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Airport security has become ever tighter over the years, which is good for safety but can cause irritation for travelers. Nowadays customers can’t take bottles of liquid on board and are asked to relinquish them at security checks, which is annoying and also bad for the environment when they ... keep reading
Written by Springwise this month, about Corporate Citizenship, Design, Recycling
Working closely with project partners including Auckland and Christchurch Airports, Victoria University, and Massey University, OCS have developed a comprehensive Toolkit encomopassing a strategic and systematic approach to assessing, designing, implementing and managing waste minimisation plans. The Launch will include a ‘Trailblazer’ discussion to uncover the current barriers and solutions ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Events, Industry & Business, Recycling, waste (1 comment)
General Motors has donated an additional 2,000 yards of scrap vehicle sound-absorption material to a nonprofit that uses the material to insulate coats that transform into sleeping bags for the homeless. GM’s donation keeps materials out of landfills and will help insulate about 400 coats , according to the ... keep reading
Written by Environmental Leader last month, about Children and Families, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Industry & Business, Innovation, Recycling
Sprint has broken the world record for the number of cellular phones recycled in one week — 103,582 cell phones, more than double the previous record — as certified by Guinness World Records. The audited count took place the week of Earth Day and did not feature any special promotions. AT ... keep reading
Written by Environmental Leader last month, about Consumerism, Industry & Business, Recycling
Eighteenth-century philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau enlightened us with the likes of: “The world is always taken by surprise by any new example of commonsense”. Well ahead of his time, Rousseau could easily have been thinking about container deposit legislation when he penned that one. Container deposit legislation (or CDL for ... keep reading
Written by Gord Stewart last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Sustainability, waste
Recycle. The word is ubiquitous, found in leaflets, magazines, newspapers, and seen everywhere on TV. When we talk of recycling, we usually think of plastics, glass, paper, clothing, or furniture, because these are things we recycle most often. But did you know that you can recycle metal too? Yes, used ... keep reading
Written by Anne Staley in July, about Consumerism, Recycling, waste
NZ Eco Fashion Exposed is an Eco Fashion runway of ecologically, environmentally and ethically sustainable, plus up cycled wearable fashion. It's happening on the 21st September at The Sacred Heart College in Lower Hutt and tickets are available here There are also workshops and a pop-up shop in addition ... keep reading
This story really is a simple one – that a bicycle made of recycled cardboard, plastic and rubber can change the world. Imagine a world where we can literally take garbage off the streets and turn it into something useful. A bicycle that can not only be used for urban transport ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in July, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Design, Economics, Finance & Money, Recycling, Transport
Charlie’s is removing all recycling claims from its Honest Water Eco Bottles, following an investigation by the Commerce Commission. The investigation was initiated by a complaint sent to the Commerce Commission by community recycling organisation Wanaka Wastebusters. The Commerce Commission confirmed the recycler’s position that PLA [Polylactic Acid ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in June, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Recycling
A ban on on plastic shopping bags comes into effect in Tasmania in November after a bill was passed in Tasmania's Upper House last week. South Australia, the Northern Territory and the ACT have already enacted similar bans. Support has been strong from the Greens and the Liberal Party ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in June, about Consumerism, Politics & Government, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, waste
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