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No single-use plastic shopping bags from 1 July
Published: Friday 28 June 2019
Make sure you pack a reusable bag when leaving home to avoid being caught bagless as the ban on single-use plastic bags come to effect on 1 July 2019.
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Aotea Great Barrier Island gets a community recycling centre
Published: Friday 28 June 2019
A new community recycling and reuse centre will soon open on Aotea – the sixth to open across Auckland, as part of Auckland Council’s Resource Recovery Network.
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Visy Recycling Centre open day a success
Published: Thursday 27 June 2019
Do you know what happens to your kerbside recycling once it leaves your place in the truck? At the recent Visy Open Day, 142 Aucklanders got a behind-the-scenes look at how their kerbside recycling gets sorted.
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Join the Plastic Free July Aotearoa Challenge
Published: Thursday 27 June 2019
Ditch those plastic produce and shopping bags; say no to plastic straws; take a reusable coffee cup, takeaway container or water bottle with you when you’re out and about, and join the Plastic Free July Aotearoa Challenge.
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Soft plastic recycling returns to Auckland
Published: Wednesday 26 June 2019
Aucklanders can once again recycle their plastic shopping bags and plastic wrappers with the i...
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New waste services support zero waste target on Great Barrier Island
Published: Friday 7 June 2019
Auckland Council is rolling out new waste services on Aotea Great Barrier Island from 1 July 2...
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Council goes circular on construction waste
Published: Monday 27 May 2019
The Auckland region is in the midst of a major building boom. While this is good news for new...
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New waste and resource recovery services support community to rethink waste
Published: Monday 27 May 2019
New transitional waste and resource recovery services are on the way for the transfer station...
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Managing green waste at Devonport Community Recycling Centre
Published: Monday 4 March 2019
As Biosecurity New Zealand restrictions enter their third week in Devonport, the Devonport Com...
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Make sure these 10 items go in your recycling bin every time
Published: Friday 11 January 2019
Most Aucklanders are good recyclers, but it's easy to get confused about how to 'recycle right...
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