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Auckland Council collection dates for Christmas rubbish
Auckland Council aspires to be a Zero Waste City by 2040.
World-famous Masterton event seeks waste bylaw changes
New rules aim to control the dumping of spam mail and waste from large public events.
Historic landfill sites found, school cordons off cricket nets
Landfills were used to dispose of household rubbish and are likely to pose minimal risk.
Recycling upgrade slashes Auckland's plastic landfill waste
It will also increase fivefold the amount recycled in New Zealand.
Local Focus: Recycling cardboard and plastic 3, 4, 6 and 7 becoming a problem
China's decision "one of the best things to happen". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Owner of burning landfill given deadline for action
The fire has been burning underground since August at Puke Coal Landfill.
Northland councils help remove waste after owners defied order
A tender for the clean-up of hazardous materials in Ruakākā has been let.
Pressure on Wellington event organisers to front up over seas of plastic
Event waste planning standard proposed in Wellington for large outdoor gatherings.
Auckland's household waste skyrockets over lockdown
The increase wasn't surprising because people spent more time inside their homes in April.
Budget wishlist: What environmental leaders want
Dr Rebecca Stirnemann says: "It's cost-effective to do the action now".
Why Auckland Council is leaving tags on bins during lockdown
Are you wondering why your rubbish tags are not being collected in Auckland?
Auckland's waste paper mountain will be dumped
Paper and cardboard accounts for 46 per cent of the city's waste by weight,
Massive new landfill for Auckland out for public feedback
Kaipara Mayor Jason Smith says the landfill could poison the Kaipara Harbour.
Covid-19 coronavirus: Auckland Council sets up emergency committee
The emergency committee will meet weekly and be chaired by the Mayor.
Lockdown: Auckland Council waste collection to continue
Chris Darby asked people to be forgiving if their waste bins were not collected.
Solutions needed for Whanganui paper and cardboard crisis
A Whanganui think tank has been proposed to address paper and cardboard crisis.
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.
Tidy Kiwi cleans up Karangahake Gorge single-handedly
Quinn Barker is a very tidy kiwi and he has 350 bags of litter to prove it
Cadbury announces changes to chocolate blocks
The trial is taking place nowhere else in the world, only New Zealand.
Cheeky Christmas hack to get rid of your reusable bag collection
This is a win-win-win solution for those that collect massive haul of bags after shopping.
Letters: The rising cost of being a tidy Kiwi
Just watch the rise in illegal dumping because people can't afford to be law-abiding.
Crackdown on plastic: Takeaway containers next in line for ban
Jacinda Ardern says the ban on plastic bags had made a difference to confront waste.
Editorial: NZ's excuses on plastic pollution fail to stack up
EDITORIAL: Recycling is not actually an achievement but an acceptance of failure.
Our plastic recycling: NZ's waste 'poisoning' Indonesian villages
Our exports of plastic waste there have doubled in the past few years.
Healthy land, healthy people: What the Lakes DHB is doing to be environmentally-friendly
Rotorua Hospital alone produces 360,000kg of waste each year.
Needles, condoms and asbestos found at Wellington beach
Petone resident says discarded needles can be found on the beach daily.
Mood of the Boardroom: The road to improvement
Majority of leaders have given a vote of confidence to new Infrastructure Commission.
Fury as possum and pig carcasses dumped near Otago school
Concerned local finds disturbing pile of dumped carcasses near local school.
Tamihere wants waste-to-energy plant for Auckland's rubbish
Another mayoral candidate, Craig Lord, says Tamihere's team nicked the idea.
Clean and green? Think again. NZ's littering problem laid bare
Volunteers have picked up enough takeaway containers to fill 25 rugby fields a metre high.
Onehunga locals to get recycling centre
Auckland Council is planning to open 12 recycling centres by 2024.
Thousands of kids walk to school safely every day, principals say
Girl's death was "tragic" but heads say ban on kids walking to school is not the solution.