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MONIQUE FORD/STUFF Stuff took a look at a household's recycling bag to see if everything was clean and correct to be recycled. (Video first published in 2018) Replacing Tokoroa’s dump with a transfer station has almost halved operational costs. Since the opening of the $1.96 million Tokoroa Transfer Station in Newell Rd last November, 6111 tonnes of rubbish, excluding 15,176 kerbside bags which have been dropped off directly, have been processed at a cost of $22,472 a month. That’s compared to the approximately $40,000 a month it took to run the South Waikato town’s former dump which ...

A regional facility would cater to residential and commercial organic waste from around the region. (File photo) The three district councils of Taranaki are planning to build a regional composting facility to stop food scraps being trucked out of the region. New Plymouth is the only district council that currently collects and disposes of food waste, but it is having to truck it 300 kilometres north to Hampton Downs. This is because the Remediation New Zealand-run facility in Uruti that the council planned to use when it launched food scrap recycling in September 2019 does not have resource...

Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 5:29 pm Auckland and Waikato District’s economic development arms are working together on joint economic development opportunities, outlined in an agreement signed today. Auckland Unlimited, the economic and cultural development agency for Tāmaki Makaurau, and Waikato District Council’s Economic and Community Development Unit will work together to share information and support each other in growing their regional economies. The agreement will focus on specific areas of collaboration, including inbound investment introductions in each other’s regions; sustainabi...

Press Release – Auckland Council Auckland and Waikato Districts economic development arms are working together on joint economic development opportunities, outlined in an agreement signed today. Auckland Unlimited, the economic and cultural development agency for Tmaki Makaurau, … Auckland and Waikato District’s economic development arms are working together on joint economic development opportunities, outlined in an agreement signed today. Auckland Unlimited, the economic and cultural development agency for Tāmaki Makaurau, and Waikato District Council’s Economic and Community Deve...

Press Release – Auckland Council Auckland and Waikato District’s economic development arms are working together on joint economic development opportunities, outlined in an agreement signed today. Auckland Unlimited, the economic and cultural development agency for Tāmaki Makaurau, and Waikato District Council’s Economic and Community Development Unit will work together to share information and support each other in growing their regional economies. The agreement will focus on specific areas of collaboration, including inbound investment introductions in each other’s regions; sustaina...