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Iconic event brings zero waste to center stage
The ASB Polyfest Auckland Secondary Schools Māori & Pacific Islands Cultural Festival has succeeded in saving tonnes of waste from going into landfill.
More than 100 zero waste heroes celebrated at awards
The amazing stories of those working to reduce waste to landfill across Tāmaki Makaurau have been recognised at the 2021 Zero Waste Awards.
Half a million dollars available for great ideas on cutting waste
Auckland Council is offering grants of up to $50,000 as part of the $500,000 Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund / Te pūtea Whakamōkito Para me te Auahatanga.
Manurewa work programmes adopted
Manurewa Local Board has adopted the work programmes that detail activity for the financial year.
Sorting the plastics problem
With Plastic Free July ahead, the Prime Minister and Minister for the Environment have checked out how Auckland Council’s getting the problem sorted.
Be a tidy Kiwi neighbour
There are better ways to find a new home for unwanted items instead of leaving them outside hoping someone will wander by and take them.
Recycling right in 2021
Auckland’s recycling stayed on track, despite all the obstacles of 2020. Councillor Richard Hills shares how Auckland maintained positive results for recycling and what is unique compared to other regions.
Protecting Auckland’s water infrastructure key to proposed Council bylaw changes
Auckland Council is seeking public feedback on proposed bylaw changes to the Water Supply and Wastewater Network Bylaw 2015.
Celebrate your zero waste heroes
Calling all zero waste heroes - nominations open from 1 June for the 2021 Tāmaki Makaurau Zero Waste Awards, celebrating all those helping reduce waste to landfill across Auckland.
Hundreds turn up for the Te Puhinui Big Clean 2021
Local whānau, community groups and businesses came out in force to participate in the ‘Te Puhinui Clean Up Day’ earlier this month.
Auckland Council cracks down on big pile of scrap
A company found to have been dumping a huge pile of scrap metal in South Auckland without a resource consent has been ordered by Auckland Council to clean up its act.
Safely disposing of electronic waste
Around 80,000 tonnes of e-waste is generated every year but only an estimated two per cent of that waste is recycled, with the rest ending up in landfills across the country.
Be a tidy Kiwi neighbour this summer
There are better ways to find a new home for unwanted items instead of leaving them outside hoping someone will wander by and take them.
Turn over a new leaf and start composting
Now is a great time to start your home composting routine.
Construction begins on Onehunga’s Community Recycling Centre
It’s going to be easier than ever for Aucklanders to re-home their unwanted items when the Onehunga Community Recycling Centre opens later this year.
Back to Enviroschool for Auckland children
More than 280 Auckland schools are on an Enviroschools sustainability journey to explore and act for our environment.
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