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More than 1450 residents have been sent a letter warning them that their yellow wheelie bin will be removed unless they clean-up their recycling act.
A new plan that focuses on changing our 'throw-away' culture and reducing the amount of waste being dumped at landfill has been adopted by Christchurch City Council.
Ever wondered what happens to your recycling after you put it out for collection?
A Christchurch metal recycling business is on a fast track to improving the local environment via a high-tech treatment train, leading to a major upgrade in its on-site waste management.
State-of-the-art sorting equipment will be installed at the plant that processes Christchurch’s recycling material thanks to a multi-million dollar grant from the Government.
Got ideas for how we can reduce rubbish and manage waste in more sustainable ways?
Keep an eye on your letterbox for a handy new guide that will help you with your recycling efforts.
A new plan aims to reduce the city’s rubbish and manage it in a more sustainable way to cut waste and pollution.
Making sure there is no rubbish mixed in with the recycling has become critically important in the face of shrinking international markets for used plastic and paper. Christchurch City Council Head of Three Waters and Waste Helen Beaumont explains why.
Spot checks of yellow wheelie bins put out for kerbside collection will resume next week as Christchurch City Council steps up its effort to get people recycling right.
Christchurch and Banks Peninsula’s transfer stations will operate as normal under COVID-19 Alert Level 2.
Residents continuing to put garden waste and other rubbish in their yellow wheelie bin are threatening the viability of the city’s recycling operation.
Christchurch and Banks Peninsula residents are being reminded the only plastic items that should go in the yellow wheelie bin are rigid plastic bottles and containers marked with the numbers 1, 2 or 5.
Christchurch City Council is planning a major review of how it manages and minimises the city’s waste.
The processing plant that sorts the items put out for kerbside recycling in Christchurch is planning to re-start operations under Alert Level 3.