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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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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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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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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.
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Centralised rubbish bins replace individual desk bins with a designated waste station. This simple yet impactful approach to waste management in businesses and schools encourages proper waste separation and streamlines recycling initiatives. CrestClean’s Auckland West Regional Master Franchisee, Caroline Wedding,
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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
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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.
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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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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.