News

Time to celebrate Tāmaki Makaurau’s Zero Waste champions

$124 million investment good news for environment and economy

Published: Wednesday 15 July 2020

Auckland Council welcomes Government funding for recycling infrastructure

Matakawau recycling depot closed

Published: Monday 13 July 2020

Kerbside recycling is fully available on the Awhitu peninsula

Plastic Free July 2020 - Join the challenge

Published: Friday 3 July 2020

Ditch those single-use plastics and join the Plastic Free July Aotearoa Challenge. Last July, over a quarter of a million New Zealanders took part in this daily act to swap single use plastics for other solutions. Plastic is part of every room in the home. This July, we’re encouraging Auckland Council staff to look at some simple swaps for their kitchen, bathroom and laundry to eliminate single-use plastic from their daily lives.

New contractors

Published: Wednesday 1 July 2020

The contractor who collects Auckland Council rubbish bins and bags in the North Shore and Waitakere areas is changing from Monday 6 July 2020. The new contractor will be implementing new truck routes, so you will notice that the rubbish truck will arrive at a different time than normal.

Countdown to new Community Resource Recovery Park opening

Published: Wednesday 24 June 2020

On 1 July, Waiheke will start ushering in a new waste minimisation and resource recovery era on the island. The Waiheke Zero Waste Partnership – made up of the local Waiheke branch of AIM Services and local community organisations, Island Waste Collective (IWC) and Clean Island (CI) – will operate new waste and resource recovery services, in partnership with Auckland Council.