Missed the Recycling Proposal? We can get you caught up.

admin — Mon, 02 May 2022 03:45:28 +0000

On the 29^th of April, The Ministry for the Environment released a proposal to transform the way we recycle in New Zealand.

It is reported that New Zealand only recycles 1/3 of the waste that is placed in council bin pickups and inorganic waste collections. Resulting in around 76% of material being send to landfill.

These statics show that New Zealand has a low recycling rate and the Ministry for the Environment is looking to change that.

In short form these are the three Proposals:

These include:

A container return scheme that encourages people to return their empty beverage containers for recycling.
Improvements to household kerbside recycling.
Separation of food scraps from general waste for all businesses

All three proposals look promising to reduce waste and increase recycling of materials across New Zealand.

For more information and the full proposals go to https://environment.govt.nz/news/transforming-recycling/

Have your say on the proposals on their website here by 11.59pm on Sunday 22 of May 2022.

Source: https://environment.govt.nz/news/transforming-recycling/

Materials that can be recycled more than once

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 01:58:55 +0000

As we all know, there are some materials that can be recycled and some that can’t. Here at 0800 DumpMe, we encourage everyone to recycle when possible. That’s why we put together a list of materials that can be recycled once or more, so that when you are choosing what products to use, you can choose to use the most environmentally sustainable product that can be endlessly recycled without losing its quality. Which results in a cleaner environment and less products ending up in landfill.

Glass

Glass is one of the most recyclable materials out there. It can be recycled endlessly and its quality stays the same

Steel

Steel retains its quality when recycled and can be recycled endlessly.

Aluminium

If you have aluminium, don’t waste it, as aluminium can be recycled an infinite number of times and doesn’t lose its quality. So, after you are finished with your aluminium can drink, make sure it goes into the recycling bin.

Paper

Paper can only be recycled 4-7 times, due to the paper fibres that shorten each time during the recycling process. After the 6^th -7^th time, the paper fibres are too short to make into printing paper anymore, at this point, the paper is recycled into paper paste and used to make newspaper and egg cartons.

Polymers

Plastic polymers range in size and type. Some polymers can’t be recycled, these fall under the thermosetting plastics, as once these plastics set, they can’t be melted down again. However, thermoplastic polymers can be recycled around 6-7 times. Although each time they are recycled, the quality gets worse and weaker until the plastic can no longer be recycled. Therefore, when you have an option between a glass product and a plastic product, always pick the glass, as it is more environmentally sustainable.

Metals

Any type of metals can be recycled an unlimited number of times. That means if you need to dispose of any type of metal, take it to a metal recycling centre first. This way you may even be able to get a few dollars from taking it there and we can all prevent the endless metal mining.

Recycling tip:

Rinse all the food recyclable containers and bottles before you place it into the recycling bin. This will speed up the recycling process and ensure the paper and cardboard that are placed along side of the food containers don’t get food scraps on them.

Check out our previous blog here.

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Missed the Recycling Proposal? We can get you caught up.

Materials that can be recycled more than once