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  • Published on 10:29 GMT

    Local councils welcome work on reducing waste going to landfills

    Local councils have backed a move by the Government to reduce the mountain of rubbish going to landfills and force companies to take more responsibility for their waste. Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage announced today that Cabinet had signed …

    Source: The New Zeland Herald
  • Published on 10:29 GMT

    Green Party tackles mountain of waste going to New Zealand's landfills

    Tackling the mountain of waste going to New Zealand's landfills is the focus of a new programme of work announced by the Green Party today.   Among options to cut the millions of tonnes of waste ending up in landfills each year is forcing companies to …

    Source: The New Zeland Herald
  • Published on 17:07 GMT

    Garbage tipping point within reach

    When the third toxic fire in several months broke out at a suburban Melbourne recycling plant in July 2017, burning for 20 days and causing the hospitalisation of more than a dozen people and the evacuation of hundreds of residents, the community was …

    Source: Age
  • Published on 07:58 GMT

    Rottnest’s Herschel Lake on list of PFAS sites

    HERSCHEL Lake on Rottnest Island is on a new list of WA sites impacted by toxic chemicals from the use of old firefighting foams. Perfluoroalkyls and Polyfluoroalkyls (PFAS) were detected in sediment and in the surface water. A former landfill on the …

    Source: Sunday Times
  • Published on 11:50 GMT

    Thailand Launches Initiatives to Reduce Plastic Waste

    Island of Phuket (Shutterstock) For the millions of sun seekers who head to Thailand’s resort island of Phuket each year in search of stunning beaches and clear waters, cutting down on waste may not be a top priority. But the island’s hotel association is …

    Source: Albawaba
  • Published on 05:37 GMT

    Food waste to bio-fertiliser

    Updated August 19, 2018 15:31:09 An Australian university is turning tonnes of kitchen scraps into high-value fertiliser that is being sold to farmers in Asia. James Cook University has become the first university in Australia to pioneer an innovative …

    Source: ABC.net.au
  • Published on 01:03 GMT

    Waste work programme to tackle tough problems

    Waste work programme to tackle tough problems Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage has announced a programme of work to take action on New Zealand’s long-neglected waste problems. “Since taking on the waste portfolio I have heard loud and clear …

    Source: Scoop
  • Published on Aug 18, 2018

    War on Waste: discarded food mulched into bio-fertiliser and exported to Asia

    Posted August 19, 2018 06:45:00 An Australian university is turning tonnes of kitchen scraps into high-value fertiliser that is being sold to farmers in Asia. James Cook University has become the first university in Australia to pioneer an innovative food …

    Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Published on Aug 18, 2018

    University turns food waste into bio-fertiliser

    Posted August 19, 2018 06:45:00 An Australian university is turning tonnes of kitchen scraps into high-value fertiliser that is being sold to farmers in Asia. James Cook University has become the first university in Australia to pioneer an innovative food …

    Source: ABC.net.au
  • Published on Aug 17, 2018

    More than $490,000 gifted to Western Bay and Tauranga councils for freedom campers

    More than $490,000 is being given to Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga councils to help them better manage freedom camping ahead of summer. The Government announced this week it was gifting grants to 27 councils around New Zealand to help address issues …

    Source: Bay of Plenty Times
  • Published on 13:07 GMT

    Government tackles tyred old problem

    ANDREA VANCE Last updated 08:51, August 19 2018 WARWICK SMITH/STUFF Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage plans for 'waste-free future'. The Government is cracking down on harmful waste, and next on the list is those dumping tyres and lithium …

    Source: Stuff
  • Published on Aug 16, 2018

    Council receives money from Government to help manage freedom camping

    The Western Bay of Plenty District Council has been granted $340,000 to help manage freedom camping this summer. The council applied to the Government for additional funding through the Tourism Facilities Development Grants Fund to manage and improve …

    Source: Bay of Plenty Times
  • Published on Aug 17, 2018

    'Zero-waste' household hoping to dispose of kerbside bin collection fee

    Posted August 18, 2018 09:00:01 Two familiar sounds of suburban life are wheelie bins being dragged to the kerb and the dull roar of a garbage truck in the wee hours. There's also the arguments that ensue from someone forgetting to put the bins out …

    Source: ABC Hobart
  • Published on Aug 18, 2018

    From riches into rags saves waste

    THE Salvation Army Family Store in Noosaville is booming. On Wednesday, a host of customers roamed the building, trying out clothes, books, musical instruments, tools, hardware, and even furniture - and all good quality products. It resembled more a …

    Source: Noosa News
  • Published on Aug 16, 2018

    Revealed: Upgrade to beautify scruffy Mt Roskill village in Auckland

    Auckland's Mt Roskill Village centre is in line for a long-awaited upgrade, but some of it will have to be re-done if light rail ploughs through the area. A local leader, however, says the pattern on the road surface will only be anti-slip paint, not …

    Source: Aucklander
  • Published on Aug 17, 2018

    My beloved Great Barrier Reef: Four tales of love, loss and hope

    As this year's Science Week invites those who care about the Great Barrier Reef to help scientists save it, four Australians share stories about their long-standing and special relationships with the reef. Beyond imagination Charlie Veron, marine …

    Source: ABC Far North Queensland
  • Published on 17:44 GMT

    Saying 'No' to SeaWorld

    The customer is always right and when the customer says no killer-whale shows, ticket sales stop. Huge UK tour operator Thomas Cook is taking a stand against tourism attractions that keep killer whales in captivity by refusing to sell their tickets from …

    Source: The New Zeland Herald
  • Published on 11:41 GMT

    Green Party concludes two-day annual general meeting in Palmerston North

    What the Green Party has achieved after 10 months in Government is impressive but the caucus should be careful not to get the "speed wobbles", former Greens co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons says. "James' [Shaw's] account of what has …

    Source: The New Zeland Herald
  • Published on Aug 17, 2018

    YOUR GUIDE: What's on across the Mackay region this weekend

    Valley Thunder Run Saturday, August 18 from 10am Mackay to the Pinnacle Family Hotel All bikes welcome to join Poker Run from Mackay Harley-Davidson to Pinnacle Family Hotel for Mackay Harley-Davidson's first annual Valley Thunder Run and festival, …

    Source: Daily Mercury
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