Brian Rudman: Beware invasion of the wheelie bins

I know it's pushing muck uphill writing about rubbish on a public holiday, but with just one day left to make submissions on Auckland Council's grand plans to standardise waste disposal, here goes.What leaps out of the 95-page draft...

WHAT NOT TO WASTE

Through new city-funded school compost and gardening programs, local elementary and middle school students are learning how disposing of lunchtime trash can make a big environmental impact on their school and their communities. “The resources we throw in the trash are valuable resources that we use and we need to …

Create a haven at home with some creative landscaping

We all need a little privacy from prying eyes. So up around our homes go high fences and foreboding hedges. How do you maintain your privacy without looking like you live in a compound?

Under Pressure: Startup Company Turns Water into Power

When Frank Zammataro thinks about water pressure, he sees an opportunity to create electricity. Zammataro, 53, is President and Co-Founder of Rentricity—a New York City energy company that has discovered a new way to tap into the excess pressure in water-treatment plants, reservoirs, and factories to help power our water infrastructure, which consumes four percent of America's electricity.

Use green bins

Raising a stink over the smell of garbage — Jan. 21