recyclables

5 Small Changes – How to cut out some plastic in your life

As you walk through the store or look around your house, you will realize most items are made up of some sort of plastic packaging or shell. From juice bottles, makeup containers, soap containers and more, whether we like it or not, plastic is always around us. Unfortunately, cutting out plastic completely may be near […]

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Old battery in trash causes fire

On the 4th of February, a Selwyn Waste truck which was carrying waste in the cargo section caught fire. The driver quickly noticed, pulled over and quickly discharged the burning rubbish out of the truck. Fortunately, the driver and the truck came out unharmed. The fire was said to have started by an old battery

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Materials that can be recycled more than once

As we all know, there are some materials that can be recycled and some that can’t. Here at 0800 DumpMe, we encourage everyone to recycle when possible. That’s why we put together a list of materials that can be recycled once or more, so that when you are choosing what products to use, you can

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Recycling and Bin Changes Around New Zealand

Keeping New Zealand clean and green is important to a majority of New Zealanders. However, managing where the waste goes and how it is collected starts in kiwi homes with their everyday household rubbish. New Zealand council waste bins such as the 120-litre household rubbish bins and the 240 litre recycling bins have been in

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