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Blenheim | Enviro NZ Branch Spotlight
Locations
Residential
Business
Residential Solutions

10/2/2025

2 mins read

Blenheim | Enviro NZ Branch Spotlight

Introducing our Blenheim branch!

Besides the great climate, and ranking 1st or second in most hours of sunshine per annum, Blenheim is one of Enviro NZ's newest branches.

Raise a keep cup to Tauranga! | Enviro NZ Branch Spotlight
Environment
News
Locations

31/1/2025

1 min read

Raise a keep cup to Tauranga! | Enviro NZ Branch Spotlight

Tauranga branch ditches one-use paper cups

Concerned by the huge number of one-use paper cups going to landfill, our

Auckland Anniversary Day | Service hours for 27 January 2025
News
Residential

22/1/2025

1 min read

Auckland Anniversary Day | Service hours for 27 January 2025

Changes to bin services & transfer station hours for Auckland Anniversary Day

This January 27th, we're celebrating Auckland Anniversary Day with a long weekend. Please see the list below for impacted services from Enviro NZ.

Wellington Anniversary Day 20 January 2025
News

14/1/2025

1 min read

Wellington Anniversary Day 20 January 2025

Hours & service alerts for Wellington Anniversary Day

Happy Wellington Anniversary Day to all our customers in the capital. Here's a quick update on how the holiday will impact our services:

Sorting our way through the Sustainability Festival | 2024
News
Environment

12/12/2024

1 min read

Sorting our way through the Sustainability Festival | 2024

Corrie, our resident #EverydayEnvironmentalist, pitched in to educate the community.

Have you ever been to a Sustainability Festival?

Christmas & New Years' Service Hours | Dec 2024 - Jan 2025
News

10/12/2024

4 mins read

Christmas & New Years' Service Hours | Dec 2024 - Jan 2025

Changes to bin services & transfer station hours over the holidays

Enviro NZ wishes all our customers safe and happy holidays.

Plastic lid Pūkeko mural created by everyday environmentalist, Rowan
Environment

7/11/2024

1 min read

Plastic lid Pūkeko mural created by everyday environmentalist, Rowan

Upcycling plastic lids to make a Pūkeko bird mural

Have you ever thought of using plastic lids for art?

Labour Day 2024 Service Updates
News

23/10/2024

4 mins read

Labour Day 2024 Service Updates

PUBLIC HOLIDAY ALERT

However you spend Labour Day, stay up the date on the latest service information and holiday hours from Enviro NZ.

Anzac Day 2024 service updates
News

19/4/2024

1 min read

Anzac Day 2024 service updates

With Anzac Day falling on a Thursday this year (25/04/2024), please see the following list for service updates in your region:

DCC residential wheelie bin service update
News

9/4/2024

1 min read

DCC residential wheelie bin service update

With Council-provided wheelie bins for rubbish coming soon to Dunedin, we will be scaling back our user pays residential services.

Waitangi Day 06 February 2024
News

1/2/2024

1 min read

Waitangi Day 06 February 2024

Happy Waitangi day to our customers across the country. Please see the list below for impacted services.

Auckland and Nelson Anniversary Hours 29 January 2024
News

26/1/2024

1 min read

Auckland and Nelson Anniversary Hours 29 January 2024

This January 29th, we're celebrating Auckland and Nelson Anniversary Day with a long weekend. Please see the list below for impacted services.

Wellington Anniversary Day 22 January 2024
News

19/1/2024

1 min read

Wellington Anniversary Day 22 January 2024

Happy Wellington Anniversary Day to all our customers in the capital. Here's a quick update on how the holiday will impact our services:

Meet everyday environmentalist Neville Whitlock
News

18/12/2023

3 mins read

Meet everyday environmentalist Neville Whitlock

How would you describe your job to your family or friends in terms they can easily understand?

North Shore’s yellow bag service to end
News

4/12/2023

1 min read

North Shore’s yellow bag service to end

Enviro NZ has announced that it will be ending its bagged rubbish collection service in the North Shore area next year.

New trucks for Wellington
News

17/10/2023

2 mins read

New trucks for Wellington

Our rubbish and recycling trucks are workhorses and can collect up to 1,000 bins and bags a day. This year Enviro NZ is refurbishing the rubbish and recycling trucks used in its Wellington City Council kerbside collections.

South Canterbury embraces recycling week challenge
News

17/10/2023

1 min read

South Canterbury embraces recycling week challenge

It's Recycling Week in NZ. It reminds us we can all make a positive difference in our environment everyday by reducing, reusing and recycling.

Survey shows high satisfaction with Waimate’s kerbside services
News

9/10/2023

1 min read

Survey shows high satisfaction with Waimate’s kerbside services

As New Zealand prepares for far-reaching kerbside recycling changes coming next year, communities can take heart from an early adopter like Waimate District Council.

Big rigs bring big smiles at annual track day
News

5/10/2023

1 min read

Big rigs bring big smiles at annual track day

We might not have brought the speed, but we certainly brought the size to this year's Race 4 Life track day – two truck and trailer units used in bulk haulage, along with a tractor.

Dunedin’s new kerbside contract a big step forward
News

22/11/2022

2 mins read

Dunedin’s new kerbside contract a big step forward

The Dunedin City Council (DCC) and Enviro NZ have signed a milestone recycling and rubbish contract that will see the city take further steps toward reducing waste and carbon emissions.

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Events

Find out what's happening at Enviro NZ with the latest Event news and updates.

Auckland Anniversary Day | Service hours for 27 January 2025
News
Residential

22/1/2025

1 min read

Auckland Anniversary Day | Service hours for 27 January 2025

Changes to bin services & transfer station hours for Auckland Anniversary Day

This January 27th, we're celebrating Auckland Anniversary Day with a long weekend. Please see the list below for impacted services from Enviro NZ.

Wellington Anniversary Day 20 January 2025
News

14/1/2025

1 min read

Wellington Anniversary Day 20 January 2025

Hours & service alerts for Wellington Anniversary Day

Happy Wellington Anniversary Day to all our customers in the capital. Here's a quick update on how the holiday will impact our services:

Sorting our way through the Sustainability Festival | 2024
News
Environment

12/12/2024

1 min read

Sorting our way through the Sustainability Festival | 2024

Corrie, our resident #EverydayEnvironmentalist, pitched in to educate the community.

Have you ever been to a Sustainability Festival?

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People

Find out what's happening at Enviro NZ with the latest news and updates.

Blenheim | Enviro NZ Branch Spotlight
Locations
Residential
Business
Residential Solutions

10/2/2025

2 mins read

Blenheim | Enviro NZ Branch Spotlight

Introducing our Blenheim branch!

Besides the great climate, and ranking 1st or second in most hours of sunshine per annum, Blenheim is one of Enviro NZ's newest branches.

Raise a keep cup to Tauranga! | Enviro NZ Branch Spotlight
Environment
News
Locations

31/1/2025

1 min read

Raise a keep cup to Tauranga! | Enviro NZ Branch Spotlight

Tauranga branch ditches one-use paper cups

Concerned by the huge number of one-use paper cups going to landfill, our

Sorting our way through the Sustainability Festival | 2024
News
Environment

12/12/2024

1 min read

Sorting our way through the Sustainability Festival | 2024

Corrie, our resident #EverydayEnvironmentalist, pitched in to educate the community.

Have you ever been to a Sustainability Festival?

Plastic lid Pūkeko mural created by everyday environmentalist, Rowan
Environment

7/11/2024

1 min read

Plastic lid Pūkeko mural created by everyday environmentalist, Rowan

Upcycling plastic lids to make a Pūkeko bird mural

Have you ever thought of using plastic lids for art?

Our Halloween everyday environmentalist, Rochelle
News

31/10/2024

1 min read

Our Halloween everyday environmentalist, Rochelle

Look how Rochelle turned e-scooter parts into a Halloween costume


Greyhounds bring smiles to Palmerston North with everyday environmentalist, Sarah
News

30/10/2024

2 mins read

Greyhounds bring smiles to Palmerston North with everyday environmentalist, Sarah

Meet our latest everyday environmentalist at Enviro NZ


Hands on in Tonga: Helping with new landfill cells
News

30/8/2024

2 mins read

Hands on in Tonga: Helping with new landfill cells

Enviro NZ’s Louis Sparks has been ‘hands on’ in Tonga recently helping the island nation with its new landfill.

Meet everyday environmentalist Neville Whitlock
News

18/12/2023

3 mins read

Meet everyday environmentalist Neville Whitlock

How would you describe your job to your family or friends in terms they can easily understand?

South Canterbury embraces recycling week challenge
News

17/10/2023

1 min read

South Canterbury embraces recycling week challenge

It's Recycling Week in NZ. It reminds us we can all make a positive difference in our environment everyday by reducing, reusing and recycling.

Resourceful women powering our business
News

8/3/2023

14 mins read

Resourceful women powering our business

We know how important positive role models can be when it comes to carving out career pathways in the waste and resource management industry.

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Sustainability

Find out what's happening at Enviro NZ with the latest Sustainability news and updates.

Unrecyclable plastic converted into fuel source
Business
News

28/8/2025

3 mins read

Unrecyclable plastic converted into fuel source

Enviro NZ leads the way with innovative solution

Utilising the latest technology Enviro NZ has commissioned a plant that processes unrecyclable plastic and other suitable materials, to create a fuel known as Process Engineered Fuel (PEF).

PRESS RELEASE- 2024 Report
News

4/6/2025

3 mins read

PRESS RELEASE- 2024 Report


Raise a keep cup to Tauranga! | Enviro NZ Branch Spotlight
Environment
News
Locations

31/1/2025

1 min read

Raise a keep cup to Tauranga! | Enviro NZ Branch Spotlight

Tauranga branch ditches one-use paper cups

Concerned by the huge number of one-use paper cups going to landfill, our

Plastic lid Pūkeko mural created by everyday environmentalist, Rowan
Environment

7/11/2024

1 min read

Plastic lid Pūkeko mural created by everyday environmentalist, Rowan

Upcycling plastic lids to make a Pūkeko bird mural

Have you ever thought of using plastic lids for art?

AI trial for hazard detection at Enviro NZ's Constellation Drive site
News

6/7/2022

3 mins read

AI trial for hazard detection at Enviro NZ's Constellation Drive site

As a first step in developing its Multi Access Edge Compute capabilities, Spark has taken a Qrious-developed AI-powered computer vision pilot for Enviro NZ and enhanced it with 5G connectivity and local edge computing (AWS Snowball Edge). The pilot of the computer vision system helps solve a key business issue for Enviro NZ at its resource recovery centre identifying health and safety risks.  

New materials recovery facility offers local sustainability solutions
News

10/8/2022

2 mins read

New materials recovery facility offers local sustainability solutions

South Canterbury’s waste minimisation and recycling efforts have received a major boost with the commissioning of a new $3.8 million materials recovery facility (MRF) in Timaru.

We're becoming Enviro NZ
News

4/5/2023

2 mins read

We're becoming Enviro NZ

Enviro NZ to bring all its businesses under single brand - focuses on making it easier for people to do the right thing by the environment