[Photo: Bottles awaiting recycling]

Recycling

These items can be brought to our yards for recycling:

  • Cardboard
  • Paper
  • Magazines
  • Newspapers
  • Shredded Paper
  • Glass Bottles & Jars
  • Plastics (No. 1 - 7)
  • Scrap Metals
  • Waste Oil
  • Tin Cans
  • Aluminium Cans
  • Batteries
  • Car Bodies
Recycle Bin
Recycle
Medium Cardboard Frontload Cage
Milk Bottle Bales
Bunkers
Batteries recycle
Whangarei Yard Glass Bunkers
Batteries
Plastic Bottles
Cardboard Press
Plastic Bottles
Cardboard Press

Zero Waste

We at Waste Works are proud to be involved in and support local councils with the Zero Waste concept. More information regarding this can be found at http://www.zerowaste.co.nz

The immense benefits to recycling the bulk of your waste include such things as:

  • Recycling uses less energy and creates less pollution than original production processes.
  • A ton of recycled paper saves about 17 trees.
  • Recycled steel, aluminium, paper and plastic is sold overseas earning New Zealand valuable export dollars.
  • The average New Zealander creates approximately 1000kg of waste each year; 45kg of plastic, 107 bottles, 160 cans and the equivalent of two trees worth of paper.
  • New Zealanders use over 1 million aluminium cans per week (and only 50% are recycled!!).
  • 25 plastic drink bottles can be used to make a fleece jacket.
  • Used paper and cardboard can become corrugated cardboard, egg cartons, apple trays, recycled envelopes and paper, toilet and tissue paper, serviettes, paper towels.
  • Glass can be crushed and heated to make new glass products.  It is also used for swimming pool filters, sandblasting, paving and texture coating.
  • Steel cans are used to make sheet steel and reinforcing rods.
  • Aluminium can be melted down and used to make new cans, boats, ladders, joinery and car parts.
  • Plastic bottles are turned into raincoats, umbrellas, spouting, fleece jackets and new bottles.