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.
Auckland-based Computer Recycling says its new $3.4 million system will enable it to process 2000 tonnes of computers, LCD TVs and mobiles a year. This almost doubles the amount of ewaste the company can process.
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.
World leaders, environment ministers and other representatives from 173 countries have agreed to develop a legally binding treaty on plastics, in what many described a truly historic moment.
Hoping to inspire more Thais to recycle plastic waste, two local companies have teamed up to make Buddhist amulets by using nine types of recyclable materials ranging from plastic bottles to nylon fishing nets.
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.
CrestClean is proud to sponsor not one but two top beach volleyball teams as they compete this summer for a spot in the Commonwealth Games. We are once again getting behind beach brothers Sam and Ben O’Dea, but this year
Contaminating the waste stream with material that is not actually recyclable makes the sorting process more costly because it requires extra labor. Wishcycling also damages sorting systems and equipment and depresses an already fragile trading market.
Plastic bread tags and wine bottle tops don’t end up in Jemima Jones’ bin, or her friends’ bins, they are collected, bagged and taken to a collection point for recycling.
Recycling expert Samantha Jones has spoken out about how to properly dispose of wrapping paper over the Christmas period. Samantha has revealed that wrapping paper is non-recyclable in most areas.
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.
Swedish battery maker Northvolt announced that it has produced its first battery cell with 100% recycled nickel, manganese and cobalt (NMC) at its Northvolt Labs in the central city of Västerås.
