News
Waste
Illegal dumping turns green waste business red
A gardening business owner whose trucks were repeatedly dumping green waste in various sites around Auckland has been ordered to pay up by Waitākere District Court.
Building the path to zero waste
Construction and demolition feedback on waste minimisation
Auckland Council encourages phase-out of worthless plastics
Eliminating hard to recycle single use plastics would be a win for our environment
Ian Maxwell gets scrappy in Papakura
Auckland Council's Director Executive Programmes has been getting first-hand experience of food scraps collections in Papakura.
Deconstruction: a blueprint for zero waste
The TROW Group have helped to repurpose 471 tonnes of materials from five major Auckland Council projects.
Get funding for your zero waste idea
The deadline to apply for funding is 30 September. Send us your zero waste ideas today.
Tāmaki Makaurau para kore
Programmes grounded in te ao Māori are helping Auckland to go zero-waste with WMIF funding.
WMIF funding cuts waste and saves money at tool library
Auckland Library of Tools now has more tools for the occasional DIYer thanks to a grant from Auckland Council’s Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund.
How the construction industry is tackling waste
Council WMIF funds help incubate new ideas to reduce construction and demolition waste from going to landfill.
Staff applauded after Waiheke asbestos cleanup
Prompt actions by staff at the Waiheke Community Resource Recycling Park are being applauded after asbestos was incorrectly dropped off there.
All Heart NZ making a tonne of difference
An Auckland charity is working with businesses to redirect their waste and repurpose unwanted items with the help of Auckland Council WMIF funding.
Funding welcomed for upgrade of Auckland recycling facilities
$16.6 million in funding will allow Auckland to increase its recycling processing capacity by 28 per cent.
Single-use medical devices get another lease on life
A desire to eliminate the growing environmental and financial waste in New Zealand’s healthcare sector led young engineer, Oliver Hunt, to start Medsalv.
Medsalv wins Going Circular Award at NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards 2019
Christchurch-based company, Medsalv, took out the Auckland Council-sponsored Going Circular Award for 2019 at the NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards last night, from a field of 10 finalists.
Reducing waste one nappy at a time
East Coast Bays Kauri Kids have ditched disposable nappies in favour of cloth nappies as part of their plan to be more sustainable.
Auckland Council welcomes new waste management specification
A new specification has launched which aims to reduce construction and demolition waste going to landfills.
- Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 7
- …
- 15
- Next Page
