Landfill volunteers recycle 480 bikes and counting for PoriruaSupplied Green Bikes mechanic Mike Penhey and volunteer Paul Leeks with Trash Palace manager Marion Tongariro. Volunteers at Trash Palace have recycled 480 bikes in their workshop's first year. Porirua City Council, which runs Spicer Landfill, helped set up the NZ Green Bike Trust's workshop to reduce the number of bikes being dumped while also selling cheap bikes to the community. Green Bike Trust chairman and volunteer repairman ​John Poppleton was thrilled with the progress, which had seen 480 bikes turned around since the workshop opened last December. Green Bikes volunteers to get them into good working order and Trash Palace to have them for sale, seven days per week."

Source: Stuff November 30, 2017 23:20 UTC