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Blackgate project is a new, greener way forward
Some of us have money in the bank - Glasgow Contractors has concrete, sandbags made from leftover FIFA Women’s World Cup, materials, sugar cane pegs and a host of other carbon-saving initiatives.
Children learn how to build a solid future
Pakuranga Heights students have swapped the classroom for the garden, although they've had to build them first!
Embrace your inner eco-warrior this Recycling Week with these daily activities
Take part in the daily Recycling Week challenges and create new habits that will help the planet.
Come in and say hi to the friendly staff at the newest community recycling centre in Auckland
Auckland’s newest community recycling centre is more than just a place to drop off your unwanted items. It’s a place where the community can come together and learn more about sustainability.
Three ways Auckland Council is taking action against climate change
We are working hard to address climate change, and it's not all about reducing emissions! Discover three other ways we're taking action.
Cut costs and protect the planet: smart ways to reduce food waste
Check out these tips from the Love Food Hate Waste NZ team.
Recycling and repurposing ideas for a seasonal clear-out
Make your spring clean more eco-friendly with these sustainable options for recycling and disposing of unwanted items
Young environmental leaders step up
Young environmental leaders have attended a sustainability wānanga.
Little red digger slashes emissions
For the first time, Auckland Council’s Healthy Waters stormwater team is trialing an electric digger on its maintenance operations, a first in the southern hemisphere.
Auckland Council’s FutureFit challenge to business
An easy-to-use online tool created by Auckland Council to help organisations’ employees to determine their personal carbon footprint is being snapped up by councils and businesses around the country.
Budget 23 extends Auckland Council’s Ngā Puna Pūkenga programme
Budget 2023 has further invested in Auckland Council’s Ngā Puna Pūkenga (NPP) initiative.
Manurewa Community Recycling Centre’s zero waste mission
Looking for second-hand goods, repair workshops or sustainable living advice? Manurewa Community Recycling Centre is your eco-friendly one-stop shop.
Manurewa welcomes new Community Recycling Centre
Auckland’s newest Community Recycling Centre in Manurewa is now open and is focussing on reusing and repurposing unwanted household items to keep them out of landfill.
Save on your bills and have a warmer, healthier home
Find out how to lower your power bills and have a warmer, drier house with free advice from our certified advisors
The pathway to lower transport emissions in Auckland
An Auckland where we all have more choice in how we travel, and where we are collectively less vulnerable to global risks; is the vision outlined in the proposed Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway.
Auckland welcomes first Māori/Pasifika operated Community Recycling Centre
Residents who live in Onehunga and its neighbouring suburbs can now do their part to help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
