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27/12/2024
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2/12/2024
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Adder this to the things that don’t belong in your recycling.
21/2/2024
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13/11/2023
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10/11/2023
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9/8/2023
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When it comes to recycling, we all want to play our part in contributing to the circular economy and reducing our waste to landfill. Your standard kerbside recycling is a great way to help keep materials in circulation, but not everything recyclable can be collected in your bin. To help you become a recycling expert, here are five everyday items to keep out of your kerbside collections.
8/8/2023
3 mins read
At Enviro NZ, our role is to help our customers and local communities do the right thing by the environment. We aim to not only provide recycling solutions but also to help educate people on the most effective practices for keeping materials in circulation. To help you recycle like a pro, we've gathered five easy best-practice tips to help on your way:
As of 01 July 2023, the Government has expanded its single-use plastic ban in an effort to phase out hard-to-recycle plastics and reduce the amount of plastic waste in landfill.
What’s the issue?
As useful as single-use plastics can be to our everyday life, it’s no secret that products made from these materials can have a negative impact on the environment, especially when paired with a fast-paced throwaway culture.
Primarily made from LDPE (Plastics 4), single-use plastic commonly refers to hard-to-recycle items such as plastic bags, straws, or wrappers. Mass-produced and rapidly consumed, these items are often created with convenience in mind, with little thought as to how they can be kept in circulation.
On a global level, it's estimated that we produce around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste each year - much of which ends up in landfill. In New Zealand, resource recovery businesses such as Enviro NZ invest heavily in infrastructure and facilities designed to help keep recyclables out of landfill and in circulation. However, our country has technological limits to what can and cannot be properly recycled. Single-use plastics, as the name implies, are designed for limited use and are notoriously difficult to recycle, with small or malleable items often falling through or entangling and damaging the recycling machinery. This means that most recycling centres across the country are unable to process or accept them.
What's changing?
Starting in 2019 with the ban of single-use plastic bags in supermarkets and retail stores, the Government’s expansion of the ban now means that the following items are no longer allowed to be sold in New Zealand:
2022 Items
2023 Items
What does this mean for me?
The upcoming ban will challenge New Zealand’s current throw-away habits by encouraging businesses and consumers to explore alternative, environmentally friendly solutions. Here are some ways that you can adapt:
For businesses
For consumers
Featured blogs
27/12/2024
1 min read
Now that the gifts have been shared and the family memories made, why not consider the environment as you clean up for the new year? Let's start with the tree!
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1 min read
Here are some jolly quick tips to bring out the #EverydayEnvironmentalist in everyone.
2/12/2024
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Once your recycling is picked up, it's dropped at the Timaru Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) -- a collaboration with 6 local councils to improve environmental outcomes in their communities.
23/2/2024
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Adder this to the things that don’t belong in your recycling.
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13/11/2023
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10/11/2023
2 mins read
Composting is a fantastic and easy way of contributing to the circular economy, allowing you to transform your unwanted garden materials into nutrient-rich compost.
9/8/2023
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When it comes to recycling, we all want to play our part in contributing to the circular economy and reducing our waste to landfill. Your standard kerbside recycling is a great way to help keep materials in circulation, but not everything recyclable can be collected in your bin. To help you become a recycling expert, here are five everyday items to keep out of your kerbside collections.
8/8/2023
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At Enviro NZ, our role is to help our customers and local communities do the right thing by the environment. We aim to not only provide recycling solutions but also to help educate people on the most effective practices for keeping materials in circulation. To help you recycle like a pro, we've gathered five easy best-practice tips to help on your way:
