Recycling and Waste

According to the Reduce Your Rubbish website New Zealanders throw away 3.6 million tonnes of rubbish every year. It’s estimated that at least 65 percent of this "rubbish" could be recycled or composted instead.

Recycling

A general introduction to information about recycling technologies for all types of materials. Information about recycling initiatives around the world. From Wikipedia.

Waste

A general introduction to waste in different cultures around the world. From Wikipedia.

2008: Waveney and Matt’s rubbish-free year

Reduce, recycle, re-use and re-home are the four cornerstone principles of Waveney Warth and Matthew Luxon’s unusual challenge - using just one Christchurch City Council bag for the entire year.

What you can do

Rubbish and recycling

Links to all Christchurch City Council services and information to do with rubbish, recycling and waste disposal. From 2009 the Christchurch City Council rubbish collection scheme includes an organics collection which can take prunings, cuttings, lawn clippings, weeds, leaves, branches and cut flowers.

Sustainable Households

New Zealand site with advice on reducing your impact on the planet, having a healthier lifestyle and saving money (e.g. on power bills, shopping and motoring).

ZeroWaste New Zealand Trust

Trust aims to minimise and ultimately eliminate waste in New Zealand. Information on waste reduction for community groups, businesses and individuals. Includes Buy It Back directory of recycled products.

EM Bokashi Composting

EM (Effective Micro-Organisms) system for recycling most kitchen organics (not bones or liquids). Information and Bokashi kits available from Christchurch City Council

Worm Farming

Turn food scraps into fertilizer. Easy and fun and can be done indoors or outdoors. Information on how to start worm composting from the Christchurch City Council.