Wellington City

By Wellington City Council
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Wellington City — Persistent culprits revealed in last weekend's big coastal clean-up are white plastic lollipop sticks and cigarette butts - not to mention a kitchen sink.

By Wellington City Council
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Wellington City — Instead of waiting for that one-day-a-year to recycle your old computer monitor, now you can take your eWaste to a central city location any weekday.

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Wellington City — From Monday (6 August), our rubbish collection service will change.

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Wellington City — From next Monday (6 August), the way Wellington City Council collects rubbish bags around the city will change.

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Wellington City — You can once again drop off glass bottles and jars for recycling as we trial bottle bank bins in Karori, Kelburn and the central city.

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Wellington City — Wellingtonians are once again able to drop off glass bottles and jars for recycling as the Council trials bottle bank bins in Karori, Kelburn and the central city.

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Wellington City — Our recycling contractor EnviroWay has recently designed a special recycling truck to service the new way Wellingtonians recycle their glass - making it safer and more efficient.

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Wellington City — A new 15-month recycling calendar is being mailed out, along with a flyer on what can and can't be recycled.

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Wellington City — A new 15-month recycling calendar is now being delivered to households, along with a flyer on what can and can't be recycled.

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Wellington City — Wellington schools, community centres and community groups are to get a waste recycling service or funding assistance following a trial by the City Council. Councillor Ngaire Best, the Council's 'Three Waters' and Waste Portfolio Leader, says a $50,000 grants fund has been allocated to help schools to recycle.

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Wellington City — The new recycling scheme has been in place for three months now and we are recycling more than the same time last year - so thank you Wellingtonians! CitiOperations Manager Mike Mendonca says the introduction of the new recycling, sorting and collecting system has resulted in greater quantities of recyclables that can be sold and reprocessed.

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Wellington City — Wellington City Council is considering an approach to support recycling in schools and early childcare centres.

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Wellington City — Ever wondered what happens to your recycling once you've wheeled out your bin or bagged up the week's cans, paper, and plastic bottles? One of the reasons we've introduced the new recycling system is to increase the amount of recycling we can process here in New Zealand - as well as making it easier for people to recycle more.

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Wellington City —   Wellington City's new recycling system is now into its second week.

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Wellington City — Environment Minister Nick Smith today launched the Love NZ recycling initiative in Wellington to coincide with Rugby World Cup 2011.

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Wellington City — Properties which have been assessed as unsuitable for a wheelie bin due to terrain and/or access problems will receive 26 recycling bags instead.

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Wellington City — Despite a cold southerly and showers on Saturday, 2,688 cars disposed of 75 tonnes of computer waste at Westpac Stadium, compared with 1,997 cars last year when the weather was fine.

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Wellington City — In March next year we're changing the way households recycle by introducing free 140-litre wheelie bins for recycling paper, metals and plastic.

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Wellington City — Viclink, the commercialisation partner of Victoria University of Wellington, has announced an exciting clean technology project called Wetox.

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Wellington City — We're changing the way households recycle by introducing wheelie bins for recycling paper, metals and plastic The move is expected to increase the amount our city recycles by 40 percent, from 12,300 tonnes a year to 18,000 tonnes, as well as reducing the amount of litter and broken glass on the streets.

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Wellington City — Green kerbside recycling bins could be replaced by plastic bags – which may eventually be sold to residents – in one of a number of suggested changes to the Capital’s kerbside recycling system.

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