After Christmas and Boxing Day our hearts, houses and bellies are full - but so are our landfills. Many landfills around New Zealand are reaching capacity and fast fashion, unwanted gifts, packaging, and food waste are filling them up fast. Wellington City Council spokeswoman Victoria Barton-Chapple said December was a particularly busy time for the waste world, with plenty of packaging making its way to Wellington's Southern Landfill and the Oji Recycling plant. CAMERON BURNELL/STUFF Wellington's Southern Landfill is reaching capacity with as little as four years left until it's full. In 2009 textile waste sent to the Southern Landfill totalled 2346 tonnes,.

Source: Stuff December 27, 2019 03:00 UTC