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Next month, in many places around the motu, rubbish rules are changing in a bid to standardise what gets recycled. It means a bunch of things that could previously be binned in recycle - are no longer welcome. More of our trash is heading to landfill. Auckland Council General Manager of Waste Solutions Parul Sood speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6345600193112

All councils were originally required to accept the same materials in kerbside collection from next month.

Auckland apartment owners fear masses of new green eco-friendly Auckland Council food scrap recycling bins, saying many blocks and towers simply can’t cope...

Small green bins have been popping up around Auckland as the council's scheme to recycle leftover food scraps kicks into action. Residents in west, north and central Auckland have now got their bins, with the full rollout to be completed by the end of October. But not everyone's thrilled about the new scheme. Reporter Luka Forman and camera operator Nick Monro have more. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6337963981112

You might know someone who's a diligent recycler, and makes sure their soft plastics are bagged up and dropped at their designated supermarket bin. But for many, plastic waste like chip packets, bread bags and thin plastic packaging gets put in the too-hard basket, i-e. the rubbish bin. It's estimated thousands of tonnes of soft plastics are sent to landfill each year, so if you could put them in with your kerbside recycling would that get more people onboard? Reporter Luka Forman and ca...

Rain that caused flooding in Auckland on Tuesday has moved towards the Bay of Plenty, with up to 100 millimetres of rain expected to fall in the region.

While residents enjoy a brief reprieve from the rain, the rubbish continues to pile up as the full cost of the flood continues to be counted.

Once the festivities wrap up, figuring out what to do with that parched pine tree in your lounge is a chore many people are happy to postpone.