Many plastics and other materials used on farms and vineyards can be recycled.
Some of the materials and chemicals that are routinely used on our farms may be hazardous or contain hazardous chemicals. When these products are no longer needed it is necessary that they are disposed of in an appropriate manner to ensure that the environment is not contaminated and that there is no risk to people’s health.
Agrecovery offers solutions for the safe disposal of unwanted agrichemicals, and the recycling or recovery of empty containers, drums and IBC’s.
The services offered include:
The services offered include:
Check if your household batteries can be recycled, then simply take them to your local resource recovery centre in a plastic bag.
Check the packaging – recyclable types are those containing mercuric oxide, zinc air, silver oxide and lithium.
Check the packaging – recyclable types are those containing nickel cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and lithium.
Car batteries (lead-acid batteries) can be taken to the Resource Recovery Centres free of charge.
You can take recyclable batteries to any Tasman Resource Recovery Centre.
Batteries that cannot be recycled include standard non-rechargeable household batteries such as AA, AAA, C, D and so on.
These batteries contain zinc carbon, zinc chloride or alkaline manganese, which are safe to dispose of in your household rubbish.
There are lots of options for recycling electronic waste in the Nelson Tasman region. We recommend electronic waste is recycled rather than taken to your local Resource Recovery Centre for disposal in the landfill.
We also provide free disposal of selected batteries at Resource Recovery Centres.
Tasman District Council supports e-waste recycling through a $20 subsidy for all Tasman residents and businesses.
The subsidy is applied as a discount for most e-waste items (anything with a plug or a battery) at the Nelson Environment Centre.
Download the E-waste subsidy coupon and price list (pdf, 110 KB)
Please contact the Nelson Environment Centre to arrange to drop-off or collection. Please note there is an additional cost for the collection service.
31 Vanguard Street, Nelson,
Phone: 03 545 9176
info@nec.org.nz
Find out more about electronic waste on the Nelson Environment Centre website
Electronic waste is the fastest growing type of waste in the world. In New Zealand we generate around 80,000 tonnes of e-waste per year. Some e-waste contains dangerous metals and other substances that can be toxic to the environment and to human health if disposed of or handled inappropriately. Some e-waste may also contain valuable and scarce resources that should be recovered and recycled rather than landfilled.
Resource Recovery Centres collect all unused paint and containers (not just Resene) under the Resene Paintwise scheme:
More info on the resource recovery centres.
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