Recycle

Recycling is one of the best things you can do for the environment. While reducing piles of rubbish, you're also protecting natural resources, minimising global warming, saving water and energy and you get the "feel good factor". And what better place to start recycling than at home.

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Recycle at Home

Learn the secrets of recycling and get in the loop.

What to do with old phone books?

It's that time of year again, the Southland 2010 phone directory is being delivered to our homes and businesses. But what do we do with the old phonebook? Here are 9 things you can do with your old phonebook.

Change the World

Actions like reducing our rubbish, recycling all that we can, switching off the lights when leaving the room, walking to work and installing insultation, help us to live in 'balance' with our environment (rather than against it).

An old aluminium kettle turned into a flower pot

Get more life out of your rubbish

Discover the secrets of reusing materials

Moving In?

Are you up to your ears in cardboard boxes, newspaper and bubble wrap? Or have you not taken the plunge to start unpacking yet? Here is some helpful advice on how to prevent your rubbish bin from filling up after moving in.

Stories from Southlanders

Even as individuals we can make a world of difference. These case studies are about everyday Southlanders who are each contrubiting in their own ways to reduce their rubbish.

Keep these 4 things out of your recycling

Recycling is a great thing to do, but there are some things that shouldn't be recycled. Find out the 4 things you should never recycle.