EcoCentral

03/02/2012

Its a long weekend so a chance to reclaim the garden at your local EcoDrop!

02/02/2012

These bales contain recycling from the Antarctic. Freighted via Hercules from the ice to Christchurch and now to EcoCentral for recycling.

31/01/2012

We have just made the EcoDrops easier to find!

The EcoSort facility receives all the Yellow Bin recycling from Christchurch where it is sorted, baled and sold as a reclaimed material.

29/01/2012

What space do you feel most needs reclaiming?

23/01/2012

Here is an update on the hazardous waste announcement fro yesterday.

Residents in the red zone are encouraged to take any hazardous waste they may have to Metro Place (off Dyers Road) EcoDrop (or Styx Mill Road if its closer)

23/01/2012

In the news today with the Hon. Nick Smith announcing funding for red zone hazardous waste disposal. Our GM was also interviewed so both appearing on the news tonight!

Today, it was announced by the Hon. Dr Nick Smith that funding for the disposal of hazardous waste for the red zone Christchurch will be provided. The government has pledged $509,000 from the Waste minimisation fund to residents within the red zone to dispose of hazardous household waste safely.

20/01/2012

We all have at least one room, or perhaps the garden, that needs to be reclaimed! Let us know which one you feel is most pressing!

15/01/2012

More of this please!!!

Phonebooks are a useless relic of the past that have--against all odds--continued to waste space and destroy trees. At least one artist has at least found some beauty in them.

15/01/2012

How many of us actually open the Yellow Pages delivered to the house? Its always surprising how many we collect at EcoCentral still in the plastic they were delivered in. Having a scheme where you can opt in or opt out could be a great step forward to reducing how much we consume.

You may also be interested to know we have collected 130 Tonnes of Yellow Pages from the latest edition being distributed in Christchurch. This is enough to fill 6 x 40ft containers.

City by the Bay makes move citing environment Read more by Barry Leibowitz on CBS News' Crimesider.

15/01/2012

Been a while between posts (apologies!) but here is an interesting article on greening a city. Very pertinent for everyone who lives on planet earth.

It's a big city on a small island. It's growing fast despite having limited resources, providing a model for other cities to follow once limited resources become the norm around the world.

01/01/2012

All our EcoDrops will be open today after the shaky night we all experienced.

If you are heading out, please stay safe on the roads.

23/12/2011

Our three EcoDrops will be open today but please expect some delays as we get back up to full speed.