Help Plant a Forest at Omarunui Landfill

The public is invited to take part in the planting of the Facebook Forest at the Omarunui Landfill.

Hastings District Council’s Sus’d project has sourced 1500 native trees which will be planted by the public on a part of the landfill site which will not be used for rubbish disposal.

Sus’d ambassador and Hastings District Councillor Tania Kerr says “It is important that the public is involved right from the beginning of the creation of the Facebook Forest. This is the start of a long term project which will help beautify the landscape and attract bird life to the area.”

“Everyone who joins in the planting will also be invited on a guided tour of the landfill, which will teach them more about the operation of the waste facility.”

Species of natives to be planted include cabbage trees, hebe, coprosma, pittosporum, flax, kowhai, ribbonwood, kanuka, and totara.

The area to be planted is quite steep so sturdy boots or shoes are required, and you should bring your own spade. To take part in planting day, please be at the Omarunui Landfill Kiosk on Omarunui Road no later than 10am on Saturday May 26^th. 

Are you interested in taking part?  

Register at www.susd.org.nz or phone Hastings District Council on 871 5000.

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Have you ever wondered what you would do without a mobile phone?

Let’s face it mobile phone ownership has become the norm over the past decade.  There are now more active mobile phones in New Zealand than there are people living here.  The phenomenal rate phones have evolved means that they now have an average life expectancy of just eighteen months.  I probably have food in my cupboard which will last longer!

What I’m eluding to here is the value, or lack of,  we place on items such as mobile phones in our quest for the latest gizmo or gadget.  These wonders of the modern age with built in cameras, games,  alarm clocks and more memory than a standard computer from the late 80’s are now easily cast aside for the new sleeker, must have model.   So doing the math, approx 1.5 million phones require disposal every year.

Recycling your mobile phone has just become a whole lot easier.  Our District Libraries are all supporting our mobile phone recycling programme which is just brilliant.  Every phone dropped into Hastings, Flaxmere or Havelock North Library goes to support the Starship Children’s Hospital Appeal in Auckland.  And what’s even better all the phone are recycled too which means less precious metals going into landfills.

I know I have at least six defunct phones in random draws at home.  So like me, why not have a de-clutter, recycle your old mobile phone/s and support a great cause while you’re at it!?