New ZealandLocal Focus: Cash returns for bottles makes a comebackFresh bid to reduce plastic in the ocean. Made with funding from NZ On Air.10 Aug 06:37 PM
Sustainable business & financeShoppers go plastic freeKiwi consumers are helping save the environment with their wallets.22 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe French Connection: Building greenerScience reporter Jamie Morton looks at the case for more green buildings in Auckland.11 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionRodney HideHide: Big Brother goes through our rubbishCOMMENT: State agents rummaging through your recycling bin? What next?08 Jul 05:00 PM
EnvironmentWatch NZH Local Focus: Recycling decreasing across NZIt's too cheap to dump rubbish, says new report. Made with Funding from NZ On Air06 Jul 08:06 PM
New ZealandWhat a load of rubbish! Dumping up, recycling downMore rubbish is being dumped at landfills - and less material is being recycled.02 Jul 10:13 PM
New ZealandCampaign seeks to swamp MP with bottlesThousands of bottles are to be posted to Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson.30 Jun 06:10 AM
OpinionWe can't recycle our way to 'zero waste'COMMENT: We need the distinction between minimising and managing, writes Jenni Downes.06 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleIs this the end of Pringles as we know them?The makers of Pringles are coming under pressure to abandon their famous tube packaging.18 May 08:35 PM
New ZealandKerbside food-waste collection on wayIt's good news for some with a big development in the unification of waste collection.15 May 02:39 AM
TravelWhat happens to leftover hotel soaps?Millions of bars of soap and half-used bottles of shampoo are left in hotel shower trays.15 May 02:15 AM
SportBoots, bats, balls and racquets flood inGenerous locals just keep giving as Hawke's Bay kids get a sporting chance.25 Apr 03:08 AM
New ZealandRubbish: Tale of two sides of a streetOn one side, residents pay $2.30 for orange bags, on the other side they can use any bag.09 Apr 05:00 PM
AirlinesPlan to power aircraft with trashCathay Pacific has taken a stake in a company producing bio fuel out of city waste.06 Apr 04:00 AM
Small BusinessA plastic alternative for your picnicGovino New Zealand director Prue Kane talks about taking on an established drinkware business and the greatest lessons she's learnt.05 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandHow a beer brand is helping save NZ beachesKiwi beer brand DB Export is recycling its used bottles to make a man-made sand - an effort the company hopes will help preserve our beaches.21 Feb 04:47 AM
CyclingGreen focus for Coast to CoastOrganisers 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.03 Feb 01:01 AM
New ZealandNew life for demolition materialsQuake-damaged buildings to be torn down and the materials reused.12 Jan 11:12 PM
LifestyleWatch NZH Local Focus: Recycling Options for HamiltonWheelie bins and an extra recycling bin for food scraps isn't good news for everyone in Hamilton. Made with funding from NZ On Air.25 Nov 06:00 PM
New ZealandDivers to clean up Wellington HarbourWhat's lurking beneath the surface in the Wellington Harbour?10 Nov 11:22 PM
LifestyleOpinion: New rubbish system worth the teething issuesGood things take time, and while Rotorua's new rubbish system has encountered some "glitches and issues" last week I believe one week 06 Nov 09:00 PM
New ZealandBusiness owner 'dumbfounded' by recycling rejectionA Whangarei business owner is "a bit dumbfounded" by a council decision to leave the majority of his recycling on the pavement. But 03 Nov 08:30 PM
Sustainable business & financeThe firm trying to change office behaviourHusband and wife duo India and Steve Korner explain how their business is helping to promote workplace promote sustainability.16 Oct 05:14 PM
New ZealandCouncil services affect you every dayFrom the moment you jump into the shower in the morning until you stagger back home later that night after a few post-work beers29 Sep 07:59 AM
OpinionJohn RoughanRoughan: Auckland's rubbish take-overCOMMENT: 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.02 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandMissing father was body in the balesThe body found in cardboard bales has been identified as Te Awamutu father-of-three Daniel Bindner.29 Jun 11:38 PM
New ZealandBody parts found in numerous balesA blessing is to be held on the site of the Frankton cardboard processing factory where a body of man was found in a cardboard bale.29 Jun 11:21 PM
New ZealandMore areas get big recycle binsRecyclable collections are set to get easier for more than 210,000 households in Rodney, North Shore and Waitakere.03 Apr 05:00 PM
AirlinesRecycling initiative halves aircraft wasteA recycling initiative by Auckland Airport has halved the amount of aircraft waste being sent to landfill.23 Mar 01:12 AM
EnergyJapan's stalled $37b nuke recycling planRokkasho reprocessing complex in a northeast corner of Japan's main island of Honshu is raising speculation.05 Jan 12:12 AM
LifestyleFinally, a solution for all those bagsKiwis whose kitchen drawer or cupboards are brimming with plastic bags, are in luck.27 Nov 10:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Put levy on plastic bags - the planet will thank usIn 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.06 Oct 08:33 PM
New ZealandCouncil aims for a waste-free cityUsed nappies, beer bottles, takeaway cups, your Herald - all items that are likely to end up in the bin once they're finished with.13 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn Parker: My game's rubbish but just watch me clean upFor 20 years I've lived beside a public golf course. I play on it twice a week, and stroll over it most days.31 Aug 09:29 PM
