stickers and other single-use plastics by 2025Labour would say goodbye to plastic straws and fruit stickers.26 Sep 07:24 PM
Business'Terrible scare tactic': Ecostore slammed for marketing stuntEcostore announced a "permanent recall" on their bottles - but all was not as it seemed.10 Aug 08:51 PM
New ZealandGovt to make companies, consumers, responsible for e-wasteGovt moves to regulate stewardship schemes for e-waste, plastic packaging and tyres.29 Jul 04:07 AM
New ZealandAuckland's leaky pipes lose more water than the city savesAuckland's drinking water pipes are leaking at least 50 million litres a day.04 Jul 06:18 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFive ugly figures that highlight NZ's plastic problemEach of us consumes around 31kg of plastic each year - and the problem's getting worse.30 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandKeen to put the recycling out? Hastings will have to wait until JulyCovid-19 lockdown woes for new recycling contract.20 May 03:25 AM
New Zealand120 tonnes in one day: Wellington recycling like 'Christmas on steroids'Tonnes of recycling ending up at the landfill every day so the system isn't overwhelmed.20 May 12:11 AM
New ZealandWellington's stockpiled recycling bound for the landfillRecycling collections are resuming in the city but no promises material will be recycled.11 May 05:56 AM
New ZealandAuckland's waste paper mountain will be dumpedPaper and cardboard accounts for 46 per cent of the city's waste by weight,01 Apr 12:00 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: Library services offered to non-membersWellington's libraries are making thousands of online resources available during lockdown.25 Mar 12:57 AM
PremiumPremiumEnvironmentSolutions needed for Whanganui paper and cardboard crisisA Whanganui think tank has been proposed to address paper and cardboard crisis.08 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEnvironmentLetters: Recycling cost spurs poor choicesIf it's difficult or costly to recycle or dump, poorer people will make poor choices.05 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEnvironmentLetters: A plea from one who knows . . .A peaceful end should be everyone's right. Why should the terminally ill be punished?04 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandGas bottles, batteries blamed for recycling truck firesWarning - recycling habits are proving dangerous in Auckland.26 Feb 06:37 AM
New ZealandWe're recycling wrong: Kiwis dump 97m plastic containers a year in rubbish binsPoor labelling and confusion to blame for recyclable items ending up in landfills.28 Jan 08:00 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Napier's recycling programme a crate successLimit of three crates each leads to imaginative filling. Made with funding from NZ On Air.23 Jan 08:26 PM
PremiumPremiumEnvironmentTackling climate change with BioCharParengarenga Incorporation tackles climate change issues with BioChar research project.22 Jan 10:00 PM
New Zealand'Could get out of hand': Napier council stops providing free replacement recycling binsReplacing recycling crates will cost residents after council decision.19 Dec 02:44 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Time running out to talk trashTauranga sends too much household waste to landfill. Made with funding from NZ On Air.11 Dec 08:15 PM
New ZealandAucklanders to get kerbside compost collection from 2021Aucklanders' food scraps will be collected kerbside from 2021 and turned into biogas.05 Dec 03:11 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: NZ's excuses on plastic pollution fail to stack upEDITORIAL: Recycling is not actually an achievement but an acceptance of failure.04 Dec 04:00 PM
