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New Zealand’s first national tyre recycling scheme is now fully operational. Under the scheme, named Tyrewise, tyre shops and other tyre generators can have their end-of-life tyres collected for free. Members of the public can also dispose of up to five worn-out
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Three schoolgirls are making waves with their ocean friendly surf product, made with wax from the school beehive. Spotswood College students Ava Brown, 16, Sylvia Larkin, 15, and Dylan Mumby, 15, are hoping Wave Wax will take Taranaki surfers by
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Old batteries are a ticking time bomb in recycling and general waste bins, but some simple changes in how you get rid of your batteries can prevent costly truck fires. Ethically Kate explains what to do with them instead (and
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New Zealand’s nationwide recycling rules are great, but they can leave us wondering what to do with specific items like household metal waste. From batteries to appliances, New Zealand metal recyclers accept a wide variety of metals. Not only will
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Tōnui Collab is training rangatahi at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga to recycle and refurbish electronic devices to save them from ending up in the rubbish. The kaupapa called RAD, Recycle a Device, is a nationwide initiative developed by
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World Ocean Day has, over the past 20 years or so, highlighted the multiple threats to the health of our oceans from mining, fishing, pollution and rubbish. This year, the team at Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s have commissioned a unique
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Plastic. It’s everywhere we look, from the packaging on our groceries to the fibres in our clothes. But what happens to all that plastic after we’re done with it? Traditionally, the answer was landfill. However, a wave of innovative Kiwi
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A new report suggests many New Zealanders still don’t know how to recycle properly. Anna Murray investigates where we’re going wrong.
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Biodegradable plastics are supposed to be good for the environment but, rather paradoxically, because they are designed to degrade quickly, they can’t be recycled. Offering a potential solution, New Zealand researchers have found that compostable plastic can be turned into
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Air New Zealand (Air NZ) announced an exciting step towards minimising their environmental impacts last month with the news that they are trailing reusable plastic cups on domestic flights.
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The first month of a resource recovery trial in Katikati has seen more than eight tonnes of reusable items dropped off by the local community. Despite this, organisers say they want to keep up the momentum – feeling many Western
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The recent tree planting at Rutherford Primary School shows how even small actions can have a big impact. It all started when CrestClean’s Thang Hlawnceu who cleans the school noticed there was a significant amount of waste in each classroom.