Waste Not

by Pip White

Image: National Environment Agency Annual Report 2006/2007
Image: National Environment Agency Annual Report 2006/2007

We’ve come a long way since the early days of recycling on the North Shore. Back in the 1960s and 70s, about the only thing we could officially recycle was aluminium milkbottle tops. These went in with the dinner dishes before being added to a slowly growing bagful which was eventually dropped off at the School for the Blind in Manurewa. They received a fee from Tiwai Point aluminium smelter for sending them on there.

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August 26, 2009   No Comments