Organisers of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast race have teamed up with a global environment group to ensure the iconic event leaves no trace upon the spectacular South Island countryside it traverses.

Quake-damaged buildings to be torn down and the materials reused.

Wheelie bins and an extra recycling bin for food scraps isn't good news for everyone in Hamilton. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

What's lurking beneath the surface in the Wellington Harbour?

Good things take time, and while Rotorua's new rubbish system has encountered some "glitches and issues" last week I believe one week

A Whangarei business owner is "a bit dumbfounded" by a council decision to leave the majority of his recycling on the pavement. But

Husband and wife duo India and Steve Korner explain how their business is helping to promote workplace promote sustainability.

From the moment you jump into the shower in the morning until you stagger back home later that night after a few post-work beers

COMMENT: Little things can tell voters a lot about their local government. The Super City's new inorganic recycling service came to our house this week.

Recyclable collections are set to get easier for more than 210,000 households in Rodney, North Shore and Waitakere.

A recycling initiative by Auckland Airport has halved the amount of aircraft waste being sent to landfill.

Rokkasho reprocessing complex in a northeast corner of Japan's main island of Honshu is raising speculation.

Kiwis whose kitchen drawer or cupboards are brimming with plastic bags, are in luck.

In New Zealand, we discard 1.6 billion plastic bags a year, yet the Government is happy leave it to the industry to do the right thing, Brian Rudman writes.

Used nappies, beer bottles, takeaway cups, your Herald - all items that are likely to end up in the bin once they're finished with.

For 20 years I've lived beside a public golf course. I play on it twice a week, and stroll over it most days.

Traffic congestion could be reduced if the council made it compulsory for commercial premises to display their number.

Privahini Bradoo is working to help solve the world's waste problems through her company which aims to extract reusable metals from electronic waste.

Charging for plastic bags disrupts habitual behaviours and helps people draw a linkage between environmental awareness and actions.

The Government has thrown its backing - but not its money - behind a mobile phone recycling programme.

A North Island New World has cut its waste from 11 tonnes to 3.6 tonnes a month in the biggest recycling initiative by the country's largest supermarket chain.

Inorganic collections - long adored by bargain hunters and despised by berm lovers - are being chucked out.

A former metalwork teacher has turned his skills and powers of patience on creating remarkable scale models of classic cars using empty beer and soft drink cans.

Changes will give riders and pedestrians more dedicated space, writes Phoebe Falconer.

Upper North Island residents who have unwanted TV sets following Sunday's digital switchover are being urged to drop them off for recycling.

New rules for how people in the country's biggest cities deal with their trash are coming in to force on Nov 1. Do you know what they are?

As a (fairly) new father, Sam Judd lists his top 5 ways to help raise an eco-friendly kid.

Young New Zealander of the Year and environmental columnist Sam Judd, is proposing that New Zealand should become the mining hub of the South Pacific.