WasteNet is the Councils' shared service that works to reduce waste to landfill and encourage the uptake of actions to improve use of resources.
The yellow recycling bin is for the disposal of clean recyclables - plastic packaging and white polystyrene, paper and cardboard, glass bottles and jars and, metal cans and tins. Click on the picture for a more detailed list of accepted materials.
Light bulbs are a great invention that help us see in the dark. And they have the uncanny knack of 'blowing' when you least want them to. So what do we do with our blown light bulbs?
Every year the average NZ family throws away up to $560 worth of food and drink. This is made up of things like peelings, cores and bones, but the majority is, or once was, perfectly good food.
We've started a new segment on our website - Hints & Tips - and we would like your help. Send us your best waste minimisation tip and we'll share it will all our readers.
We've started a new segment on our website - Hints & Tips - and we would like your help.
Send us your best waste minimisation tip and we'll share it will all our readers.
The yellow recycling bin is for the disposal of clean recyclables.
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Recycle your empty aerosol cans in the yellow recycling bin or local recycle centre