Oji Optic Sorter
Screen
Where the naked eye couldn’t
determine the difference between unrecyclable PVC and the
recyclable PET meat trays, the optical sorter can identify
and separate these items automatically.
The technology
means approximately 27,000 clear PET items will be sorted
every day and sent to Flight Plastics in Seaview to be
recycled into other products.
Approximately 70% of
meat trays are PET grade, but PVC trays can contaminate the
product and cause issues with the machinery.
Last
year’s Colmar Brunton WasteMINZ survey showed 93% of
Wellingtonians recycle, and 87% believe it’s worth taking
the time to recycle right, higher than the national average
Friday, 30 July 2021, 9:48 am
New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA), the NZ College
of Midwives and the Paediatric Society have joined forces to
remind New Zealanders that breastfeeding should be a shared
responsibility.
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), which
runs from 1-7 August, aims to highlight the huge benefits
that breastfeeding can bring to both the health and welfare
of babies, as well as a wider push for maternal health,
focusing on good nutrition, poverty reduction and food
security. In Aotearoa New Zealand around 80 percent
of babies are exclusively breastfed on discharge from
baby-friendly services. However, this percentage drops
significantly by six weeks after birth, and at six months,
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has highlighted the need for a global treaty on pandemic
preparedness and response, urging countries to “seize the
moment” and support its development.
Dr.
Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the agency’s Emergencies
Programme, delivered opening
remarks at a UN General Assembly meeting on Wednesday
where ambassadors were briefed by the Independent Panel for
Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR).
He
spoke on behalf of the WHO Director
General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Strengthen
global health security
Dr. Ryan said one of the major
gaps exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic
has been the lack of international solidarity and sharing,
including sharing of pathogen data and epidemiological
Friday, 30 July 2021, 10:24 am
Phil Wheble, Incident Controller, West Coast DHB
Flood event.
From 4pm this afternoon all health
services usually based in the Buller Health Centre will be
relocated and up and running in the facility.
This
comes after an outstanding effort from our DHB staff and a
number of skilled contractors who have worked tirelessly to
get the building back in a safe state for
reoccupation.
When the Health Centre was evacuated due
to flooding on 17 July, Club Buller in Westport became a
temporary base for clinical services including an inpatient
ward and acute assessment area. It also became headquarters
Friday, 30 July 2021, 12:18 pm
New Zealand’s largest online marketplace and
classifieds site, Trade Me, has taken a 15 per cent stake in
the automotive repair start up, My
Auto Shop.
My Auto Shop was founded in January
2020 by Ex-Uber Eats New Zealand General Manager Andy Bowie,
with the goal to make car maintenance easier for car
owners.
CEO of My Auto Shop, Andy Bowie said whether
it be new tyres, a service, brake repair or windscreen
replacement, you can find the right workshop for you and see
a price for the work, all in just a couple of clicks. “The
new generation of car owners don’t have a decade-long