Professor John Raine: Unintended Consequences, or is this just City Council Greenwashing?

Few would argue against taking better care of the environment, becoming more efficient in our use of natural resources, avoiding wasteful consumerism, and recycling where it makes sense to do so.

Well, out walking recently I was keeping pace with an Auckland Council food scraps collection truck, which stopped at every fourth or fifth property, the driver climbed out and emptied the small bespoke, plastic, lidded food scraps bin, then accelerated away to then stop at the next bin. One would hope that most of the remaining 75-80% of the dwellings are composting at home – the optimal low environmental impact solution.