Steak and donuts found in North Canterbury recycling inspection
Waimakariri residents are learning recycling lessons the hard way as a district-wide wheelie bin inspection gets under way.
The council has been warning people, since May, not to abuse the system or face losing their bin privileges, and contractors are now out in force armed with calling cards and tags for offending bins.
Solid waste asset manager Kitty Waghorn said the inspections kicked off in Pegasus on October 12, where six streets turned up 30 contaminated bins, mostly containing food – including packets of unopened steaks and donuts.
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USED SUPERMARKET BAGS
URGENT, owing to increased sales we urgently need more used supermarket bags. Please drop off at our shop, CHCH CITY MISSION shop in the Gables Arcade Rangiora. THANKYOU.
Car Boot Sale Sunday 1 December
Head over to Murphy Park Kaiapoi this Sunday to the Car Boot Sale.
Come and find some bargains and treasures.
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When John was six years old he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark his height.
Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was.
If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?
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