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How can AI optimise waste sorting and recycling?
Robotics

How can AI optimise waste sorting and recycling?

Deep learning could recover hard-to-detect materials, lift recyclate quality and cut landfill use as Europe tightens recycled-content rules.

By Staff Writer • 14 min read • Fri, 6th Oct 2023
Lessons from Japan in waste to energy
Clean technologies

Lessons from Japan in waste to energy

Japan’s strict landfill rules and dense cities have made gasification viable, while similar waste-to-energy schemes remain rare elsewhere.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Tue, 19th Sep 2023
Unpacking the buzzword ‘sustainability’
Education, Learning & Training

Unpacking the buzzword ‘sustainability’

In civil construction, the concept hinges on system boundaries, with finite resources, waste and carbon shaping whether projects can endure.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2023
More consideration needed for construction in emissions plan
Supply Chain

More consideration needed for construction in emissions plan

Civil contractors warn the next emissions plan could slow vital infrastructure delivery unless it backs proven low-carbon options and recycling.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2023
CMC Markets NZ, KiwiHarvest team up to help struggling Kiwis
Partner Programmes

CMC Markets NZ, KiwiHarvest team up to help struggling Kiwis

CMC Markets has entered a three-year partnership with KiwiHarvest to support its mission of addressing Aotearoa's pressing hunger and food waste crises.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Apr 2023
Unsupervised newbie suffers brain injury
New Zealand law

Unsupervised newbie suffers brain injury

A Tauranga skip-bin firm has been fined NZD $250,000 after a new worker was crushed and left with life-changing brain injuries.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Feb 2023
How construction site will recycle 90% of its waste
Auckland Council

How construction site will recycle 90% of its waste

An Auckland build has diverted 91% of debris from landfill, showing builders can cut waste sharply with sorting and recycling.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 29th Nov 2022
Capital’s climate action gains global recognition
Smart Cities

Capital’s climate action gains global recognition

Wellington’s climate strategy has put it among 280 cities worldwide shortlisted by WWF, with results due later in July.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Jul 2022
How landfill cost increases might affect your business
Sustainability

How landfill cost increases might affect your business

Businesses using landfill sites face higher disposal bills from 1 July as New Zealand widens its waste levy and reporting rules.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 29th Jun 2022
Gross negligence caused toxic gas death
Health and Safety

Gross negligence caused toxic gas death

A judge has called the site a fatal gas chamber after a worker died from hydrogen sulphide exposure, and the firm was fined and ordered to pay reparations.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 19th Jun 2022
Polystyrene recycling is difficult but not impossible
Sustainability

Polystyrene recycling is difficult but not impossible

Contaminated waste has long made the plastic hard to handle, but new chemical recycling plants are turning post-use polystyrene back into feedstock.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 14th Jun 2022
Cutting-edge solutions to building waste
Clean technologies

Cutting-edge solutions to building waste

Recycling rates could rise as new sorting and shredding systems help construction waste avoid landfill and recover more valuable materials.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Wed, 18th May 2022
A roadmap to better infrastructure
Supply Chain

A roadmap to better infrastructure

Local and central government backing will decide whether New Zealand's 30-year infrastructure strategy turns recommendations into real projects.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd May 2022

Global Stories

Waste Management stories

Shopline & Greener team up for net zero in Aussie ecommerce
Supply Chain

Shopline & Greener team up for net zero in Aussie ecommerce

Shopline partners with cleantech startup, Greener, to help Australian ecommerce firms reach net zero emissions.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Oct 2023
Schneider Electric unveils revamped data centre sustainability benchmark
Digital Transformation

Schneider Electric unveils revamped data centre sustainability benchmark

Schneider Electric launches upgraded data centre sustainability metrics framework to guide companies in achieving net-zero environmental impact.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2023
Dell raises awareness about plastic waste on Mount Everest
Network Infrastructure

Dell raises awareness about plastic waste on Mount Everest

The company will use the Sagarmatha Next Centre with cutting-edge technology to showcase the video and offer additional opportunities.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Aug 2023
ISB Global deepens commitment to zero waste with SAP
Hyperscale

ISB Global deepens commitment to zero waste with SAP

ISB Global is deepening its partnership with German resource planning software company SAP as it looks to transform waste management digitally.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 18th May 2023

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