Kiwi Recycling News
Six words in te reo Maori are helping to teach New Zealand kids good recycling habits. The words feature on a set of colourful bilingual stickers that are a key component of RecycleKiwi – a brand new initiative aimed at
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Every Cuppa Counts
Reduce World Recycling
MythMost people believe disposable coffee cups can be recycled or composted. RealityThe mixture of plastic and paper in the lining makes them difficult to recycle; compostable cups can only be composted in high-heat, industrial composting facilities, not your backyard worm
Package-Free Shopping on the South Island
Kiwi Recycling News
Auckland-based GoodFor, which sells bulk products to customers who bring their own jars and boxes, is moving to Christchurch and opening a Wellington shop in November. GoodFor goes beyond the plastic bag ban and sells food and other household items
Students Study Rubbish Bins for Solutions
Kiwi Recycling News
It may seem disgusting to dig through rubbish bins, but these Marlborough Girls College also say “It’s kind of disgusting to think how much food goes to waste.” The girls undertook an audit of all the waste generated by their
Warm welcome for RecycleKiwi in Invercargill
Kiwi Recycling News
RecycleKiwi has landed in Invercargill with the first resource pack being presented to Invercargill’s St Theresa’s school. Principal Julian Ineson was delighted to receive the colourful box from CrestClean’s Invercargill Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft, and franchisee Kim Jin, who has
RecycleKiwi gets off to flying start at bilingual school
Kiwi Recycling News
The rollout of RecycleKiwi was perfect timing for staff and kids at Maraenui Bilingual School. The Napier school was the first in the area to receive a resource pack that helps schools to improve their recycling. Although the school already
Principals quick to get on board with RecycleKiwi
Kiwi Recycling News
RecycleKiwi was officially announced at the 2019 New Zealand Principals’ Federation conference, of which CrestClean is a Gold Business Partner. Principals from around the country listened intently as CrestClean’s Managing Director Grant McLauchlan explained RecycleKiwi and showed a short video
What can you recycle in Auckland
Kiwi Recycling News
Auckland City Council takes you through their recycling system – item by item, bin by bin.
The Plastiki boat is made from recycled plastic bottles
Recycle World Recycling
Check out the Voyage of Plastiki, a boat made entirely from recycled, and recyclable bottles.
Pull A Pound
Recycle World Recycling
Two mates turned a surf trip to Indonesia into a rubbish clean-up movement funded by the sale of bracelets made from recycled materials.
If It’s Broke, Fix It
Reuse World Recycling
Patagonia’s Worn Wear initiative allows customers to have their goods repaired by the company, or trade them in to be recycled or resold for store credit.
Where does all my stuff come from?
Reuse World Recycling
The Story of Stuff explains how in the past three decades, we’ve lost one third of our natural resources to too much stuff.