Hawkes Bay RegionFINDATRUCKLOAD
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Hi Alice - i picked up the pallets from Elders this morning.
Many thanks
Andrew...[more]
Hi Alice
I have had a successful exchange with the merino wool offcuts from Hawkes Bay as listed - 1 Box of merino. I have also had an exchange with 'Interweave' which resulted in several boxes of fabric offcuts. Another supplier 'Vita' has resulted in several large bags of fabric offcuts being exchanged and now they are looking to sell them to me. Thank you for your service....[more]
hi Alice, how does it feel to be back on deck with almost a whole month gone? I have uplifted 1 x 20l plastic container to see if it will prove suitable and have also picked up 2dozen assorted size plastic containers from warrens bakery. Thanks stuart...[more]
Local Food Bank finds the service useful
hi Alice, how does it feel to be back on deck with almost a whole month gone? I have uplifted 1 x 20l plastic container to see if it will prove suitable and have also picked up 2dozen assorted size plastic containers from warrens bakery. Thanks stuart...[more]
Dismantled wood car shed of use to someone!
Hi Alice,
Yes I collected roughly 3 cubic meters of the wood form the dismantled car shed in Hastings. Thank you for advising me of the contact.
Jared...[more]
Broken vineyard posts suitable for home use.
Hi Alice
Have organised some posts through Andy at Pernod Ricard, he couldn't of been more helpful and friendly.
Thanks for giving me his contact details.
Regards
Linda...[more]
Clean Earth wins Enviromental Award
Clean Earth took out the 2007 Environmental Business Award at a function at the Hawke's Bay Opera House in Hastings on the 26th October. Business operators Robert & Deborah Burnside are long established in offering waste and recycling services in th
Company: Clean Earth
Contact Name: Deborah Burnside
Email: askus@cleanearth.co.nz
Phone: 06 844 1060...[more]
Waste becomes school resources
Hi Alice and Vicki!
Just a quick list of materials I have gathered so far:
From Soma President Limited:
Half a garden fadge of fabric off cuts
Half a garden fadge of black and white 30cm plastic reels
Quarter of a garden fadge of mixed 30cm plastic reels
1 box of approximately 100 plastic reels
Half a garden fadge of 30cm cardboard reels
Medium bag full of black and green spools
From Tritech Office Equipment Services:
1.5 Garden Fadges of...[more]
User Testimonials!
thanks alice i went to wellington and picked up 9 rolls of fabric from the tyre factory we weighed 4700kg on the weigh bridge so i reckon the weight of the fabric and steel was approximately 2 1/2 to 3 tonne, a very heavy load....[more]
User Testimonials!
hi, i went to c the man incharge at watties to do with the tomatoe bins they have been taking to the the land fill to be used for recycling and organic matter , but it was a good trip the guy hooked me up with some paste bins that they are trying to get rid of on a continuous basis which will help our business really well for sorting and packaging our scrap thank you alice the waste exchange has done it again . jak scrap....[more]
Reuse of good cartons is a better option
Hi Alice, At this point in time I am going into Countdown about once a month for plastic bags as that is usually enough to fill our requirements.Thanks for that... its great and for putting me onto the boxes at Pasks winery. I have uplifted 3 huge pallets [ 2,000 ] their quote. Stuart...[more]
3R wins Hawkes Bay Environmental Award
3R won the 'Cleaner Production Award" for The Waste Exchange at this years Hawkes Bay Environmental Awards. The award recognises the initiative of businesses who strive to acheive cleaner production by using resources and energy efficiently, preventing pollution and minimising waste through recycling, re-use or redistribution of products....[more]
From Just Trash to Loved Treasure
The 12km of irrigation piping at the CJ Pask vineyard was no longer needed and was headed for the dump. That was until The Waste Exchange found it a new home with a market gardener....[more]
Matchmakers Refuse to Dump
Waste Exchange is somewhat of a ``free dating service'' for those with either too much or too little materials - or at least that's how manager Graeme Norton likes to put it....[more]
New computer recycler in HB
Hello Alice,
Thanks for your email re: Ricky Dacombe. We contacted him and he took all our old computer parts. We are really pleased that we didn’t have to throw anything away!
Keep up the good work.
Regards
Tony Fuller
Principal
Pukehou School...[more]
Plenty going on at The Quiet Earth
Photograph courtesy of the Hawkes Bay Today
There's a calmness about Meeanee's Earth Gardens which is almost palpable.
It hits you as soon as you walk into the Sandy Road grounds.
That's not too say it doesn't look busy. Just glancing aroun...[more]
Food Bank needs bags urgently
Hi Alice, I have just uplifted a supermarket trolley full of plastic bags from Countdown ..Thank you. Also have been in touch with Landpower for pallets but they have had a clean out and dont have any. Do you have more sources ? Cheers Stuart...[more]
Vineyard trash turns to treasure in the Hawke's Bay
Hawkes Bay businesses are proving they can play their part in reducing the amount of rubbish that gets sent to landfills.
One of the latest success stories comes from the C J Pask winery, where 13 Km of trickle line (irrigation piping) had been re...[more]
Garden pots galore!
Did you know you can get rid of your used plastic plant containers by taking them to any Palmers Garden World store for free? And it doesn?t matter if they are broken or dirty - easy.
Graeme Campbell of Palmers Garden World, Napier, encourages...[more]
Recycled Wearable Arts impress
Taradale High School Parent Teacher Association has run another successful wearable arts competition. This year, Wipe Out Waste sponsored the Year 7 and 8 EARTH category, where entrants had to use recycled materials for their creations. It was amaz...[more]