Recycling
Dairying's Woman of the Year
Taranaki share-milker Trish Rankin is 2019's Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year. She's an active environmentalist, mother of four, teacher, is on the National Executive for the NZ Dairy Awards, is a…
AudioI Didn't Know That Recycling: how far can you go?
Australian company Licella says it has created a system that can recycle all types of plastic, even items with neoprene and bits of wood in them. At present just 10 per cent of plastic is recycled in… Audio, Gallery
Safe food or a saved environment? A panel explores the packaging dilemma
Kim Hill discusses the complexities of packaging and waste with four experts - Sharon Humphreys, Mike Sammons, Prof. Juliet Gerrard, and Assoc. Prof. Xiaomeng Wu. Audio
Household recycling tips from Consumer NZ
How do you recycle batteries? Which supermarkets allow you to bring your own container to the deli section? Can the plastic rings on plastic milk bottles be recycled? Investigative writer Olivia… Audio
Question of the Day for 26 September 2019
What are your memories of the old bottle refund scheme? Audio
Plastic bottle refund scheme touted to improve recycling
Zero waste network chairman, Marty Hoffart joins the discussion on the government exploring a plastic bottle refund scheme to encourage more recycling. Audio
Speaking up about end of life problematic products
Waste minimisation and environmental groups are encouraging the public to have their say on Government guidelines for Environment Product Stewardship.Hannah Blumhardt from The Rubbish Trip explains… Audio
The Poly-cycling octopus
In this episode of Voices; we meet two eco-warriors from the Pacific region intent on spreading the zero waste message to communities and the next generation. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio
The Poly-cycling octopus
In this episode of Voices; we meet two eco-warriors from the Pacific region intent on spreading the zero waste message to communities and the next generation. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu.
AudioNew programme to recycle pens and stationery
Traditionally if pens are chucked away, they just end up in landfill. Until now. A new programme has launched in New Zealand today to make pens, markers, and highlighters 100 percent recyclable. Audio
Following The Recycling Bag
We've been looking into how New Zealand's waste and recycling is being dealt with over the last few weeks on Nights. Tonight we have a special interview with the Prime Minister's chief science… Audio
Government considers plastic refund schemes
A new proposal could see a levy slapped on some environmentally harmful products with the money returned to the consumer if the products are recycled. The government is seeking feedback on a plan to… Audio
Follow The Bag
In this special report, Bryan has been looking into how we deal with recycling in Aotearoa New Zealand. He follows the trail from the recycling bag at his garden gate to the recycling plants and… Audio
The Waiuku company making fence posts from used plastic
Waiuku-based company Future Post blends granulated soft plastics with chipped up milk bottles to produce sturdy recyclable fence posts. Audio, Gallery
The Waiuku company making fence posts from used plastic
Waiuku-based company Future Post blends granulated soft plastics with chipped up milk bottles to produce sturdy recyclable fence posts.
AudioGovernment considers new recycling scheme
Today the Government announced it is looking at introducing a new recycling scheme where you can get cash back for returning bottles and plastics to recycling centres. Audio
Recycling farm waste
The New Zealand Rural Waste Minimisation Project promises to clean up farm waste in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly way. Audio
Government releases plan to tackle plastics recycling
The government is adopting all of the recommendations from a taskforce set up last year to respond to China's ban on importing most types of plastics, that saw recycling stockpiles growing across the… Audio
From fast-fashion to a circular economy
In the UK alone there is an estimated 30 billion pounds’ worth of unused clothes sitting in wardrobes. Audio
Recycled materials a must for quake-strengthened buildings - expert
Engineers are pushing the boundaries on building materials to find more sustainable ways to earthquake strengthen.
