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'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.

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.