Northland — A commitment to reducing waste has won two Far North residents laptop computers.

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Kaikohe — Sweet-toothed bubble and chewing gum users discarding their waste gum on the footpaths in Kaikohe’s town centre have created an expensive and complex clean-up headache for the Far North District Council.

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Whangarei — Teams working on the Ruakaka South Sewer Extension Scheme are investigating 168 properties due to be hooked up to the scheme in the Ruakaka Beach area.

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Waitangi — If your kerbside refuse and recycling collection day is a Monday then we are looking for your feedback on the recent Waitangi Day (6 February 2012) public holiday service.

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Northland — A rubbish-strewn highway and beach in the Far North are much tidier thanks to students at Waima and Riverview Schools.

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Northland — A 50 percent reduction in waste volumes that went to landfills three years ago is achievable by the end of 2013, the Far North District Council says.

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Northland — A new stock truck effluent disposal facility near Pakaraka should help to make the district’s highways cleaner and safer.

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Northland — Shopping trolleys, tyres, an armchair and even a small section of broken headstone were among 1380 kilogrammes of rubbish collected from Whangarei’s Hatea River recently by local authority staff doing their bit for ‘Clean Up NZ Week’.

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Northland — A charge has been introduced for the disposal of septic tank waste at Far North District Council wastewater treatment plants.

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Northland — Halve the amount of waste going into landfills by 2013 is the target set out in the Far North District Council’s new Waste Management and Minimisation Plan which comes into effect from 01 June this year.

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Northland — The Far North District Council is stepping up to the plate in a campaign to reduce the volume of hazardous waste finding its way into domestic and commercial rubbish bags.

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Northland — Around 350 personal computers, 400 monitors and 270 printers, scanners and fax machines were among electronic items dropped off at collection points during e-Day in the Far North this year.

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Whangarei — The next stage in the $13 million upgrade of Whangarei's sewerage system is being planned as the $4.5 million Okara to Kioreroa pipeline and pump upgrade nears completion.

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Northland — Residents are being offered a new opportunity to comment on the Far North District Council's requirement to have septic tanks and other onsite wastewater disposal systems inspected and cleaned on a three-year cycle.

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Russell — Savings of up to $240,000 over three years are expected to be realized from new contracts let this week for the management and operation of the Russell and Ahipara refuse landfills.

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Northland — Illegally dumped rubbish is damaging Kaipara’s clean green image and costing its ratepayers dearly.

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Northland — On Wednesday 15 July Mangawhai celebrated the connection of the first household to the EcoCare Wastewater Scheme, 18 months after the first breaking of the ground by Mayor Neil Tiller.

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Northland — Northland’s farmers are being urged to do their bit to recycle more of the estimated 400-plus tonnes of non-biodegradable silage wrap used in the region annually.

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Northland — Construction of the Far North's first low-pressure sewerage system has been completed and is now fully operational at Opua.

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