Envirology

1. Recyclers say council wasting its time
(News/Latest News)

Via nzherald.co.nz, 19/08/2011 Recycling operators say Auckland Council is wasting its time revamping rubbish disposal without talking to people who know the industry. Lawyer Stephen Franks told councillors ...

2. Barilla owns this weeks sustainability "award"
(Blog/Blog)

... all pasta in the bag left to spill though your pantry, you can also dispose the flat cardboard box in your weekly paper recycling. It won't go to landfill, you don't have to pay for the plastic rubbish. ...

3. Paper Recycling in Rodney
(Blog/Blog)

Background information: (From http://www.rodney.govt.nz/EnvironmentalCare/rubbishrecycling/Pages/KerbsideRecycling.aspx) Tie up flattened paper and cardboard with string or put in a plastic bag no ...

4. Mountain of rubbish mars landmark peak
(News/Latest News)

By DIANE JOYCE - The Dominion Post, via Stuff, co.nz, 16/10/2010 An "astounding" 10 tonnes of rubbish has been dumped from the top of Hastings' most well-known landmark, Te Mata Peak, risking ...

5. New World scraps plastic bag levy
(News/News Archive)

By LAURA BASHAM - The Nelson Mail, via stuff.co.nz, last updated 13:00 21/10/2009 New World supermarkets in the South Island have dropped their 5-cent plastic bag charge because of customer complaints. ...

6. Ecostore plastic packaging
(Blog/Blog)

... to reduce the amount of plastic rubbish. Kind regards, Ingo Ratsdorf I received the following reply from them on 4 October 2009: Hi Ingo, Thanks for taking the time to write to us. ...

7. Catalogues wrapped in plastic
(Blog/Blog)

... unnecessary and a superfluous burden for the rubbish system and the environment. I would be delighted you you would revert to stickers only, if you believe you really have to send paper to people. I personally ...

8. Plasic wrapped magazines
(Blog/Blog)

This is an email that I sent to AGM Online today: Hi. I will return your latest issue of "landscape" to you. I will no longer accept newspapers and magazines wrapped in plastic foil. For decades magazines ...

9. HOME a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
(Blog/Blog)

... available in German, English, Russian, Arabic, French, Spanish. Please watch it and decide for youself what you will buy next time in the supermarket, what you do with your rubbish, whether you need ...

10. Is Green Really Green? - Material Selection In The Context Of Sustainable Buildings
(Material/Various)

...  xivMinistry for the Environment, Plastic identification codes, retrieved 8 May 2009 from http://www.reducerubbish.govt.nz/recycle/plastic-id.html xvGECA = Good Environmental Choice Australia, ...

11. Aussies offer answer to toxic old TVs
(News/News Archive)

... of toxic TVs to rubbish dumps. Increasing numbers of people are dumping lead-containing cathode-ray tube televisions as they buy new flat-screen and digital televisions before the switch to digital broadcasting. ...

12. Warehouse to charge 10c for its plastic bags
(News/News Archive)

The Warehouse will charge 10c for plastic shopping bags from next month in an effort to encourage the use of reusable bags. The company says it wants to take 20 million bags out of circulation in ...