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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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Plastic cutlery can be recycled into home-insulating foam – new NZ research
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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
Cigarette recycling: Slovakia is transforming filters into asphalt for roads
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Only an estimated third of the cigarette butts from the 18 billion cigarettes smoked worldwide every day end up in a rubbish or recycling bin.
‘Game-changing’ PPE recycling technology turns masks and gowns into school chairs
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The UK is using an estimated 53 million single-use face masks daily and one hospital alone is getting through 10,000 masks a day.
Circular Economy Win: Reuseable Plastic Cups trialed on Air New Zealand flights.
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Air New Zealand (Air NZ) announced an exciting step towards minimising their environmental impacts last month with the news that they are trailing reusable plastic cups on domestic flights.
One man’s trash is another’s treasure!
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The first month of a resource recovery trial in Katikati has seen more than eight tonnes of reusable items dropped off by the local community. Despite this, organisers say they want to keep up the momentum – feeling many Western
How RecycleKiwi sparked a waste management revolution at Rutherford Primary School
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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.
Revolutionising waste management with RecycleKiwi and centralised rubbish bins
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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,
Navigating the new recycling rules – RecycleKiwi makes it easy
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Kiwis, it’s time to take more care in our recycling efforts. Now that February 1 has come and gone, recycling rules are now standardised across the country. This means every New Zealander has the same set of rules for what
Aurora College embraces RecycleKiwi for school-wide waste minimisation initiative
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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
Kiwi eye surgeons see a new way forward by recycling medical waste
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In what is believed to be a world-first, Kiwi eye surgeons are recycling their medical waste. The sustainability team at Southern Cross Healthcare has teamed up with Johnson & Johnson to repurpose 10,000 disposal lens delivery systems.
Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle The Key Component in Diapers
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Diaper waste is a real problem, with an estimated 300,000 of them disposed of every single minute worldwide. Now, scientists may have come up with a solution.