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Auckland’s newest one-stop shop for recycling
Aucklanders close to Western Springs have a new convenient location where they can take their unwanted items to save them from landfill.
Fund helps cover costs for smart waste ideas
Auckland businesses and community organisations can apply for grants up to $50,000 for projects that help prevent or reduce waste.
Six projects at the heart of Papakura's environment work
Six projects have been funded as the core of the Papakura local Board's environmental work.
Cut costs and protect the planet: smart ways to reduce food waste
Check out these tips from the Love Food Hate Waste NZ team.
Double trouble for recycling
The amount of non-recyclable material placed in Auckland kerbside recycling bins has doubled in three years.
Goodbye single-use plastic, hello reusable or paper alternatives
As of Saturday 1 July 2023, the sale and manufacture of many single-use plastic products has been banned, restricted or phased out.
Epsom Repair Café brings broken treasures back to life
Repair cafés are pop-up events all around Aoteroa as part of a global initiative, where locals bring in broken or damaged goods to be repaired by expert volunteers, rather than cluttering up landfill.
The best of both worlds - compost and food scraps
While home composting is still the preferred option to treat food scraps, not all Aucklanders can compost and not all food scraps can be easily composted. Auckland Council’s food scraps collection service means that food scraps, which would end u...
