Issues
NES for storing tyres outdoors passed into law
An important piece of the regulated tyre stewardship puzzle has fallen into place with the Ministry for the Environment finalising and gazetting the Resource Management ...
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MfE calls for further consultation on National Environmental Standard for outdoor storage of tyres
The Ministery for the Environment is seeking submissions on potential changes to the proposed NES for the Outdoor Storage of Tyres.
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Sea Cleaners, NZ Navy take 80 cube of tyres from the seashore
Virtually no beach clean-up would be complete without the odd tyre or two, but a recent project by the
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Government waste work programme approved
Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage has announced a programme of work to take action on New Zealand’s long-neglected waste problems.
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End of life tyres in the news
Latest tyre news on Stuff.co.nz – ‘Waste tyres dumped in landfill by company paid millions to recycle‘
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Court action over tyres from Amberly fire
A court has ordered the removal of more than 120,000 tyres, which were part of the pile that caught fire in Amberley earlier this year. ...
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Central Canterbury one step closer to pyrolysis plant
The Selwyn District Council has given approval to lease its land for a pyrolysis plant at the Pines Recovery Park in Burnham, outside Rolleston. However, ...
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Hefty fines from failed tyre recycling venture
A total o f $78,000 in fines have been handed down to three people involved in a failed tyre reycling venture in the Bay of ...
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Another tyre fire – how long do we wait?
Another large tyre fire illuminates the need for effective product stewardship of end-of-life tyres in New Zealand.Cause of massive North Canterbury tyre fire ‘unknown’, investigation ...
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WRC tyre movement and storage guidelines
The release of tyre movement and storage guidelines are an important step in effective management of end-of-life tyres in New Zealand, says 3R Group Chief ...
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Why are waste tyres not regulated?
Source: Radio New Zealand National Every year three million tyres [Note: Tyrewise believes this is more like 5 million] are put into landfills, dumped or ...
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Paul Henry with Greens MP Julie Anne Genter
Paul Henry talks to Greens MP Julie Anne Genter in response to the Environment Minister Nick Smith’s offer of funding grants for new ideas to recycle end-of-life ...
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