It's been a departure from normal service for a lot of us over the last few weeks, and unfortunately that has also been true for the capital's recycling service. New Zealand Herald Wellington Issues Reporter Georgina Campbell wrote today that more than 150 tonnes of recycling was sent straight to Wellington's Southern Landfill during the two weeks the capital was at alert level 4. She joins Jesse to explain why that happened.
Refuse and recycling has been piling up in Wairarapa homes during the Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Supplied / Wairarapa Times-Age
