Zero waste grant helps school divert food scraps from landfill
Children at Whangaparaoa Primary School are learning that food scraps are riches, not rubbish, thanks to a grant from Auckland Council’s Waste Minimisation and Innovation Fund.
Looming paper recycling issues require an urgent onshore solution
Auckland Council is keen to undertake an in-depth feasibility study to find a solution for New Zealand’s looming paper and cardboard recycling crisis, as a matter of urgent priority. In recognition of the need for a coordinated national approach, there is support for urgent action from local authorities across New Zealand.
Where to next on your plastic-free journey?
Wondering what the next step on your plastic-free journey could be? A quick look at what we put in our rubbish and recycling on a weekly basis can give some great ideas on things we can change that will make an impact.
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.
Community Recycling Centres face plastics challenge
Auckland Council is encouraging Aucklanders to recycle all their household plastic containers.
Join the 'refillution' at Auckland Council Libraries and Pools and Leisure Centres
Auckland Council is proud to join the ‘refillution’ with selected libraries and all pools and leisure centres registering as official ‘RefillNZ Stations’ – places where people are welcome to stop in and refill their reusable water bottles for free, no questions asked.
Onehunga Primary School tackles waste minimisation
One school is learning how to be more environmentally sustainable with the help of the Love Your Neighbourhood initiative.
Illegal dumper faces full force of law
Auckland Council is cautioning Aucklanders to be wary of individuals or organisations offering cheap waste disposal services via social media.
Closing the gap - sediment control from the start
The Strategic Approach to Sediment programme was developed by staff during 2018 and endorsed by the Environment and Community Committee in December 2018. This was in recognition of the need to develop regional scale mechanisms to drive a reversal of the environmental decline caused by sediment runoff into freshwater and coastal receiving environments.
Go reusable for your caffeine fix during Plastic Free July
Each time we use a single-use cup, it contributes to the single-use plastic packaging that can’t be recycled - help end this by using a reusable cup.