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News: tagged with "waste"

• Changes coming to kerbside bin collections

  Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recycling, waste
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 23rd January 2024 What you can place in your yellow, green, and red bins for kerbside collection is changing to make sorting waste easier across the country

• Fly-tipping costs Christchurch ratepayers

  Posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, pollution
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 20th September 2023 Clearing illegally dumped rubbish on the sides of roads is costing ratepayers almost a million dollars a year

• Green-bin organics: Where should we send it?

  Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, recycling, consultation, community engagement, management, pollution
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th August 2023 Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger talks about the future of Christchurch’s green-bin organics processing, and what it could mean for you..

• New programme connects people over sustainable kai

  Posted: Thursday, June 22, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Food, awareness, waste, children, families, business, environment, gardens
  Keep New Zealand beautiful media release: 21st June 2023 Iconic charity Keep New Zealand Beautiful is launching their new Kai Connections programme - a fun, easy and educational way for students, whānau and friends to demonstrate commitment to kai pai (g

• Dispose of hot ash safely

  Posted: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, heating
  Selwyn District Council media release: 12th June 2023 A warm fire in the fireplace is one of the best things about winter, but without care it can quickly become a hazard. One of the easiest ways fires start is not disposing properly of hot ashes

• Council approves moving to final stage in Organics Processing Plant procurement process

  Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, management
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 14th March 2023 Today Christchurch City Council approved moving to the final stage of the procurement process to find an alternative to the Organics Processing Plant

• Seasonal building tips: Septic tank maintenance

  Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, management
  Selwyn District Council media release: 24th January 2023 It’s important to remember that your septic tank is a living, breathing environment. To function effectively, it needs regular maintenance

• Alternate sites for organics processing plant need more investigation

  Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, waste, management
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 28th April 2022 Christchurch City Council has agreed in principle that it will relocate the organics processing plant in Bromley to an alternative location

• Upgrade to start on Christchurch’s recycling plant

  Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: services, waste, management, recycling
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 31st March 2022 A multi-million dollar upgrade of the plant where recyclable items collected through Christchurch’s kerbside collection are sorted and readied for sale is about to get under way

• Aeration components arriving at Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant

  Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recovery, waste, services, environmental health
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th February 2022 Aeration components from around the world are arriving at the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant, as the Christchurch City Council starts implementing its medium-term plan to minimise odours fro

• How to recycle household batteries safely

  Posted: Thursday, February 3, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, management, recycling
  Batteries cannot be placed into any of your kerbside or wheelie bins. They can cause bin and truck fires. Truck fires result in the whole load being sent to landfill - rather than getting recycled

• What happens when you bin it?

  Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recycling, waste, management
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th October 2021 Christchurch City Council Resource Recovery Manager Ross Trotter lifts the lid on what happens with the stuff that you put in your red, green and yellow wheelie bins

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