Government extends recognition of carbon reducing scheme
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Government extends recognition of carbon reducing scheme A business initiative that safely disposes of hazardous unwanted refrigerants has had its accreditation as a ‘product stewardship scheme’ extended by the Government, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. Mr Simpson met with representatives of the Trust […]
Read More →$1.25m boost for recycling farm plastic waste
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: $1.25m boost for recycling farm plastic waste The Government’s Waste Minimisation fund has granted $1.25 million to support the upgrade and recommissioning of EnviroNZ’s plastic extrusion plant in Christchurch, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. The plant will be able to recycle over 1,000 […]
Read More →Plasback agricultural plastic recycling scheme reaccredited
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Plasback agricultural plastic recycling scheme reaccredited Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson visited Agpac Ltd’s Plasback, congratulated them on the scheme’s successful recycling of agricultural plastic, and announced Plasback’s reaccreditation as a Product Stewardship Scheme. “Plasback collects plastic, such as silage wrap, irrigation pipes and fertiliser […]
Read More →Funding for award-winning Whangawehi Stream project
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Funding for award-winning Whangawehi Stream project The final phase of a collaborative project protecting and enhancing fresh water and coastal ecosystems along the Whangawehi Stream on the Mahia Peninsula is being supported by $145,000 from the Community Environment Fund, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson says. […]
Read More →Government Loves Kaipara waste minimisation
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Government Loves Kaipara waste minimisation Love Kaipara has been awarded nearly $135,000 from the Waste Minimisation Fund to support moving Kaipara communities towards zero waste, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced. “Love Kaipara is leading the way in encouraging behavioural change throughout Kaipara through promotional […]
Read More →$300,000 to help preserve native bush and fauna
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: $300,000 to help preserve native bush and fauna The Forest Bridge Trust has been awarded $300,000 from the Community Environment Fund, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. “The vision of The Forest Bridge Trust is to create a connected landscape of healthy forest and […]
Read More →Taranaki hapū & marae sustainable stewardship supported
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Taranaki hapū & marae sustainable stewardship supported Taranaki-based Te Whenua Tōmuri Trust Board has been granted over $130,000 from the Community Environment Fund towards its ‘Maru Wai Matara – Kaitiaki Taiao’ project, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. “The Trust will provide 12 hapū […]
Read More →Envirocon product stewardship scheme making concrete progress
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Envirocon product stewardship scheme making concrete progress Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson has visited Interbloc NZ and Envirocon to see first-hand how their cutting-edge facility turns leftover concrete into a primary resource. “The Envirocon product stewardship scheme provides a standard, sustainable and credible waste management […]
Read More →$145k to support restoration of Wakatipu Basin’s native beech forests
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: $145k to support restoration of Wakatipu Basin’s native beech forests A further $145,000 will be invested in the restoration of native beech forests, boosting the Government’s efforts to protect our native species, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. The funding from the Government’s Community […]
Read More →Grant to support innovative coastal dune protection trial
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Grant to support innovative coastal dune protection trial Pest koi carp will be processed as a native plant fertiliser in a dune restoration programme, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. The $108,000 grant to the Coastal Restoration Trust, provided through the Community Environment Fund, […]
Read More →Waitakere wetlands and waterways supported
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Waitakere wetlands and waterways supported A collaboration of Waitakere community groups will be supported with a $281,865 grant for their work to monitor and make restoration plans for local wetlands and waterways, including the Epping Wetland which has high ecological values. Associate Environment Minister Scott […]
Read More →Voluntary glass recycling programme reaches seven year milestone
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Voluntary glass recycling programme reaches seven year milestone The Glass Packaging Forum and its glass recycling programme has been celebrated in Auckland by Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson. Mr Simpson visited O-I Glass in Penrose to tour the factory and meet the people making the […]
Read More →Government releases review of waste disposal levy
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Government releases review of waste disposal levy Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson has released a review into the waste disposal levy. The review makes three specific recommendations to support targeted investment in areas that will return the greatest waste minimisation outcomes: Strategy – develop a […]
Read More →Grant to investigate solution to hazardous treated timber waste
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Grant to investigate solution to hazardous treated timber waste Scion is to investigate the feasibility of remediating treated timber with government funding of $163,000, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. Chromated copper arsenate (CCA) is a preservative for timber that has been commonly used […]
Read More →Predator-free Eastbourne supported
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Predator-free Eastbourne supported The Government has granted a Wellington community group nearly $35,000 to help it deal with predators, Conservation Minister Maggie Barry and Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. The grant, provided through the Community Environment Fund, is for the Mainland Island Restoration […]
Read More →Government supports CarboNZero Zoo
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Government supports CarboNZero Zoo The Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund has awarded $30,000 towards a feasibility study to help Wellington Zoo continue to reach their sustainability targets, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. “Wellington Zoo is setting the bar high for sustainability initiatives and advocating […]
Read More →Government’s open data gets $7.2 million boost
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Government’s open data gets $7.2 million boost New Zealanders will get access to more ‘open data’, with $7.2 million earmarked for the next three years to speed its release, Statistics Minister Scott Simpson announced today. “Open data helps businesses, councils, community and charitable groups as […]
Read More →Government supports Z Energy recycling
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Government supports Z Energy recycling Z Energy are installing new forecourt recycling facilities at 117 of their retail sites with a grant of $218,000 from the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund. Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced the new initiative today at a pilot forecourt on […]
Read More →$150,000 to move Raglan nearer to zero waste
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: $150,000 to move Raglan nearer to zero waste Scott Simpson | Environment Government funding of $150,000 will allow the Waikato District Council to implement food waste collection, diversion and composting services in the Raglan community, Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson announced today. Waikato District Council […]
Read More →Marae working towards zero waste
MIL OSI – Source: New Zealand Government – Release/Statement Headline: Marae working towards zero waste Scott Simpson | Environment Associate Environment Minister Scott Simpson has announced funding of nearly $800,000 for Para Kore Marae to extend their waste minimisation project. “With funding from the Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF) the programme has already been successfully implemented […]
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