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Jewellery brands big and small have been turning to e-mining, using metals reprocessed from devices such as mobile phones, laptops, gaming consoles and graphics cards as an alternative to mined materials.
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Kiwi start-up begins extracting precious metals from e-waste
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Kiwi firm Mint has opened its Sydney refinery for extracting precious metals from e-waste, using micro-organisms. The Auckland-based startup will extract gold, platinum and other precious metals from old cellphones, laptops and other e-waste.
Fiji pilots recycling project
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Fiji is the first of three countries to pilot a recycling project that will result in recyclable material being transported from the outer islands and Vanua Levu to Suva for processing.
Tauranga’s household waste going to landfill almost halved in a year
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The amount of Tauranga household waste ending up in the local landfill has nearly halved since the city’s ratepayer-funded kerbside collection service was introduced last year. The new kerbside service was launched on July 1, 2021.
Lesson in recycling captures kids’ imagination
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It was back to the classroom for CrestClean’s Auckland South Regional Director Viky Narayan when he spent the morning at Ormiston Primary School giving a lesson on recycling. Viky’s daughter Aanaya, 7, attends the school and he visited her class
The Warehouse making recycling pre-loved toys easy for Kiwis
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The Warehouse is giving Kiwis an easy and free way to make a sustainable choice this month, keeping toys out of landfill. Kiwis are encouraged to bring broken and ‘end of life’ toys into store for recycling.
Where to recycle soft plastics in Tauranga: Scheme launches in 16 stores
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Tauranga residents can now recycle their soft plastics at 16 local grocery stores. The Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme, run by The Packaging Forum, gives participating supermarkets dedicated drop-off bins for soft plastics, such as bread bags and other food wrappings.
Kerbside recycling comes to Tararua
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Tararua’s new recycling service is scheduled to start in July. The new urban kerbside recycling service means residents in Dannevirke, Pahīatua, Eketāhuna, and Woodville will have their recycling collected directly from their homes, along with a glass crate.
Better Recycling: These Superworms Can Digest Non-Biodegradable Styrofoam
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Researchers have discovered a species of superworms that feasts on styrofoam, and its gut could hold the secret to better recycling. The superworms are the larvae of Zophobas morio darkling beetles, and were discovered by University of Queensland researchers.
Community clean-up collects a bucket of glass, three tyres and 19 bags of rubbish
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More than 20 Hastings volunteers from International WeloveU Foundation came together to clean up the Chatham Park on Chatham Road in Flaxmere, collecting 19 rubbish bags weighing 190kgs and retrieving three tyres and one bucket of broken glass.
Food cartons and packaging upcycled into building products
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Sustainable waste reduction company SaveBoard, with a $2.7 million investment from Freightways, is working to expand and do more to help the environment, by converting products such as food cartons and courier packaging into sustainable building materials.
Auckland company recycling 2000 tonnes of ewaste a year with new $3.4m machine
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Auckland-based Computer Recycling says its new $3.4 million system will enable it to process 2000 tonnes of computers, LCD TVs and mobiles a year. This almost doubles the amount of ewaste the company can process.