3R Spring e-news
The world of sustainability is a busy place at the moment, and we’re pretty excited about that. We’re seeing a rapid shift – both in the public and political spheres ...
Read MoreWaste is an opportunity
Facing the facts about climate change
MEDIA RELEASE: What a difference a year makes, the National Party’s environment spokesperson, Scott Simpson, told the EDS Climate Change and Business Conference yesterday. It was a theme picked up ...
Read MoreElectric future for waste collection
Featured speaker at SBN / 3R Business Connector event in September. Making the switch to electric vehicles isn’t just a ‘nice to do’ for one of New Zealand’s biggest companies, ...
Read MoreClean, green, electric performance
Featured speaker at SBN / 3R Business Connector event in September. An electric-powered vehicle is certainly nothing new, the earliest date back to the mid-1800s. But it’s only in recent ...
Read MoreCourtyard facelift with recycled paint
Giving the courtyard at the back or our building a facelift is something which has been on the to-do list for a while. It’s still an ongoing project but we ...
Read MoreRebound mattress recycling on Seven Sharp
Our mattress recycling programme Rebound has been active in Timaru since July as the Timaru District Council runs a 12-month trial, and has picked up some good media attention recently. A ...
Read MoreSingle-use plastic; are we missing the point?
by Darren Patterson Single-use plastics. I want to start with that phrase, but I’ll leave it for now and I’ll come back to it later. I was shopping at one ...
Read MorePackaging Forum welcomes proposed ban on single use plastic bags
MEDIA RELEASE: The Packaging Forum welcomes the Government’s proposal to ban all single use plastic, biodegradable and compostable bags to set a level playing field for the retail industry and ...
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