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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.
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Double the action as CrestClean sponsors two top beach volleyball teams
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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
Why your ‘wishcycling’ can do more harm than good
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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.
Recycling rubbish into money for a good cause
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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 uncovers common Christmas wrapping paper mistakes
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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.
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.
Northvolt produces fully recycled battery cell
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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.
Old student couches and household items given new life
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Old couches on Castle St, a notorious party street in the heart of Dunedin’s student quarter, will soon have a new home. They are now being recycled as part of ‘Diversion Day’
Whanganui to get kerbside recycling and food waste pickup starting 2023
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Whanganui is set to get kerbside recycling from 2023, and a year after that food waste collection will follow. Whanganui District Council’s policy and by-law committee voted in favour of adopting its Waste Minimisation and Management Plan 2021 on Wednesday.
New multimillion-dollar recycling plant for Christchurch to open in 2022
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Christchurch will soon be home to a $16.8 million state-of-the-art recycling plant. The facility will be built with a grant from the Ministry for the Environment’s special Covid-19 response and recovery fund.
Pot Recycle: Closing the loop on plastic plant and seedling pots
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Mitre 10 has launched a nationwide roll-out of Pot Recycle, a ‘closed loop’ solution that stops garden pots ending up in landfill and reduces the amount of new plastic used to make plant and seedling pots.
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.