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Some residents on final warning over bin misuse
Rubbish & recycling | 22 Oct 2020More 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.
New plan focuses on less waste to landfill
Rubbish & recycling | 21 Oct 2020A 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.
Open day lifts lid on city’s recycling facility
Rubbish & recycling | 19 Oct 2020Ever wondered what happens to your recycling after you put it out for collection?
Christchurch metal recycler shows green mettle
Rubbish & recycling | 30 Sep 2020A 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.
Funding injection helps city’s recycling efforts
Rubbish & recycling | 26 Aug 2020State-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 some rubbish ideas?
Rubbish & recycling | 31 Jul 2020Got ideas for how we can reduce rubbish and manage waste in more sustainable ways?
New recycling guide on its way
Rubbish & recycling | 29 Jul 2020Keep an eye on your letterbox for a handy new guide that will help you with your recycling efforts.
Plan sets out vision for reducing city's waste
Rubbish & recycling | 24 Jul 2020A new plan aims to reduce the city’s rubbish and manage it in a more sustainable way to cut waste and pollution.
Recycling right essential in global buyer’s market
Rubbish & recycling | 2 Jun 2020Making 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.
Wheelie bin spot checks set to resume
Rubbish & recycling | 27 May 2020Spot 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.
Transfer stations to run as normal under Alert Level 2
Rubbish & recycling | 11 May 2020Christchurch and Banks Peninsula’s transfer stations will operate as normal under COVID-19 Alert Level 2.
High levels of contamination threatening recycling operation
Rubbish & recycling | 6 May 2020Residents continuing to put garden waste and other rubbish in their yellow wheelie bin are threatening the viability of the city’s recycling operation.
Not all plastic belongs in yellow wheelie bin
Rubbish & recycling | 1 May 2020Christchurch 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.
Council to review how it tackles waste
Rubbish & recycling | 29 Apr 2020Christchurch City Council is planning a major review of how it manages and minimises the city’s waste.
Christchurch’s kerbside recycling service set to resume
Rubbish & recycling | 21 Apr 2020The processing plant that sorts the items put out for kerbside recycling in Christchurch is planning to re-start operations under Alert Level 3.