New ZealandGovernment launches plan to transform recycling systemsPeople will have until May 8 to have their say.13 Mar 03:57 AM
New ZealandWellington stops glass recycling, public transport to be stretched to the limitThe city is feeling the effect of a shortage of workers due to increasing Covid-19 cases.07 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandHedgehog, pig's head, cutlery among causes for 100+ wastewater spillsBut the local council says it doesn't know how much it costs to clean up.20 Feb 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Every possible solution' required to stop shameful dumping problemSolutions could include rates-funded rubbish collection and public recycling education.28 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessSmart, Earthcare in waste management mergerWaste management firms Smart Environmental and Earthcare Environmental are merging.25 Nov 11:55 PM
New ZealandNew site for Kaibosh means more food saved from wasteKaibosh Kāpiti-Horowhenua has moved to a bigger site on Sheffield St, Paraparaumu.17 Nov 02:40 AM
EnvironmentCompetition offers $25,000 to best clean recycling postWasteMINZ is on a mission to encourage people to rinse, recycle and repeat their waste.23 Oct 09:30 PM
New Zealand90% Project: Green Gorilla recycling sets benchmark with staff vaccinationsGreen Gorilla recycling are over 90 per cent already23 Sep 04:00 AM
EnvironmentRiver rubbish dumping's $57k annual cost, and it's not stopping in lockdown"Our staff were being put at risk having to go out into the community to respond."03 Sep 12:12 AM
BusinessBeijing Capital looks to sell NZ's Waste ManagementBeijing Capital acquired Waste Management for $950m from ASX-listed Transpacific in 2014.13 Aug 05:24 AM
New ZealandExtension granted for dumping items destroyed in West Coast floodingFree dumping was expected to end on Thursday but will now end on Sunday.29 Jul 05:00 PM
EnvironmentContaminated water and waste at Ruakākā site removed since last yearSite operators to be billed once clean-up sorted in Ruakākā.14 Jul 05:00 PM
EnvironmentCommunity fridge project nears completionThe Whanganui Community Fridge will enable food redistribution and help prevent waste.02 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew plastic bans target cutlery, meat trays, takeaway containersDays of plastic cutlery, PVC meat trays and polystyrene takeaway containers now numbered.27 Jun 12:00 AM
New Zealand'Putrid' rotting skins and pelts present problems at landfillIncreased animal waste causing toxic landfill fumes.25 Jun 02:58 AM
New ZealandDome Valley landfill gets approval after split decision by planning commissionersWaste Management says most of the land will act as a buffer from surrounding farms.14 Jun 04:20 AM
LifestyleTotally sorted: Meet 4-year-old Frankie, Petone's champion recyclerFrankie Bakhos-McCarthy could teach a lot of grown-ups something about recycling.04 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZ still sending plastic waste to developing countriesSince 2019, more than 10,000 tonnes of NZ's plastic has gone to Malaysia alone.28 May 09:20 PM
New ZealandHuge 'eyesore' of scrap metal 'dumped without consent'Phil Goff says the illegal dump is the biggest Auckland Council has ever seen.14 May 03:49 AM
BusinessTiwai Point smelter clean-up cost risingSmelter's owners will raise provision for clean-up after audit finds more waste on site.30 Apr 05:25 AM
New ZealandNZ second worst recycling nation; Pringles, KitKat, Toblerone partly to blamePackaging used for Pringles, KitKat and Toblerone is not easily recyclable in Aotearoa.23 Apr 07:38 PM
New ZealandTrash Palace: Rubbish spills out of Auckland home on to footpathA woman pushing a pram had to step onto a busy road due to rubbish blocking the path.17 Apr 12:41 AM
VideoParis streets exposed on #SaccageParis overflowing with rubbishParisian streets have been filmed overflowing with garbage. Video / Un Autre via TwitterWatch06 Apr 08:58 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRachel Brown: Circular solution to our plastic problemOpinion: Right now the way we make, use and dispose of products is an uncoordinated mess.03 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland Council collection dates for Christmas rubbishAuckland Council aspires to be a Zero Waste City by 2040.23 Dec 11:05 PM
New ZealandWorld-famous Masterton event seeks waste bylaw changesNew rules aim to control the dumping of spam mail and waste from large public events.14 Dec 10:33 PM
New ZealandHistoric landfill sites found, school cordons off cricket netsLandfills were used to dispose of household rubbish and are likely to pose minimal risk.10 Dec 12:28 AM
New ZealandRecycling upgrade slashes Auckland's plastic landfill wasteIt will also increase fivefold the amount recycled in New Zealand.02 Dec 10:17 PM
Employment$400k fine for arm trapped in tyre shredderWorker's arm was trapped in a tyre shredder.17 Nov 11:40 PM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Recycling cardboard and plastic 3, 4, 6 and 7 becoming a problemChina's decision "one of the best things to happen". Made with funding from NZ On Air.13 Nov 05:19 PM
New ZealandOwner of burning landfill given deadline for actionThe fire has been burning underground since August at Puke Coal Landfill.06 Nov 09:06 PM
PremiumPremiumEnvironmentNorthland councils help remove waste after owners defied orderA tender for the clean-up of hazardous materials in Ruakākā has been let.16 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandPressure on Wellington event organisers to front up over seas of plasticEvent waste planning standard proposed in Wellington for large outdoor gatherings.15 Jun 05:00 AM
New ZealandAuckland's household waste skyrockets over lockdownThe increase wasn't surprising because people spent more time inside their homes in April.18 May 10:53 PM
