The Sun
Wednesday May 14, 2014
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$12k for recycling research Tua Marina School has kicked off a new rural recycling project for Marlborough District Council that aims to find out whether recycling services are needed outside of Blenheim. A big blue recycling container has been installed at the school and will remain there for one month as council records the type and volume of recyclables people in the community drop off there. Council has been awarded a $12,000 grant for the project through the Beverage Container Recycling Community Grants, funded by the Coca Cola Foundation in partnership with The Keep New Zealand Beautiful Society.
The project will be run in partnership with local schools, with recycling containers expected to also be installed at other rural schools in the region. Each school will host the container for a four week period between May and September. The container is divided into four compartments, with capacity to take up to 12 cubic metres of material, including cans, plastic and glass bottles. “We need to see how these communities will react to having an un-staffed recycling container available for the collection of cans, plastic and glass bottles,” said council’s solid waste manager
Alec McNeil. “It will also help us with information about the level of contaminants we might expect. “We’re asking the schools to come on board in order to give this the best chance of success. “We know from other places that simply setting up un-staffed recycling points doesn’t always work. “While some will use the containers properly and sort their materials, others just use it as a free dump point. With the school community and pupils involved, we’re hoping we’ll get full cooperation.” Councillor Peter Jerram and Tua Marina School students Andrew McGruddy, 9, Dylan Hennessey, 6, Summer Spragg, 8, and Kate Woolley, 7, launch the new community recycling project.
Ferry captains stood down Two Interislander Ferry captains have been stood down following two near-misses on the vessels last week. The incidents, both involving the Arahura (pictured), are believed to have occurred on Friday and Sunday last week, and were referred to Maritime New Zealand. The Crown entity are investigating the incidents, and no date has been specified for the captains to return to work. Until then, it is likely masters will have to be moved between ships to cover for their absence. However, a Kiwirail spokeswoman said the impact on freight and passengers would be minimal, as it was a quiet time of the year. She said any passengers should continue to check the Interislander website for any updates. The incidents occurred after the Stena Alegra’s propeller was found to have been damaged on Thursday last week, leading MP Winston Peters to claim Kiwirail covered up the three incidents, and that in the Stena Alegra’s case, the incident had occurred after the ship struck a wharf in Picton.
Interislander General Manager Thomas Davis rejected those claims, stating the incidents had been subject to normal investigation protocol. All Stena Alegra sailings up to and including the 9am Wednesdsay voyage were still cancelled at the time of printing yesterday. The latest incidents are the latest in a series of misdemeanours which began when the Aratere, the ferry the Stena Alegra is temporarily replacing, suffered propeller damage in November. It is expected to be back in action by the end of next month.
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