Adele Rose
A better end for old tyres
6.5 million tyres reach their end of life in New Zealand every year and now a long awaited regulation change is set to improve the way they are disposed of. From March next year, when you buy a new… Audio
Why a new product stewardship scheme isn't just rubbish
Reduce, re-use, recycle is taking on a new and more formal meaning with the government's product stewardship scheme. Audio
Government moves to regulate harmful waste
Producers of plastic packaging, e-waste, paint, tyres, farm plastics, refrigerants and agrichemicals will soon be required to to take environmental responsibility for their products at the end of… Audio
Harmful product producers will have to take out own trash
Businesses producing harmful products such as tyres, plastic packaging and electronics will soon have to start cleaning up their own trash.
A new government policy aims to shift the burden of waste… Audio
Product stewardship. End of road for tyre waste?
It's hoped product stewardship plans for tyres once they've reached the end of their life could be up and running within 12 months, making them the first off the block for regulation. The tyrewise… Audio
Innovative recycling initiatives
Kathryn Ryan talks to Hawkes Bay recycling company 3R about some innovative ways to get rid of household waste. Audio
Why are waste tyres not regulated?
Every year in New Zealand about three million used tyres are put into landfills, dumped or stored in ways that can be dangerous for the environment, with the risk of them catching fire or leaching… Video, Audio, Gallery