by Editor | Apr 6, 2023 | News
The only NZ distillery to operate a bottle recycling scheme is calling on local and
central government to provide better support to small businesses innovating to reduce waste and emissions.
The Bond Store is an award-winning distillery in Kāpiti and says small...
by Editor | Nov 24, 2022 | At Home
Handmade Tales – In the latest of our artisan series, Doris Neubauer meets Wendy Zhou, founder of Perfectly Imperfect. It was March 25, 2020, the first day of the national lockdown, when Wendy Zhou’s sister called. Eileen, who had given up her job as a...
by Editor | Aug 24, 2022 | News
Dutch bubbles The Great Bubble Barrier is cleaning rivers from plastic pollution using bubbles. Brilliant! This is such a smart way of dealing with the mess created by the huge plastic pollution problem. The Bubble Barrier catches plastic over the full width and depth...
by Editor | Aug 18, 2022 | News
A promising new method for upcycling polystyrene waste could see it turned into high-value chemicals, potentially of use in the food industry, the New Zealand Science Media Centre reports. A new study reports a method to convert plastic waste into a high-value...
by Editor | Jun 29, 2022 | News
Positive signs are on the horizon, but much work is still to be done and greater scrutiny is needed by supermarkets and food producers in taking responsibility for their food packaging. That’s the view of Dr Joya Kemper, who specialises in consumer behaviour, the...
