Industry News
Action on plastic
Twelve local and international businesses signed a declaration on World Environment Day (5 June 2018) to tackle plastic waste.
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Industry News
Recycling plastic a game-changer for NZ environment
Around 20,000 tonnes of PET, or polyester plastic, is imported into New Zealand every year for plastic packaging. It’s the most used packaging material in the world, and innovative plastics company Flight Plastics in Lower Hutt have just recycled their first 1000 tonnes of it.
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Spotlight
Fullers360 committed to commercial composting
Fullers360, Auckland's leading ferry operator, has launched a commercial composting programme across all its fleet of vessels and is educating staff and customers on what goes in each bin.
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Member News
Motueka business makes a further push towards New Zealand-wide sustainability
More than 100,000 single-use cups have been prevented from going into landfills as a result of the CupCycling™ scheme which supports cafes to offer reusable takeaway cups.
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Member News
Mount holiday park reducing waste
Cosy Corner Holiday Park in Mount Maunganui are doing their bit to reduce plastic waste and have been rewarded for their efforts.
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Spotlight
Sustainable slopes
We took a peek into Mt Hutt ski resort's sustainability initiatives for 2019.
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Solid waste
Use the 6 R's (rethink/reinvent, refuse, reduce, reuse/repair, recycle, rehome, rot) to manage your solid waste so it doesn't go to landfill.
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Product life cycle
think with a circular mindset
Ensure you understand the entire life cycle of every product you provide or purchase.
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Organic waste
don't send organic waste to landfill
Make a plan for your organic waste so it doesn't to go landfill and contribute to the production of harmful greenhouse gases.
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No single use
sourcing environmentally alternatives
Use the 6 R's (rethink/reinvent, refuse, reduce, reuse/repair, recycle, rehome, rot) to manage your solid waste so it doesn't go to landfill.
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Water use
Avoiding water waste
Make a plan to monitor and control the water you use to avoid waste.
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Waste audit
what's going in your bins?
It’s important to take a systematic approach to managing and reducing waste. A waste audit is the first step.
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