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New venture to save thousands of tonnes of bread from landfill
Thousands of tonnes of bread end up in New Zealand dumps every year, but an enterprising venture is recycling old loaves and getting them back into pantries as flour. Environmental and chemical… Audio
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The biggest contributor to landfills - soil
Audio 5 Nov 202570% of material that ends up in landfills comes from construction and demolition and most of that is soil. Audio
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Politics sink landfill-saving law
It's still not clear exactly why the Greens' Right to Repair Bill faltered at select committee stage, after extensive cross-party collaboration on the details. Audio
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Amount of commercial and industrial waste sent to landfill drops
The amount of commercial and industrial waste being sent off to landfill has plummeted according to the latest snapshot of our waste and recycling habits. Waste and Recycling Industry Association's… Audio
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Diverting old car bumpers from landfill, into fenceposts
Around 115,000 new and used bumpers are replaced annually across New Zealand, with many destined for the landfill at their end or life. Audio
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NZ scientists hoping to crack issue produce going to landfill
New Zealand scientists say they have developed 'world first' technology which has the potential to solve a huge problem in our horticulture industry Sustainability venture 'Powered by plants' has… Audio
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Chicken carcasses from Otago farm taken to landfill
Two truck loads of chicken carcasses, eggs and litter from an Otago farm infected with bird flu have been taken to a landfill in Southland. It's day two of the cull of 80,000 birds after some tested… Audio
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Urban Miners diverting e waste from landfill by salvaging
About a hundred mainly retired volunteers operate a not for profit out of Waipa, sifting through people discarded household electronics, essentially mining your junk for stuff that can be salvaged… Audio
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Christchurch man spending inheritance to fight landfill
One Canterbury man is choosing to spend some of his inheritance to fight a landfill proposal. "Self-appointed mayor of Whiterock" Mike McCaleb has already spent nearly $25,000 of his own money on… Audio
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Wairoa's landfill running out of space as cleanup continues
Wairoa's landfill is running out of room - adding to the stress from the latest floods - Matthew Hutching has this report. Audio
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Palmerston North rubbish-handlers save recyclables from landfill
At most big events in New Zealand, even if the bins are separated into rubbish and recycling, it all ends up going to landfill. Precycle NZ in Palmerston North is trying to change that. Audio
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Low-cost posts for farms and no landfill charges for vineyards
A start-up in Marlborough is busy repurposing damaged vineyard posts, that were used to hold up the canopy, into sustainable posts for farm fencing. Audio
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Police searching Porirua landfill for connections to death
Police specialist search teams have been scouring a landfill in Porirua today looking for items of interest in connection with the death of 79 year old Helen Gregory. The Khandallah woman was found… Video, Audio
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Historical New Zealand photos nearly sent to US landfill
Dame Whina Cooper's daughter is pleased thousands of photos of Māori life from the early 20th century have been brought back into New Zealand, but is unhappy they ended up overseas and nearly sent to… Audio
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Rotting GIB board may be culprit in West Coast landfill smell
Time now for our local democracy reporting part of the programme. And this morning it's the turn of Brendon McMahon from Greymouth. Audio
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Residents despair at foul stench from Tawa landfill
Audio 27 Jun 2023A landfill in the Wellington suburb of Tawa has been fined for a foul stench described by local residents as "sulphurous" or like "sewage", and which has been tormenting them for years. The Porirua… Audio
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Children's clothing landfill conundrum addressed
It's not surprising then that children's clothes leave a big stain on our landfill. Jess Richards and her business partner Miranda Kersten want to combat this. Jess speaks to Jesse. Audio
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'There's a lot of landfill coming our way'
Warnings for retailers as Chinese eCommerce giant Temu expands to target the New Zealand and Australian market. The new online marketplace launched here in March, after a staggeringly successful open… Audio
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Building waste still heading to landfill in Waikato
Some Waikato builders are still sending leftover construction material to landfill, despite the council's plan to minimise and recycle waste.
Currently, 50 percent of what goes to landfill comes from… Audio
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Preventing children's car seats from going to landfill
Parents in New Plymouth can now recycle their children's car seats that have past their expiry for free, meaning they won't be going to landfill. Audio
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Stitch It, another way to fight fabric going to landfill
As part of their mission to decrease the negative impacts of fashion on people and the environment, the New Zealand arm of the organisation will be running quarterly workshops called Stitch It… Audio
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Wellington set to get new landfill
Wellington is set to get a new landfill on top of an old one.
The city council has approved plans to extend the Southern Landfill at a cost of $36 million.
The piggyback option will see a new… Audio
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Tonnes of masks diverted from landfill in new initiative
With most people having discarded their mask now that the rules are almost completely over, lots of them have ended up as landfill or litter. But the country's largest mask manufacturer is offering… Video, Audio
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Wonky Box food delivery saving fruit, veges from the landfill
Are you guilty of fruit and vege prejudice? Bypassing the knobbly stunted carrot in favour of the better formed one?
The truth is most outsized produce does not make it to supermarket shelves, but… Video, Audio
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Tauranga almost halves landfill waste
A new scheme in Tauranga has, within 12 months, nearly halved the amount of waste going to landfill. Audio
