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Plastic Free July 2020 - Join the challenge
Published: Wednesday 1 July 2020
Ditch those single-use plastics and join the Plastic Free July Aotearoa Challenge. Last July, over a quarter of a million New Zealanders took part in this daily act to swap single use plastics for other solutions. Plastic is part of every room in the home. This July, we’re encouraging Auckland Council staff to look at some simple swaps for their kitchen, bathroom and laundry to eliminate single-use plastic from their daily lives.
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Countdown to new Community Resource Recovery Park opening
Published: Wednesday 24 June 2020
On 1 July, Waiheke will start ushering in a new waste minimisation and resource recovery era on the island. The Waiheke Zero Waste Partnership – made up of the local Waiheke branch of AIM Services and local community organisations, Island Waste Collective (IWC) and Clean Island (CI) – will operate new waste and resource recovery services, in partnership with Auckland Council.
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Closure of Waiheke Island Transfer Station
Published: Tuesday 16 June 2020
Auckland Council advises that the Waiheke Island Transfer Station will be closed to the public...
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Recycling contamination costs
Published: Tuesday 9 June 2020
Wishcycling – chucking something in the recycling bin and hoping it will be recycled – is a bigger problem than most people realise.
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New recycling wheelie bins on their way for Waiheke
Published: Monday 8 June 2020
Changes to Auckland Council’s roadside waste collection services on Waiheke are now underway....
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Waste volumes increase in lockdown
Published: Tuesday 19 May 2020
Glass recycling up 26% in April, and 66 extra double decker buses of waste went to landfill.
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Aotea’s Anamata Shop, the home of reuse, has moved
Published: Monday 18 May 2020
The Anamata Shop – home to the best of Aotea’s upcycling and reusable household items – re-ope...
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Recycling update May 2020
Published: Wednesday 6 May 2020
Paper recycling resumes in May but some mixed plastics are going to landfill.
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COVID-19 impacts overseas fibre recycling market
Published: Wednesday 6 May 2020
Kerbside recycling services are not affected and continue as normal
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Matakawau recycling drop-off station closure
Published: Sunday 29 March 2020
With communities being asked to stay home and self-isolate, Auckland Council has made the decision to close the recycling drop-off station at Matakawau on the Āwhitu Peninsula.
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