Success Stories

EWaste Drop-off
We take all kinds of EWaste, laptops computers,17inch monitors software cables,projectors etc. We donot accept old very large photocopiers and 15inch monitors. Drop off at 29 Hillview Street Ngaruawahia or can be dropped off in TeRapa Hamilton. Call Dianna ph 07 8245280.

FINDATRUCKLOAD
Findatruckload is a web-based company that brings together road transport companies and freight providers online, matching existing empty truck capacity throughout New Zealand with half, full or multiple truckloads. The website is used for all types of road transport including: general freight, heavy haulage, vehicles, containers, bulk products and livestock. Visit www.findatruckload.co.nz

HI Alice – Oops sorry forgot to contact you. Yes I took 15 of the coreflutes and I understand the rest went to one other person. Good show. Meg D

Hi Alice , Just to let you know that I got a referral for some horse manure from one of your listings. So all good, keep up the good work. Cheers, Richard

Good afternoon Ladies, Thank you for your wonderful service. I can report that I have contacted all four businesses below and visited three of them this afternoon. I realize that the wood that I am mainly looking for is probably more likely to be salvaged from wooden Packing cases than Pallets. Again, Thank you for providing a great service to helping me & planet earth. :-)

24 drums to be picked up and paid for tomorrow . Thanks for the contact . Grant - Matamata Piako District Council

Honey producer needed drums for honey storage
Hi Alice Have taken all the drums from Finex to store th honey for production. Will be getting more when they are available. Thanks Chris Clovertone Honey

Even shredded paper has a value for someone
Hi Alice Thanks for that. Funnily enough we have a guy who has just started here who use to work for the Hamilton Zoo and I asked him a couple of weeks ago and he said the Zoo is always looking for shredded paper and that he will drop ours off there for them. So it should all work out ok! Thanks for your help Carla

Community group ecstatic over unwanted whiteboards.
Hello Alice WOW!! Thank you so very much! We have received 3 electronic whiteboards - ok - they have bits missing - plastic framing around the sides but they work! Our staff went and picked them up yesterday, we have our inhouse maintenance man checking out today how to replace at a cheap rate the bits that are missing - just to smarten them up

Hi Alice I took 60 sheets today. I would estimate approx 150 sheets remain. Many thanks Peter

Artmakers Trash to Fashion entries have plenty of choice!
Hi Alice Sorry about the late reply our students were still humming and haring about collecting more materials but i think we have plenty, thank you so much for your help. We collected a few materials from some of the businesses and received excellent help from the the staff. we collected a box of Vinyl tiles, a roll of vinyl offcuts and a box of cork board from floortech. a huge bag of Foam offcuts and material from Waikato bedding. And a box of Felt belts from ullich aluminium. Thanks

Waste 'dating service' saves heaps
Three Hamilton pharmacies have been commended for their efforts in recycling and waste minimisation by the Waikato Waste Advisory Service. The service operates with The Waste Exchange like a dating service for waste, according to business advisor Joanna McKay

No waste in Moody home
Taupo couple Kevin and Fiona Moody love recycling, so much so that even a friend's retired artificial leg is given a second life. "I've got a friend with one leg. When he got his new one he threw the old one away and I got it. I'm sure I'll find a way of putting it to some use", Mr Moody jokes.

New Zealand's top Sustainable Businesses Announced
Photo: Hamilton YWCA with the Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark, Ann Sherry Westpac CEO, and the SBN's Rachel Brown and Chris Morrison The winners of the Westpac National Sustainable Business Awards have tonight been revealed at a gala di

Pallets always needed somewhere...
Hi Alice I've just asked our maintenance man and he tells me he has picked up a total of four pallets from Hills Flooring. That has been all that is suitable so far. Regards, Karen Wenham Phoenix - Administration Officer Guardian Healthcare Group

Used belts are useful for storing stone
about 4 rolls of belting, - about 1/10 of what they have to find a home for, and about 10th of the Kevlar belts we took too Alice - sure will keep in touch God Bless hugh

User confirmation of exchanges
Alice, Yes, I picked up the "blue cloth". It's not what it was described as. It's a non-woven synthetic chux-like cloth...Not cotton. made arrangements to take cloth before I saw what it was really like but am experimenting with uses, so all is not lost :0) Have also picked up some "Belts" from Ulrich Aluminium...only about 5 or 6 though. Got email from Simon about "paper dust". he's just delivered it for me. nice. Annabel

User Testimonials!
"I searched for items that I may be able to use and came across a 'Wanted' for used clothing and magazines. I was about to throw out a supermarket bag of magazines and 2 rubbish bags of good used boys clothes. I contacted this site with the details a

Waikato Trash to Fashion 2006
The Waste Exchange sponsored 'Avant Garbage' section at the recent Trash to Fashion Show held in Hamilton's Founders Theatre recently was a showcase of innovative talent. The Avant Garbage section required the designer to create a costume using busin

Goodlife Expo Pallet Competition Winner
Congratulations to Ray Nash who won $100 towards dinner at Canvas Restaurant for his ingenious suggestion how to re-use a second-hand wooden pallet Back in February at the Goodlife Expo held by the Hamilton Permaculture Trust, the Waste Exchange s

Positive Re-Signing
This positive action has seen large sheets of cor-flute being reused by Morrinsville Intermediate for topical graphing and more recently over 30 metal framed and unframed sheets being donated to the Right Bank Arts Council for use in the upcoming Goo

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