Household Tips

Household Tips

Carpet Removal

Has your carpet underlay decided it too old to cope and you now have wrinkles in your carpet or your much-loved pets have given it a very undesirable smell? Is it badly stained, worn or perhaps is water damaged from a storm or leak? Perhaps you are thinking of carpet renovation, not only because its […]

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Fridges and Freezers – common failure issues

The old types of fridges and freezers required defrosting, else they can’t maintain the correct temperature to store food and consume more power trying to do so. The ice builds-up within, making it extremely difficult to extract frozen food and can result in people chipping at it with sharp objects, which can not only be

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Compost Removal

With the onset of warmer weather, people are getting about in their gardens and heading to their favourite Garden Centres. So, it’s a timely reminder to take precautions when handling or disposing of Soil, Potting Mix or Compost. 13 people so far this year have been hospitalised with Legionnaire’s Disease. In the Garden city, 62 Cantabrians

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Spring Cleaning – September Equinox

There are two equinoxes every year – in September and March, this is when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal. Daylight Saving is due to start on Sunday 30 September. It’s the time of year when people start thinking of doing a Spring Clean, tidy

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Gas Bottles

Due to the cold temperatures of Winter, people have hunted out their stored heating appliances, thus we’ve had an increase in enquiries from people wanting to dispose of expired gas bottles. The answer is “Yes we can get rid of these for you”. With summer coming along, people will again be looking to have Bar-b-ques.

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Powering the grid with rubbish

What do Florida, New York City and Sweden have in common? They are all using trash to fuel their local power grids. In fact Sweden is finding that not enough rubbish is produced locally to fill energy demands and has started importing garbage from other countries. Sweden already recycles almost half its rubbish, and the

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Council food waste bins

One of the major contributors to unnecessary landfill is compostable waste, including food waste and green waste. The Auckland Council estimates that about 50% of rubbish that goes into kerbside bins could be diverted from landfill by composting. That is, about 40% is food and 10% is garden waste. As part of the Council’s waste

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The Benefits of Composting at Home

The benefits of composting at home Food and garden waste are not suitable for landfill. There is a common misconception that biodegradable material is fine in a landfill and will break down safely long before everything else. However, the opposite is often the case. Food waste in landfills often does not break down because it

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Carpet Removal Auckland

Got old carpet that needs removing from your property then call 0800 dump me rubbish removal service we can take away your unwanted carpet quickly and effectively saving you time and hassle. If you have old or wet moldy carpet that’s been lying around or planning to change your flooring plan we can come in and remove

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