Plastics still make up most of Rotorua's rubbish
Figures show 38 per cent of household rubbish is still full of plastic.
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Westpac Stadium charging $1 for new plastic drink tray
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Stockpiling soft plastics before recycling scheme's return could cause backlog
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Trespass threat after cafe stops takeaway cups for dine-in customers
A new policy to give takeaway only cups to cafe customers leaving the premises got heated.
Want to recycle your plastic bags? Too bad
The country's processing plants having hit recycling capacity.
Syringes, lamb tails and dirty undies force removal of clothing bins
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Changes in store for shoppers from January 1
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Recycling crusader Marty Hoffart
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Year's most amazing stat: 90.5%
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Plastic recycling reduced as waste market collapses
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Fixing climate change, one street plan at a time
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Hawkesby: Now that plastic's not fantastic we all have a part to play
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Replay recycling campaign kicks into gear
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Is this how we solve NZ's growing plastic problem?
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