by Ryan Thorpe | May 24, 2021 | health and Safety, Recycling
Recycling is important, right? For many people, though, knowing what can and can’t be recycled is confusing. If you’re one of those people, read on. A new lease of life In 2005, due to our concern about the huge amount of rubbish ending up in landfill, we set up a...
by Ryan Thorpe | Dec 3, 2020 | Recycling, Waste, Wood Waste
For a long time, we’ve been concerned about the volume of waste that ends up in landfill. That’s why in 2005 we set up a recycling plant in Manukau, Auckland. In this post, we explain how demolition timber can be recycled into brand-new products. Why recycle? At Pink...
by editor | Mar 15, 2020 | Recycling, reliable
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that people throughout the world use a massive one trillion plastic bags. Wow! And, that’s just a small portion of all plastic used. Now, it’s no secret that plastic waste causes havoc to the environment. Which is why...
by editor | Oct 21, 2019 | Recycling
Why you should ‘dare’ to recycle “How dare you,” scolded teen climate activist Greta Thunberg at a recent United Nations Climate Summit. Well, regardless of which side of the climate-change debate you stand, we’re sure you will agree that it is important...
by editor | May 28, 2019 | Disposal, Recycling, Waste
Worldwide, New Zealand has a reputation for being clean and green. It seems, though, that we Kiwis aren’t as flash at recycling as we think. In fact, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Scotland — countries that probably admire our ‘greenness’ — are doing...
by editor | Apr 17, 2019 | Disposal, plastic, Recycling, Waste
We care about the environment at Pink Bins. That’s why we recycle as much as possible. We’re not the only people making an effort, though, as you will discover by reading this post. A suitcase full of plastic In January, we wrote about how soft plastic...
