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Make an upcycled kitchen organiser

Vintage jars get an industrial twist in a handy unit that’s equally at home in the bathroom. Stella and Dave Lennox of Lennox Woodcraft show us how it’s done.

The dirty truth about phosphates in detergent

Are your dishes killing fishes? Does laundry water pollute our lakes? Scientist, farmer and former New Zealand Geographic editor Warren Judd gives you the facts on phosphates in cleaning products.

Need to recycle that old TV?

As the country shifts to a digital broadcast, a lot of old televisions are expected to be retired. That faithful old box may have served you well, but inside are some toxic ingredients – plus some valuable parts that can be recycled. So if you’re getting rid of an old

How to recycle your analogue TV

New Zealand television is going digital – but where do all those old analogue TVs go? Not into landfill we hope – they contain toxic materials like lead, mercury and cadmium which can leach into our waterways. This government website tells you how you can recycle your old TV. Details of

Auckland recycling collection

Reader submitted

How is the material that we throw into the big blue 'recycling' bins in Auckland processed? It seems to me that someone, somewhere has a MASSIVE job to sort everything that's in these bins into the individual recycling areas (ie. cans, glass, paper, cardboard, plastics etc)... and indeed, is this actually done?