Waste Round-Up

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Recycling bins to be checked for rubbish

The Dunedin City Council is planning more door-to-door checks aimed at lifting the lid on the contents of the city's wheelie bins, as part of a crackdown on recycling contamination. Read More

Young people pick up on Auckland's waste problems

Auckland Council’s draft waste plan was the inspiration behind a competition aimed at getting young people involved in tackling Auckland’s waste issues.   Local youth organisation, Innercredits, held the competition encouraging young people to comment on the plan.  Read more

Two million plastic bottles recycled for car seat fabric

Ford is finding a new use for about two million plastic bottles.  They were ground up and used to make the fabrics that go into the upholstery on car seats.  Read More

Recycled cards could help green drive

Thousands of Christmas cards are ending up being good for the environment because of a recycling scheme being run by Marks & Spenser in South Shields.  For every 1,000 cards handed into the store, the Woodland Trust will plant a tree.  Read More

How hybrid battery recycling can help sales 

When Toyota hybrid battery packs reach the end of their lives, every piece is recycled. And it's all because of a program launched a year ago by Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. and its dealers.  Read more

Turning e-waste into green gold

Marketing students Mohammad Ebrahim Asif and Fawal Anjum Naseer from the American University of Sharjah did stop to think and have found a hypothetical way to profit from others' e-waste.  Read More

New York ban on landfilling electronic waste kicks in

New York state environmental officials are warning waste haulers that they can no longer dispose of televisions, computers and other electronic waste at landfills.  Read more

Council for Textile Recycling launches Education Initiatve Promoting Clothing Recycling

For the first time ever clothing brands, retailers, consumers, municipalities, charitable organizations, academics and recyclers are joining forces to promote the recycling of clothing and textiles.  Read more