Kiwi Recycling News

Food cartons and packaging upcycled into building products

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Sustainable waste reduction company SaveBoard, with a $2.7 million investment from Freightways, is working to expand and do more to help the environment, by converting products such as food cartons and courier packaging into sustainable building materials.

NZ Government launches plan to transform recycling systems

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The Government is calling on people to have their say on proposals to bring New Zealand’s recycling systems up to standard. Environment Minister David Parker says its current recycling systems are “inadequate”, and had resulted in lower rates of recycling.

Battery recycling trial powering ahead

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A new recycling scheme being trialled by Wellington City Council is set to give used household batteries a new lease of life and prevent them from ending up in the landfill.

Ashburton skate park sports new recycling bins

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New rubbish and recycling bins with street cred have been installed at Ashburton’s skate park. Members of the Ashburton Youth Council commissioned the bins after surveying skaters and visitors at their annual Skate Jam.

Fertiliser bags now able to be recycled

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Free recycling of plastic agricultural bags is now available to farmers and growers. This initiative is part of a broader plan that AgRecovery is developing, with the government and industry, to set up product stewardship schemes for the sector.

Taking the rubbish out of recycling

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Each week the diminutive 85-year-old heads out with her foster son Keith. They’re on a mission to check the recycling collection points at remote communities on Banks Peninsula. 

Plan aims to boost plastic recycling

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A Southland recycling company will invest $1.5million in a new plant with the aim to sort the region’s problem with bale wrap while generating potentially 20 new jobs.