Well done to Waveney Warth & Matthew Luxon who decided to try and avoid contributing to the growing problem of increasing waste, by setting themselves a challenge of living for a year without sending anything to landfill.

Follow their experiences recorded in their blog, they have even got an online store where you can purchase all things eco friendly (loving the bamboo toothbrushes!)

Check out their website: http://www.rubbishfree.co.nz/

If your stuck for something to do this weekend, why not check on the Lantern Festival in Auckand’s Albert Park, located in the heart of the city.

Round up  your friends and family to experience something different. It is jam packed with all things Chinese and its fantastic! You can try some authentic Chinese cuisene, look at some amazing art, buy some beautiful lanterns and watch the fireworks and hey, its something different than your usual friday night activities!

The inorganic collections start again for Auckland residents in February and run until June.
As compliant with council policy, there is no collection in the CBD, as the majority of this area is a business/commercial area. The residential properties with this area are mainly apartments, therefore it is not practical for material to be placed on the pavement where there is limited space. With high pedestrian volumes this could impose health and safety issues for the public and the contractors operating the service.

So for those of you outside the CBD here is what can go in….

Large items that can’t be placed in normal wheelie bin collections
Car doors bonnets and boot lids only
Mattresses
Corrugated iron
Electrical appliances including computers
Timber (up to 2 wheelbarrows in volume only)
Metal objects (i.e. fridges and washing machine)
Tyres (up to 5 per household)

What can’t go in…..
Garden rubbish (i.e. trees clippings etc)
Hazardous waste (i.e. paint, solvents, asbestos, chemical waste etc)
Paint and paint tins
Car parts and engine bodies
Building or trade demo waste (i.e. bricks concrete rocks stone wood glass)
Recyclable materials (i.e. plastic, aluminum, glass, paper)
Items that are too heavy or large to be carried by two people.

If you have any more questions or are interested to find out more please visit:
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/services/rubbish/inorganiccan.asp

Doesn’t it seem like it was the New Year just yesterday? How is it possibly mid - February already?

This means summer is coming to an end and before we know it, the wet, windy, freezing and snow winter will be upon us.

If your looking to have a clean out of your house before the New Zealand’s wonderful winter hits then have a look at bookabin ! We have all your skip bin needs! We have suppliers available in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and many more cities and towns through out New Zealand. To find out what we have available in your area go to the bookabin website and enter in your postcode!

No sleep in or lazy day off this year people. Waitangi Day is on Sunday February 6th.

Those of you who were hoping to get into clean up mode this weekend will need to book your bin today (Thursday) so not to be disappointed. If you have left it until now, it’s not toooo late but do try tomorrow as well as Saturday as a drop off date to compare prices.

It is a high demand time, especially with the weather improving, so you may want to get to the beach this weekend and save the big clean up for next weekend – booking your bin ahead of time will secure you a better price as the cheapest stock books out first.