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Sweet idea to reduce waste
A natural re-usable food wrap, a brainchild of three Auckland mums, is one of the creative ideas to be presented at next Sunday's Auckland Fair.
Some 25,000kg of plastic littered daily
More than 25,000kg of plastic waste is littered in NZ each day — and each of us mismanages seven grams of it daily.
$98m to be invested in NZ waste company
Beijing Capital Group has said it will invest $98 million in its new acquisition, Waste Management.
Huge waste cuts for Countdown
The country's second-biggest supermarket chain has cut rubbish by thousands of tonnes after introducing an anti-waste strategy seven years ago.
Outdoors: Locals fight tide of rubbish
Dumped rubbish is threatening the Hauraki Gulf but "people power" is helping to clean up the mess.
Dita De Boni: Kiwi rubbish reeks of success
Many large players pitched for the Kiwi waste business, but Beijing Capital rolled in with a $950 million cheque, and the deal was done, writes Dita De Boni.
Chinese enter running to buy waste giant
Beijing private equity firm joins options being weighed against IPO and Oz-NZ share float.
E-waste becoming global blight
Grim study reveals demand for new products results in huge dumping of electronic equipment
Objectors focus on sewage risk
The risk of emergency overflows of sewage into the Manukau Harbour for a further 50 years is being highlighted by community groups.
Sam Judd: More mining please
Young New Zealander of the Year and environmental columnist Sam Judd, is proposing that New Zealand should become the mining hub of the South Pacific.
Sam Judd: Send bad wrappers packing
Environmental columnist Sam Judd takes a look at this year's Unpackit Awards - a competition for a good cause.
Treated sewage could cover city land
Treated sewage waste could be dumped on land 20m from property boundaries under the draft Auckland Council Unitary Plan.
How water nourishes Auckland
Auckland plans to spend $4.8 billion over the next 10 years on water projects as the city's population grows.
Ask Phoebe: Yellow markings to stop queuing
What does the yellow cross-hatching signify at the intersection of Mt Eden, Oaklands and Stokes Rds?
Al Gillespie: NZ needs to start recycling its batteries
The exact number of the batteries in circulation is a matter of speculation, but in Australia, an estimated 353 million portable batteries are consumed each year.
Scheme launched to help reduce landfill waste
A new grant scheme has been launched to support projects which will help reduce waste going to landfill in Auckland.
Watercare bows to user pressure
Watercare Services has fitted meters to 14 Auckland household rain water tanks in a trial that will test the fairness of its new $582 annual wastewater fixed charge.
Millions of nappies to be recycled
A world-leading recycling facility that opened today in Upper Hutt will break down nappies into a safe, odourless compost instead of sending them to landfill.