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The rules around buying, selling and using certain plastics is changing but that’s only one way the war on waste is being fought. 1News dives into the bin of hard and soft plastics.
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Auckland Airport is recycling its runway as part of big airfield expansion project
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Auckland International Airport is digging up its runway to be used as the foundation for a large airfield development. It is projected to save about 3900 disposal trips and a further 2400 trips of imported fill material.
The 90-year-olds running Gore’s entire recycling efforts
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Two 90-year-old men are leading the majority of Gore’s recycling efforts, saving the ratepayers thousands of dollars and the planet.
E-waste business keeping unwanted electronics out of the tip
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Tonnes of electronic waste are being stopped going into landfill every year by a Palmerston North business. They strip down unwanted items, reuse what they can and sell parts.
‘Game-changer’ water-recycling system launched in New Zealand
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The Hydraloop system recycles and purifies water from showers, baths and washing machines, using a six step patented-process, and is able to reduce in-home water consumption by up to 45%.
New tool for waste educators
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Waste educators working in the Ashburton District have begun using a new tool to encourage good kerbside recycling habits: a brown envelope.
Major NZ clothing brand launches recycling initiative
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Every year in New Zealand, an 175,000 tonnes of textile waste goes to landfill. That’s about three tonne every 10 minutes – a mind-boggling figure.
Where does your recycling go?
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Cantabrians got a glimpse behind the doors of Christchurch’s recycling and waste facility at a recent open day. It was the first opportunity to see how the $17 million investment was spent.
Sporty recycling project helps keep Taranaki children healthy and active
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Old sports gear has been given new life thanks to a Taranaki project. The donated goods are collected, sorted and cleaned then handed out in packs to families, organisations, and schools across the region that will benefit from them.
Mars chocolate bars get a new, recyclable look
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Mars, Snickers and Milky Way chocolate bars will have biodegradable brown paper packaging, designed to be more environmentally friendly, in Australia in April and New Zealand the following month.
The truth about plastics and recycling – and the common products you can’t recycle
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The brown L&P bottle is one of the most classic pieces of New Zealand iconography, but after 115 years, New Zealanders need to prepare themselves for a big change in how the product looks on our shelves.
Plastic recycling numbers are up, with less councils sending them to landfills
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New records are being set for the amount of plastic being intercepted, and avoiding landfills. Polypropylene is now taken by nearly nine out of ten councils – that’s the likes of ice cream and margarine containers.