News & Articles from RecycleKiwi

Reduce your Plate Waste

Kiwi Recycling News

The average Kiwi family wastes three trollies of food per year. There are so many smart ways to reduce what you scrape off your plate.

Take it One Item at a Time

Reduce World Recycling

Not quite ready to be completely plastic-free? You can still use this checklist to get started and track the impacts of reducing your waste.

Don’t Buy a New Notepad – Make One!

Reduce World Recycling

Cut down on paper going into the bin by reusing it as notepads. All you need to do is collect the used paper and find a bit of cardboard. For tools, it’s just alligator clips and rubber cement – or

Could you be plastic-free?

Refuse World Recycling

Could you be waste-free for one whole day? What about a week or a month? – Join people from all around the world and take the Plastic Free July Challenge.

Last Straw for Wellington

Kiwi Recycling News

After discovering that some Wellington restaurants were giving out more than 800 straws per week, a stretch of waterfront businesses banned them.

Recycling’s Dead End

Kiwi Recycling News

For years, New Zealand shipped all of its recycling to China, but in 2017, China started turning it away in order to clean up it’s own environmental issues.

RecycleKiwi brings the 4R’s to your school

Kiwi Recycling News

CrestClean is proud to announce the launch of a public education programme to help improve waste management in New Zealand. RecycleKiwi shares fun and engaging resources and activities to educate kids and consumers on the 4R’s – Refuse, Reduce, Reuse

DIY Wetsuit Zipper Repair

You can repair your own wetsuit zipper using some craft skills and basic equipment found around the house. Tools Required: a lighter, hotknife or small soldering iron sewing needle dental floss or heavy sewing thread small piece of webbing (Pro