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Recycling, rubbish and food scraps collection days change
Some suburbs across the region will have a new rubbish, recycling and food scraps collection day, as Auckland Council continues to streamline its waste operations in its mission to achieve zero waste by 2040.
Simple solutions to reducing food waste
Fifteen community organisations and businesses in Auckland have successfully secured Love Food Hate Waste grants totalling $60,000.
Rubbish truck fires from lithium batteries on the rise
Nine recycling and rubbish trucks have caught fire in Auckland in the first three months of the year compared with 13 for the whole of last year.
Less waste and more resources for DIYers
Warkworth’s Community Recycling Centre opens.
Devonport CRC launches Zero Waste educational play space for kids
Where most adults see a pile of junk, children see a pile of potential.
Larger family bins offered with proposed fortnightly rubbish collection
Auckland Council is reassuring larger families that its proposal to move from weekly to fortnightly rubbish collections offers options for larger households to manage their waste needs.
Changes proposed for Auckland’s waste handling as region moves closer to zero waste target
Changes are being proposed for the way Auckland’s waste is managed in a determined effort to conserve resources, protect our environment and move closer to zero waste by 2040 – it’s now time for Aucklanders to have their say.
New standards to recycle right
Auckland residents may need to brush up on their recycling etiquette as new national standards come into effect on 1 February 2024.