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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.
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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.
Keep New Zealand Beautiful sets record year
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Kiwi charity Keep New Zealand Beautiful is excited to announce the impact made during Clean Up Week 2022. Clean Up Week, which is New Zealand’s largest movement against litter, ran from September 17 to 23.
What’s the deal with recycling lids?
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Different regions across New Zealand have slightly different levels of recycling automation within their recycling infrastructure, some use a manual sort while others are more automated.
Auckland Council’s trial recycling scheme targets large plastic items
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A new Auckland Council trial aims to give large plastic items like laundry baskets, buckets, chairs, rubbish bins and storage boxes a new life. They can be dropped off at designated community recycling centres until the end of October.
Kiwi start-up begins extracting precious metals from e-waste
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Kiwi firm Mint has opened its Sydney refinery for extracting precious metals from e-waste, using micro-organisms. The Auckland-based startup will extract gold, platinum and other precious metals from old cellphones, laptops and other e-waste.
Tauranga’s household waste going to landfill almost halved in a year
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The amount of Tauranga household waste ending up in the local landfill has nearly halved since the city’s ratepayer-funded kerbside collection service was introduced last year. The new kerbside service was launched on July 1, 2021.