Recycling

We're all guilty of throwing out stuff in the fridge that's gone to waste - but when you add it up, Kiwis are chucking out over 157-thousand tonnes of food a year. Sarah Burtscher describes herself as… Audio

26 year old Francesca Goodman-Smith is on a mission to tackle New Zealand's food waste problem. Working for Foodstuffs, one of the country's biggest supermarket chains, she's designed an award-winning… Audio

The New Zealand based start-up Mint Innovation, is on track to open its first commercial refineries for extracting precious metals from e-waste in Britain and Australia later this year, which will… Video, Audio, Gallery

As the government looks to make producers of certain products responsible for the waste they generate, a Christchurch company is stepping in to save medical devices from landfill. Audio

A change in New Zealand's waste management legislation means manufacturers of plastic packaging, tyres, electronic waste, agri-chemicals and refrigerants will have to recycle or dispose of their… Audio

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

Recycling food waste is a big challenge, but a group called Citizen collective has found an innovative way to do it. Audio

Sustainability business Thinkstep ANZ says we all need to know more about the recycling process. Audio

Christchurch households are having trouble going back to recycling again after lockdown, when they were able to put rubbish into recycling bins, costing hundreds of thousands in dumping fees.  Audio

The Formary is a Wellington research and development company looking at a long-term solution to waste created by fast fashion. Its co-founder is Bernadette Casey. Video, Audio

A just revealed $1.5 billion dollar shortfall in waste infrastructure, cheap oil prices, and stresses caused by Covid-19 are being blamed for an increase in our waste going to the landfill. The black… Audio

Nanogirl finds out if we can make plastic that's not so bad for the environment. Video, Audio

Warning - recycling habits are proving dangerous in Auckland and someone could get seriously hurt, as canisters, lighter fluid cans and car parts biffed in the rubbish are the main suspects in a spate… Video, Audio

New Zealand produces some 80,000 tonnes of electronic waste every year - but we recycle less than two percent of it. Audio

How worried should New Zealanders be about our low rubbish recycling rates? An Auckland waste consultant says we're being unfairly blamed for the poor plastic habits of food companies and shouldn't… Video, Audio

Do you know which types of plastic go in your recycling bin and which ones don't?

Should you keep the lid on or take it off? If you're confused by the rules in your town, you're probably not alone -… Video, Audio

Not all plastics are created equal, when it comes to recycling - in fact many everyday products, like ice-cream containers, can not be recycled at all.  Audio