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Kiwis, it’s time to take more care in our recycling efforts. Now that February 1 has come and gone, recycling rules are now standardised across the country. This means every New Zealander has the same set of rules for what
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Aurora College embraces RecycleKiwi for school-wide waste minimisation initiative
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The RecycleKiwi programme is an easy way for schools and businesses to step up their green game and show some love to the planet. As a CrestClean initiative for tackling waste, RecycleKiwi is proving to be the waste management solution
Kiwi eye surgeons see a new way forward by recycling medical waste
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In what is believed to be a world-first, Kiwi eye surgeons are recycling their medical waste. The sustainability team at Southern Cross Healthcare has teamed up with Johnson & Johnson to repurpose 10,000 disposal lens delivery systems.
Expanding closed loop recycling bins
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Will&Able, Z Energy (Z), and Anchor Milk have announced they plan to expand a trial of dedicated, closed-loop recycling bins at selected Z service stations.
Kaikoura’s glass headed for recycling instead of landfill
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A new glass recycling system is coming to Kaikōura, with kerbside bins being rolled out to households and a destination locked in for the collected bottles and jars.
Should soft plastics be collected in kerbside recycling?
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It is estimated that thousands of tonnes of soft plastics are sent to landfill each year, so if it was an option to put them in with kerbside recycling would that get more people onboard?
Green team to score gold in recycling efforts
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The Zespri AIMS Games green team are getting ready to have a huge impact by leading recycling efforts throughout the week long event. The goal of the green team is to create the least amount of waste possible.
Net gain as old fishing gear recycled for other uses
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Commercial fishing nets that have reached the end of their working life in New Zealand waters are headed for new roles overseas, in an initiative between Sealord and Motueka Nets.
Matting at Timaru playground part of innovative recycling programme
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The rubber matting being laid at the site incorporates recycled material from the playground’s original matting – making CPlay the first in New Zealand to recycle its old rubber waste at a new recycling plant in Ōamaru.
RAD Bikes recycling old ‘dungers’
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RAD Bikes, also known as ‘Recycle A Dunger’ gets bikes donated by members the community and gets them back on the road in good riding condition.
No battery left behind in recycling solution
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A 100 percent Kiwi, privately owned recycling company has become the first New Zealand business to offer an end-to-end nationwide ‘all waste batteries’ recycling solution.
Plastic’s out, recycling’s in – How NZ is getting rid of waste
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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.