Recycling

Demand for smaller 80-litre wheelie bins is outstripping supply in Dunedin, meaning some people will be forced to wait for a fresh batch to be delivered from Auckland.

A fleet of shiny new rubbish trucks set to hit Dunedin's streets next month have been showing off their capabilities.

The Waitaki Resource Recovery Park in Oamaru might have to put off staff or close down because of a financial crisis.

A recycling machine which turns plastic into bricks has generated interest from prospective national and international buyers, and its Dunedin inventor believes it could be the building block of a multimillion-dollar earner for Dunedin.

An initiative to prevent some of the 2.5 million litres of antifreeze that come into New Zealand being tipped down drains and running into waterways has begun in Dunedin.

Wanaka Wastebusters, a pioneering Central Otago recycling centre founded a decade ago, built its success on the drive and passion of local residents, businesses and its employees. Matthew Haggart reports.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is launching its first online community survey about waste management, Mayor Vanessa van Uden says.

The first batch of 45,000 wheelie bins destined for Dunedin households early next year has arrived in the city, and now all that remains is to get the lids on in time.

eDay, a national free computer component and phone recycling event, took place across New Zealand on Saturday.

An old Sharp computer, bought for $7000 by a Queenstown man in 1981 and complete with two floppy disc drives, was the most unusual item dropped off for free at the Wakatipu Recycling Centre during "eDay" on Saturday.

Confusion surrounding Dunedin's new kerbside collection service could drive up the cost of the scheme for the city's 45,000 households, the Dunedin City Council is warning.

In six weeks, Dunedin residents will have the opportunity to have their say on the city's future at the 2010 local government elections. Dunedin City Council reporter David Loughrey looks at the council's record in the last triennium, considers the issues that will dominate the election, and asks: Does the council listens to its citizens?

A plastic-recycling machine invented by Dunedin man Peter Lewis is spitting out the building blocks of a multimillion-dollar business.

Major changes to Dunedin's kerbside recycling will begin in February next year, with a lower than expected household cost, major benefits for at least one struggling city company, and spin-off business opportunities for others.

Throwing a piece of paper or cardboard into a green bin could start the habit of a lifetime.

Fears new recycling crates planned for Dunedin streets would be too small and not "robust enough" prompted a switch back to wheelie bins, Cr Andrew Noone says.

The launch date for Dunedin's new kerbside recycling system has slipped again, with the first bins now not expected on city streets until early next year.