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Council interim report highlights annual budget challenges
Auckland Council’s interim report for the first six months to the end of December 2021 shows that many of the pressures forecast in our recovery budget are materialising.
Don’t trash Auckland’s recycling
Think before you throw. When people put non-recyclables into the kerbside bin, we all pay the cost.
Love food, hate waste? Apply for a grant today
Are you passionate about food and sustainability? Do you have a great initiative on how to reduce food waste in Auckland?
Zero waste innovators get funding boost
More than thirty organisations and businesses are receiving a boost in funding from Auckland Council’s Waste Minimisation Innovation Fund
Love your leftovers this holiday season
Seven simple ways to get a quick new meal everyone will like, using your holiday leftovers.
Five ways to recycle your Christmas tree
What's the right way to throw out your Christmas tree?
Waiheke welcomes waste-wise visitors
Auckland Council’s tips for managing your waste sustainably
Refill your water bottle to save money
Almost every block in the Auckland city centre has a water fountain or a place that will refill your water bottle for free.
Lockdown no dampener for recycling truck fires
Hazardous waste in recycling bins has caused a truck fire – another challenge essential workers would rather not be facing under Alert Level 3.
Illegal dumping continues to blight Howick
Illegal dumping is a problem across the Auckland region, but with Thomas Road in Flatbush becoming a hot-spot, Howick Local Board Chair Adele White wants it stopped.
Plan change for landfill precinct declined
A formal request from Waste Management New Zealand (WMNZ) that sought to have their 1000-hectare Dome Valley site recognised as a ‘landfill precinct’ in the Unitary Plan has been declined.
Zero waste on the menu
Fair Food’s slogan is ‘Feeding People, Not Landfill’ and it’s living up to its zero waste dreams.
Illegal dumping outside op shops hurting charities
Leaving unwanted items outside op shops during lockdown is a costly headache for charities, and it could be a costly mistake for those responsible as well.
Tips for composting at home
Each year, Aucklanders put about 100,000 tonnes of food waste into their rubbish bins. Diverting food from landfill is one of the single biggest climate change interventions an individual can make.
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.
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