Landfill
Calls to regulate 'recycling, compostable, biodegradable' labels
Christchurch City Council has saved more than 23 tonnes of rubbish from heading to the landfill, by insisting all major events use compostable food packaging. It might seem a small change, but it's… Audio
Waste Crime
Waste crime in the European Union is big business, illegal dumping is estimated to be worth at least 900 million dollars a year. Kathryn Ryan speaks to Jim Baird, a professor of waste and resource… Audio
The everyday battle to reduce food waste
A campaign to cut down the amount of wasted food in New Zealand says the waste is "morally, economically and environmentally outrageous", but small changes can have big impacts. Audio
Space Between
Space Between is a sustainable zero waste fashion design project run through Massey University. Sonia Sly meets the designers and team behind the project to look at why they're reconstructing… Audio
Call to move from landfill to incineration
A new book on New Zealand's waste says rubbish has doubled in the past 50 years - and the rate is unsustainable. Audio
Insight for 5 October 2008 - Rubbish
Insight investigates how we deal with our rubbish as we strive to make cities more sustainable. Audio
