Industry Trends

Industry Trends

Flood Damaged Carpet And Contaminated Items

Overview Over the last few days Auckland has seen an astronomical amount of rain. Starting from the 27th of January, which was the wettest day Auckland has ever seen in its history. Floods destroyed many homes, stores and facilities, forcing people to evacuate. People were seen leaving their homes that were flooded up to waist […]

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Large Item Removal

Can you remove my big outdoor furniture (Example: Swing set or jungle gym) Our team can remove your massive item and old outdoor furniture with ease. Our truck will arrive, dismantle and remove the waste all in one go. Do I need to dismantle it before you remove it? Dismantling the item before we come

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Incorrect recycling costs add up to $1 million each year

Wondering if you can place batteries or plastic bags in your recycling bin? Ever looked at an item and second guessed if it needs to go in your recycling bin or the rubbish bin? If this is the case, don’t worry, we have all been there and we want to educate you on what can

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Covid-19 spread through rubbish bin.

The government suspect that one person in the Christchurch managed isolation contracted covid -19 from a rubbish bin. On September 19th one person in a Christchurch isolation facility tested positive for Covid -19 and spend 14 days in isolation. After the 14 days and testing negative twice, the person flew from Christchurch to Auckland on

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Potential levy charge increase for landfills

A proposal for increasing levy charges for landfills in New Zealand was announced on 15th of July by Green Party member and associate minister for the environment, Eugenie Sage. There is no doubt that Covid -19 slowed down and effected waste organizations and businesses, therefore, Eugenie Sage says the focus for this year’s funding from

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Recycling and Bin Changes Around New Zealand

Keeping New Zealand clean and green is important to a majority of New Zealanders. However, managing where the waste goes and how it is collected starts in kiwi homes with their everyday household rubbish. New Zealand council waste bins such as the 120-litre household rubbish bins and the 240 litre recycling bins have been in

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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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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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Thailand’s Plastic Bag Ban

Another country bans single-use plastic bags On July 1st 2019, New Zealand took a step towards a zero-waste city by banning stores from selling or giving away single-use plastic bags. Now, another country is doing a similar thing this new year. Thailand has banned many major stores from selling single-use plastic bags from the 1st

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Charity Shops in the Henderson Area

Spring is upon us which means a spring clean out is bound to happen. Whether you are doing a clean out before or after you get your Christmas gifts, you will want to know where you can donate your lightly used things or where to go to get a bargain for the new year. The

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