A reduction in construction waste going to landfill is a step closer, following the release of a draft specification recognising good environmental practice in waste management and minimisation.
Auckland Council Programme Director for Waste Solutions Parul Sood (right) shows NZ Ecolabelling Trust General Manager Francesca Lipscombe current construction and demolition waste recycling facilities at the Council’s Waitakere Refuse and Reycling Centre in Henderson.
The Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN), of which we are a member, has inaugurated World Ecolabel Day (WED) which will take place on 25 October this year.
New Zealand furniture, fittings and flooring manufacturers with the Environmental Choice New Zealand (ECNZ) label have just received a big boost for their business prospects in Australia.
There are 38 Environmental Choice specifications for products and services. We believe the time is right to develop a specification that recognises environmental high-performers in C&D waste services. We are here to seek your early input into what that specification might look like.
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Government-owned ecolabel Environmental Choice New Zealand provides the strongest environmental guarantee of the well-known ecolabels in New Zealand.
Environmental Choice New Zealand has been confirmed as one of the organisations presenting as part of the 2017 Auckland Build Expo’s seminar programme.
The head of Environmental Choice, the government's own eco-labelling brand, is calling for it to adopt a programme of sustainable procurement for public bodies.