Organic Waste
When organic material is buried in landfill it breaks down in a way that generates methane, a greenhouse gas which is harmful to the environment.
See food waste
Easy Earth, a local business which runs a hot rot composting system, offers a home and business collection service. It has a bucket swap-zone set up at the Crazy Pumpkin on Taupo Quay, and at the Whanganui Resource Recovery Centre.