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Transforming waste into eco-friendly fruit trays
Hawk's trays are used by NZ & Australian producers to export apples and avocados globally.
'Give it a second chance': Ruby's recycled clothing venture takes off
Miller-Sharma aiming for 25% of revenue from non-new clothing by 2030.
$6.4m construction material recycling plant to be built in Waikato
The plant is expected to process 187,200 tonnes of waste annually.
Scrap metal firm fined $30k for fire caused by lithium-ion batteries
Auckland Council views the case as a precedent balancing empathy and compliance.
'It was everything to them': Auckland recycling plant fire leaves employees' future up in the air
The blaze left almost 120 employees without a place to work.
Auckland Council urges proper battery disposal as rubbish fires rise
Last week's fire destroyed the Abilities Group recycling plant in Glenfield.
Fashion: The next frontier for clean tech as textile waste mounts
Fashion emits 8% to 10% of greenhouse gases yearly, more than aviation.
Watch: Firefighters trapped above North Shore blaze were engulfed in smoke with 'no escape'
It would have been like being stuck above 'a mini-volcano about to erupt'.
Recycling plant seeks community support after huge fire
A Givealittle page has been set up to support recovery efforts after the Glenfield blaze.
Fire truck breakdown left firefighters trapped in basket above North Shore blaze
The union said the 'last resort' failed when a manual lever broke in a firefighter's hand.
Two recycling workers tried to put out North Shore blaze until it 'exploded'
It's believed the fire was likely caused by lithium batteries.
Editorial: NZ’s lack of e-waste policy needs urgent attention
OPINION: About 71% of Auckland’s kerbside bins contained e-waste in a recent audit.
Why don’t more clothes get recycled? New techniques could help
Fashion contributes to massive textile waste, with 85% ending up in landfills.
Push for higher farm plastic recycling targets
Farmers use more than 10,000 tonnes of plastic bale wrap annually.
Future of Raetihi recycling facility left in limbo
Residents must wait six weeks for a recycling station decision.
Auckland’s biggest landfill set to stay open 7-8 years longer than expected under new proposal
The Redvale landfill at Dairy Flat is NZ's ninth biggest gasfield.
Landfill lament: Region's yearly recycling mistakes could fill a cruise ship
Why organics are the biggest waste challenge in Hawke's Bay.
Scrapped: Food waste service bites the dust
Councillors voted 9-4 in favour of ending the service before it even began.
Out with the scraps? Council could ditch food scraps service
Councillors will decide its fate at an extraordinary meeting on Monday evening.
Company tackles e-waste mountain
Greenbox's Wayne Angus tells us how the company will confront a huge computer dumping problem. Video / Sylvie Whinray
The hotels with the highest usage of power, water and waste
Hotels in Nelson/Marlborough use over 250,000 litres of water annually per room.
Letters: Treat China as a valued friend, despite war games
OPINION: 'We need a reset of our relationship with China.'
Major review links microplastics to reproductive, digestive harm
Researchers urge governments to ban single-use plastics immediately.
What’s causing a spate of rubbish truck fires in Auckland?
Residents are being told off for inadvertently causing rubbish truck fires.
Rotorua food and green waste collection to start next year
What it will cost eligible households.
Why Auckland Council confiscated more than 100 recycling bins
At least two warnings were served on households before the bins were taken away.
Opinion: We're wasting our waste when it could be powering our economy
OPINION: Our waste per capita levels are high and recycling low, but progress is possible.