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Auckland Household Rubbish Increases

During lockdown everyone had to stay at home and make breakfast, lunch and dinner as all the restaurants and fast food shops were closed. As a result of this, Auckland’s household rubbish increased by 12%, which means there was an extra 1870 tonnes of rubbish placed into landfill from all household bin recycling and rubbish […]

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Our Safety Precautions

We are open and operating during level three and we are doing everything we can to keep our customers and staff safe. Our safety precautions Our drivers are following the strict guidelines of level three. This means they are always at least two meters away from any customer and team member at all times to

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How Covid-19 has increased waste and disrupted rubbish collections worldwide

All around the world coronavirus has been disrupting rubbish collections and has added to an increase of waste everywhere. Masks, gloves and other single use protective gear has been littered throughout streets, while the high use and production of these single-use products has caused an increase of waste. On top of this, countries everywhere have

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4 ways to protect yourself from getting sick

With coronavirus prevalent and a chance of getting the flu still possible, it is time to take extra precautions when it comes to our daily cleaning and yearly clean outs. There are many places and things that can get us sick if we aren’t careful, but don’t panic, if everyone takes the necessary steps, the

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China’s waste piles up as a result of the Coronavirus

People all around the world have been taking extra precautionary measures as the coronavirus has spread from country to country. Toilet paper, hand sanitizer and masks are all being sold out as people stock up. China was no exception, as the production of face masks has increased by 12-fold resulting in a waste increase, ever

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Christchurch council approves plan to save estuary from waste pollution

The 50-year-old Bexley rubbish dump that is located on the bank of a Christchurch estuary is in danger of bank erosion, which could result in old waste polluting the Avon-Heathcote Estuary. Hospital waste, household rubbish, construction waste and car parts were dumped in the Bexley tip during the 1950-1980s and around 180 tonnes of waste

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Auckland Inorganic Rubbish Collection

Do you have one cubic meter or less of rubbish that you need to get rid of but it’s not enough to get a rubbish removal truck in? Every year you can book one inorganic rubbish collect with the Auckland council, as it is payed for in your city rates already. We have all the

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What is a Zero-Waste Lifestyle?

Over the years you may have heard about a trend going around called the zero-waste lifestyle. I bring this up because Auckland Council wants Auckland to be a zero-waste City by 2040. However, I don’t think any of us know exactly what that means or how to even start. Of course, nothing happens overnight, so

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How much rubbish goes into the Auckland landfill annually?

  Since the new year is approaching, we thought it would be helpful to look back on 2019 regarding our landfill in Auckland. Not many people realize how much rubbish they throw away a day, let alone a in a year and although Auckland’s goal is to be a zero-waste city by 2040, its looking

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