Palm Beach – find a new home for your unwanted items
Waiheke Local Board is encouraging Palm Beach residents to get in now and reserve their place for an annual inorganic waste collection before bookings close at midnight on 22 March.
Celebrate Wesley Market’s zero waste wins at open day
Stallholders help keep 1500 tonnes of food waste out of landfill.
Getting from the kitchen to the kerbside
Auckland Council helps North Shore businesses get started on their composting journey.
Get funding for your Zero Waste idea
Jumpstart your waste minimisation project with WMIF funding from Auckland Council.
Squaring the circle - embracing the circular economy
The decisions that businesses make and the companies that individuals choose to support can have a positive impact on the planet, and the way forward may rely on us going in circles.
Hazardous waste sparking recycling truck fires
Gas cooker canisters, lighter fluid cans, or a motor vehicle cambelt wrapped around a packer mechanism are the probable culprits in another recycling truck fire last week. Auckland Council is again warning Aucklanders of the dangers truck blazes pose to waste contractor employees, nearby traffic, and passing pedestrians.
Become a hydration hero with Auckland Council
Refill NZ has teamed up with Wai Auckland establish a network of more than 1000 water stations across the region by mid-2021.
Waiheke winning on diverting inorganic waste from landfill
Auckland Council’s inorganic collection service is proving popular with Waiheke islanders this season.
Illegal dumping earns Auckland man community work
A small trucking business operator has been sentenced to 120 hours of community work for illegal dumping in North Auckland.
Aotea locals face landfill capacity challenges
In a bid to drastically reduce the amount of waste going to landfill on Aotea / Great Barrier Island, Auckland Council rolled out major changes to the island’s waste services in July 2019.