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A new glass recycling system is coming to Kaikōura, with kerbside bins being rolled out to households and a destination locked in for the collected bottles and jars.
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New recycling technology deconstructs mixed plastics
Recycle Reuse World Recycling
A team of US chemists has found a way to convert unrecyclable mixtures of plastic into useful chemicals. Mixed materials usually end up in landfill because they are very difficult to recycle.
Your pictures on the theme of ‘recycled’
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The BBC asked its readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of “recycled”. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.
Should soft plastics be collected in kerbside recycling?
Kiwi Recycling News
It is estimated that thousands of tonnes of soft plastics are sent to landfill each year, so if it was an option to put them in with kerbside recycling would that get more people onboard?
Green team to score gold in recycling efforts
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The Zespri AIMS Games green team are getting ready to have a huge impact by leading recycling efforts throughout the week long event. The goal of the green team is to create the least amount of waste possible.
Inside the UK’s biggest phone recycling facility
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A study last year revealed the worth of smartphones in our drawers was £1bn, while five billion handsets were thrown away worldwide in 2022. Sky News visits a recycling facility that aims to make sure no device goes to waste.
Net gain as old fishing gear recycled for other uses
Kiwi Recycling News Recycle Reuse
Commercial fishing nets that have reached the end of their working life in New Zealand waters are headed for new roles overseas, in an initiative between Sealord and Motueka Nets.
Matting at Timaru playground part of innovative recycling programme
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The rubber matting being laid at the site incorporates recycled material from the playground’s original matting – making CPlay the first in New Zealand to recycle its old rubber waste at a new recycling plant in Ōamaru.
RAD Bikes recycling old ‘dungers’
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RAD Bikes, also known as ‘Recycle A Dunger’ gets bikes donated by members the community and gets them back on the road in good riding condition.
No battery left behind in recycling solution
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A 100 percent Kiwi, privately owned recycling company has become the first New Zealand business to offer an end-to-end nationwide ‘all waste batteries’ recycling solution.
These innovations are pulling plastic pollution out of rivers
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The TrashBoom consists of floats made from standard plastic piping, attached to wire mesh barriers that resemble fencing. The mesh barrier extends down into the water to capture pieces of plastic floating below the surface.
This House Was Built Partly From Recycled Diapers
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Meet the house that diapers built. Researchers have designed and erected a house that has shredded, disposable diapers mixed into its concrete and mortar.