Health and safety has been the news lately. And for this we can thank Workplace Relations Minister, Michael Woodhouse. Apparently he reckons – golf and worm farming is highly dangerous. What about mining? What about waste disposal? Well, our industry of waste...
You may or may not be surprised to learn that steel is the world’s most recyclable material. For us at Pink Bins, recycling is pretty important. So, from our Manukau, South Auckland plant, we recycle many materials including cardboard, timber, e-waste, green waste and...
Environmental groups say you must recycle. After all, resources are limited and the world isn’t getting any bigger. At Pink Bins we agree. However, even if you care little about the state of the planet, take note: recycling is also good for business. Did that get your...
Do you know that it can take between 500 to 1000 years for a plastic product to decompose in a landfill? Shocking, but true. Today, we use plastic to manufacture a huge amount of household items — food containers, shopping bags, plastic cups and kids’ toys, just to...
When receiving sales enquiries, the team here at Pink Bins quite often get the question; “can we put branches and foliage in our bin?” – to which we reply; “of course you can, we love it!”. All of the green waste collected from our customers ends up at Envirofert...
At Pink Bins we offer a disposal service for asbestos. These bins are treated differently to a normal general waste bin. You pay a service fee for delivery and collection of the bin and a tonne rate for disposal of asbestos. Due to the hazardous nature of the product...