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Waste educators working in the Ashburton District have begun using a new tool to encourage good kerbside recycling habits: a brown envelope.
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Cotton recycling in the soil closes the circle on fibre waste
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In an unusual cotton recycling project, two of the fibre’s crops growing in Australia this year have an unusual additive in the soil – shredded cotton bedsheets and clothing.
Major NZ clothing brand launches recycling initiative
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Every year in New Zealand, an 175,000 tonnes of textile waste goes to landfill. That’s about three tonne every 10 minutes – a mind-boggling figure.
17-year-old recycles beer bottles into high-quality sand for construction use
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Udit Singhal, a 17-year-old from New Delhi, sourced a machine from New Zealand that crushes glass bottle into sand to address environmental concerns.
Where does your recycling go?
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Cantabrians got a glimpse behind the doors of Christchurch’s recycling and waste facility at a recent open day. It was the first opportunity to see how the $17 million investment was spent.
Plastic pirouettes: Japan’s recycled bottle ballet
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“Plastic,” a new production by renowned Japanese company K-BALLET, aims to draw attention to a global pollution crisis through some unusual set and wardrobe design.
Sporty recycling project helps keep Taranaki children healthy and active
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Old sports gear has been given new life thanks to a Taranaki project. The donated goods are collected, sorted and cleaned then handed out in packs to families, organisations, and schools across the region that will benefit from them.
Mars chocolate bars get a new, recyclable look
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Mars, Snickers and Milky Way chocolate bars will have biodegradable brown paper packaging, designed to be more environmentally friendly, in Australia in April and New Zealand the following month.
5 unique projects using recycled face masks
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By recycling face masks into stunning products, designers all around the globe raise awareness of their harmful environmental impact.
The truth about plastics and recycling – and the common products you can’t recycle
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The brown L&P bottle is one of the most classic pieces of New Zealand iconography, but after 115 years, New Zealanders need to prepare themselves for a big change in how the product looks on our shelves.
Vegan interiors and recycling loops: 7 new eco motoring trends
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It’s not just electrification turning cars green – there’s a whole lot more going on under the surface and behind the scenes to curb emissions from the transport sector. Here are seven innovations that might surprise you.
Drinking fountains for London
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has partnered with Thames Water to install a network of more than 100 drinking water fountains in busy and accessible areas of London, to reduce the number of single-use plastic water bottles used.