RECYCLE ALL YOU CAN
So what's the problem? Sixty-five percent of the average rubbish bag could be recycled or composted. Each month, New Zealanders dispose of enough rubbish to fill a rugby field 30 stories high. More...
RECYCLING TIPS There are lots of innovative things you can do to help reduce your rubbish – click here to check out some of the tips to get you started.
NEW ZEALAND RECYCLING SYMBOLS The New Zealand Recycling Symbols are designed to encourage the standardisation of recycling signage throughout New Zealand, enhance public participation in recycling and facilitate the correct separation of materials. More...
REDUCE YOUR RUBBISH CAMPAIGN New Zealanders throw away 3.6 million tonnes of rubbish every year. If we were to measure this in 9 tonne buses it would equate to 400,000 buses of rubbish - that's more than 1000 buses every day.
The crazy thing is that around 65 percent of our "rubbish" could be recycled or composted instead. More...
GOVT3 – TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE Govt3 encourages government agencies to minimise the waste they send to landfill. This enables agencies to help give effect to the New Zealand Waste Strategy as well as central government’s sector action plan under the New Zealand Packaging Accord. More...
THE WASTE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND The Waste Management Institute of New Zealand (WasteMINZ) is a non-profit organisation that was formed in 1989 to promote sustainable waste management practices for the benefit of all New Zealanders. Our primary function is to provide a forum for presentation and dissemination of information and to act as a facilitator for the waste management industry in New Zealand. More...