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Skip Bins

All About Skip Bins: From Delivery to Disposal

Skip bins are a common sight in residential neighborhoods, construction sites, and commercial premises around the world. These metal bins play a crucial role in waste management & rubbish removal , offering a convenient and efficient way to collect, dispose of waste, reduce waste and recycle waste. If you’ve ever wondered what skip bins are and how they work, this guide will provide you with all the essential information.

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Rubbish, Recycling and Food Scraps Collection Days Change

Changes to streamline Auckland’s waste pick-up Auckland Council family of three bins. Some suburbs across the region will have a new rubbish, recycling and food scraps collection day, as Auckland Council continues to streamline its waste operations in its mission to achieve zero waste by 2040. From 1 July 2024, changes to council collection days

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Old battery in trash causes fire

On the 4th of February, a Selwyn Waste truck which was carrying waste in the cargo section caught fire. The driver quickly noticed, pulled over and quickly discharged the burning rubbish out of the truck. Fortunately, the driver and the truck came out unharmed. The fire was said to have started by an old battery

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Monthly Food Bank Donation – November 2020

This month we got the opportunity to donate three bags full of food goods to Vision West located in Glen Eden. It was pouring down with rain on the day of delivery; however, I was greeted by Linda, who is part of the lovely staff there. I was shown where they keep the food and

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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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Auckland Council introduces food scrap bins

New Zealanders toss around 90,000 tonnes of food into their rubbish bins every year. That equals about 1.17 billion dollars’ worth of food yearly. Auckland council has recognized that there is a big problem when it comes to food waste and plans to introduce food scrap bins across Auckland by late 2021. This is because

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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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Rubbish dump prices in Henderson, Auckland.

In New Zealand, it is estimated that we produce 17.49 million tonnes of waste per year. This includes all waste including recyclable materials. So, how do you get rid of your massive pile of rubbish in Auckland? Well, of course the simple, easy option is to get us to remove it and dump it for

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School Rubbish Removal

At this time of year, classrooms are being tidied up in preparation for the following year’s influx. There is likely to be more rubbish than normal to be disposed of, so why not give us a call so we can assist and provide a quote, to remove the accumulation of rubbish from these decluttering exercises.

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