INDEPENDENT NEWS

Hazmobile collection big success

Published: Wed 21 Nov 2007 01:48 PM
Hazmobile collection big success
More than 700 vehicles visited the 2007 Hazmobile collections in Hastings and Napier, where members of the public had the chance to safely dispose of unwanted household chemicals and other hazardous rubbish.
Hastings Waste Minimisation Officer Dominic Salmon said the Hazmobile was becoming a well-known event in Hawke's Bay each year, with some home owners stockpiling hazardous waste for months in advance.
“It’s astonishing what some people have in their garden sheds. We had more than 500 fluorescent light tubes dropped off in Hastings, and the team handling chemicals collected some quite potent and nasty materials which we’re glad to see disposed-of properly.”
Mr Salmon said much of the hazardous waste would be recycled or processed to reduce its toxicity. Fluorescent tubes would end up in Australia where the mercury they contain would be recovered, while some “persistent” chemicals would be shipped as far as Belgium for specialist destruction. Waste paint would go to Otaki where it was recycled into the Enviro Paint range of outdoor paints.
Exact figures on what was recycled should be available early next week.
ENDS

Next in New Zealand politics

One-stop Shop Major Projects On The Fast Track
By: New Zealand Government
GPS 2024: Over $20 Billion To Get Transport Back On Track
By: New Zealand Government
New Zealand Provides Further Humanitarian Support To Gaza And The West Bank
By: New Zealand Government
High Court Judge Appointed
By: New Zealand Government
Lobbyists Riding Shotgun With Coalition Government
By: New Zealand Labour Party
Say Hello To NZ’s Most Anti-environment Government In Decades
By: Green Party
Fast Track Is Outright Assault On Environment
By: Forest And Bird
Coalition Sticking Plasters Over New Zealand’s Infrastructure Crisis
By: New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A Fast Track To A More Sure-footed Future
By: Infrastructure NZ
GPS 2024: New $500 Million Pothole Prevention Fund
By: New Zealand Government
GPS 2024: 15 New Roads Of National Significance
By: New Zealand Government
GPS 2024: Keeping New Zealanders Safer On Our Roads
By: New Zealand Government
GPS 2024: Investing In Reliable Public Transport
By: New Zealand Government
View as: DESKTOP | MOBILE © Scoop Media