Waste Levy What is waste levy and why are we paying for this? The Government introduced the waste disposal levy in 2008/09, initially set at $10 per tonne for all material sent to landfill. The levy is designed to send a price signal to the market that landfill...

It’s time to cut carbon. What is CO2? CO2 is short for carbon dioxide. CO2 is the main greenhouse gas and causes more than half of the enhanced greenhouse effect. Other important greenhouse gases are methane, nitrous oxide and water vapor. CO2 is stored in fossil...

Why is sustainability important? Since June 2020 we have started to write articles about sustainability, reason for this was to give you some information about the different aspects, and also to understand more what’s going on in today’s world where we all talking...

Waste and Government. New Zealand produces large quantities of waste: kitchen and garden waste, construction and demolition waste, industrial waste, old televisions, cars, batteries, paper, sanitary waste, old clothes, old furniture and so on. The amount of waste we...

Every step towards Zero Waste is a Step Up. When you start a zero-waste lifestyle, you soon notice that shopping at a supermarket becomes less common. There is so much plastic packaging! Fortunately, there are package-free and bulk food stores, where you can shop...

  Sustainability for products and businesses Definition Sustainability is a broad concept and a combination of multiple aspects. For companies, it means 'doing good' for people, the environment, society and animals. In other ways, protecting the earth and...

Why recyclable is important! The corona outbreak has reduced demand for plastics in the automotive, consumer and construction sectors, the recyclers say. But even before the corona crisis, the situation was already dire because of low oil prices. Plastic is made from...

What does biodegradable mean? Decomposition of material under the influence of microorganisms (fungi, bacteria). As a result of which the materials are converted into H20, biomass, CO2   and/or methane, irrespective of time needed for this process. As there are no...

Reuse. Reuse means taking an item to another use after it has fulfilled its original function. The circular economy is the economic system designed to maximise reusability of products and raw materials and minimize value destruction. You often deposit your used...

  Why reducing waste will help towards a better future. Waste prevention is the prevention or limitation of the occurrence of waste and emissions (quantitative prevention). This also involves reducing the harmfulness waste produces to the environment (qualitative...