Ashburton Courier: November 18, 2021

Is pizza in abox recyclable? No,it is not
Auditors checking recycling bins in
Ashburton last week found several
pizza boxes, with pizzas inside, put
outfor collection.
The pizza household
was given a strike and
is now being monitored
by auditors for further
recyclingbreaches.
Ashburton District
Councilhasjustover950
households onawatch
listbecause of their bad
recycling habits and
in October issued 700,
second strikewarnings–
146 bins were removed
from repeat offenders
with at least three
strikes.
Only plastics 1,2and 5
can berecycled in the
yellow bin, along with
newspapers and clean
cardboardand tins or cans.
over
950
households
on watchlist
OCTOBER
700
second strike
warnings
OCTOBER
146
bin were
removed
Council Infrastructure Services Manager
Neil McCann said pizza boxes were able
to be recycled as longastheyhad no food
debris inside them.
“But it is completely unacceptable to
recycle pizza boxes with uneatenpizza in
them. If these hadnot beenfound by the
auditor,the binwould have beenemptied
intotherecyclingtruckandthefoodwould
have contaminatedthe entireload.
“Loads that are rejected bythe EcoSort
recycling centre in Christchurch end up
goingtolandfill,whichcostsourratepayers
on averageabout $1000aload.”
Overall contamination rates of kerbside
recycling collected in the Ashburton
districtinOctober was5.9 percent.
Mr McCann said other unwanted items
routinely foundinrecycling bins were dirty
disposable nappies.
“With Christmas coming and the usual
increase inrubbish and recycling, it is
really important that people payattention
to ensuring they recycle cleanly. That
means nofood in yellow recycling bins,
glass bottlesinthe green binand alllids, of
anysize, in the redrubbishbin.”
Youcan see the recycling audit results at
ashburtondc.govt.nz/services/rubbishand-recycling/rubbish-reporting
Awardsshowsupportforour
businessesintoughtimes
Resilience through tough times will
likely beacommon theme ofthe
Ashburton District’sANZ Business of
the Year Awards.
The awards are being held for the first
time inFebruary 2022, with businesses
of all sorts entered in six different award
categories,and people able to vote by free
text for their favourite retailer. There will
alsobethe BevanRickerbyfuturebusiness
leader award.
Ashburton District Council is partnering
withANZ and Ri Ra Eventstopresent the
awards. Entries are being accepted until
30 November, with judging to follow and
the winners announced in February ata
special awards function held at the Mt Hutt
Memorial Hall.
Council Community Services Group
Manager SteveFabish said the globalcovid
pandemic had been abig issue for local
businesses and changed the way they
interactedwith customers.
“No doubt some have had atough time,
but those challenges have resulted in
someamazingstories about resilienceand
adaptingtothe newenvironment.
“Theseawardsarereallyawaytocelebrate
everything that is greatabout our district
and the smart businesses that wehave
operating here.”
Award categories are primary industries,
export, tourism, manufacturing, not-forprofit
and technology and innovation.
There will also beasupreme winner.
Eight businesses are currently doing
battle for the People’s Choice Award
for retail, details of the businesses and
Whatgoes in your bins?
The redrubbish bin is foreverything that
is not recyclable, including household
and organic waste.
The yellowrecyclingbin is forrecycling
hard rigid plastic (grades 1, 2and 5),
cardboard, paper, tins and metal cans.
All recycling must be clean of food
1
NO softscrunchable
plastics.
their voting codes can befound on the
website businessoftheyear.nz. Voting
forthe People’s ChoiceAward ends on 30
November.
Entries for the six award categories also
close on 30 November, with category
finalists to be announced in December.
Mr Fabish said businesses had to provide
some supporting documents with their
entry. “This is really an outline and
explanation ofwhat you have achieved
in the past two years and agreat chance
forsome reflectionand analysis, which is
alwaysgoodfor business.”
businessoftheyear.nz
Ourcategorypartnersare:
CatalystPerformanceAgronomy,
ExcellenceinPrimaryIndustries
CroysLtd, Excellence in Export
Mt HuttSki Area,ExcellenceinTourism
HEBConstruction,Excellencein
Manufacturing
NaylorLove,Excellencein Not-For-Profit
LyndaStevenson Chartered
Accountants,ExcellenceinTechnology
&Innovation
Sheep MilkNew Zealand,Future
BusinessLeader
Mediaworks,People’s Choicefor Retail
scraps and loose, not bagged. No lids
areallowedinrecycling.
The green glass crate is for recycling
glass bottles and jars. Glass must be
clean. No lids are
allowedinrecycling.
Still unsure? Youcan
download the full
list of what can goin
your bins from our
website. binitright.nz
COMMUNITYNOTICEBOARD
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Meetings areheld in the Council
Chambers, 137 Havelock Street,
(unlessotherwise advised).
Ashburton WaterZoneCommittee
Tuesday 23 November, 1pm
CANCELLED
Methven CommunityBoard
Monday 29 November,10.30am
MtHuttMemorialHall
CouncilMeeting (live-streamed)
Wednesday1December,1pm
Youth Council
Wednesday8December,4pm
CouncilMeeting (live-streamed)
Wednesday15December, 1pm
PUBLICNOTICES
PLANNED ROAD
CLOSURES CANCELLED
Due to current circumstances, the following
upcoming road closures associatedwith
the events belowhavebeencancelled:
Mid-Town Market Day
Hyundai AshburtonSantaParade
Council understands thatmanypeoplelook
forwardtothese annualeventsand we are
hopeful that theywillbeable to take place
as normalnextyear.
NeilMcCANN
GroupManager Infrastructure Services
Ground floor poured, civic
super structuregoing up
The final ground floor concrete
has been poured atthe Ashburton
District Council’s new library and
civic building and the contractors
sayitisanother milestoneinthelife
of thecommunity facility.
NaylorLove CanterburyRegional Director
Graeme Earl said the final ground floor
slab and concreting around heritage
Pioneer Hall wasnow complete.
“The pour around the historic hall went
smoothly, with optimal curing conditions
on the day. The pouring of the main
building’sground floorslabs is an exciting
milestone and it’s great to be fully out of
the ground.”
Mr Earl said more elements of the
superstructure were being progressed,
including structural steel and LVLbeams
and roof members. We’ll also continue to
install the Potius floor units and work on
in-ground services likestormwater.”
Councillors and senior staff visited the
building site last week to see progress
on the building, which has been gifted
the Maori namesTePātaka okā Tuhituhi
(library) and Te Waharoa aHine Paaka
(civic building).
Mayor Neil Brownsaid the sheersizeand
scale of the building wasimpressive.
“It’sahiveofactivity thereatthe moment
and the finished building will certainlybe
something tobe proud of. Itwill house a
thoroughly modern libraryand haveroom
forall Council’sstaffand services.”
Mayor Brownsaid Councilwas keeping a
close eyeonthe details and timeframeof
the build, which had the potential to be
affectedbysupply chainissues caused by
the global pandemic interrupting freight
shipping networks.
“It could be that the completion date is
pushed out by amonth ortwo to early
2023, but we are hoping that’s not the
case.”
COUNCIL OFFICE
5Baring Square West
Mon, Tue, Wed &Fri 8.30am -5pm
Thursday 9am -5pm
ASHBURTONPUBLIC LIBRARY
180 Havelock Street,Ashburton 7700
Mon -Fri 9.00am -8.00pm
Sat10am-1pm | Sun 1pm -4pm
EA NETWORKSCENTRE
20 River Terrace
Mon -Fri 6.00am -9.00pm
Sat&Sun 7.00am -7.00pm
ASHBURTONART GALLERY &
ASHBURTONMUSEUM
327 WestStreet
10am -4pm daily.Closed Public Holidays.
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