A new location submission form is now live! This offers an improvement on the old generic contact form. All required information is asked for in a structured manner, making it much easier to submit location changes, as well as much easier for me to process them.
The Soft plastics map was one of the earlier maps that was populated with data. In the early days, the markers just pointed to drop off locations, store opening hours was a feature that was added later on as more maps and features were added to RecycleMap.
I’ve now gone through all 320 soft plastics location markers, and have added or updated the store opening hours for them. A few markers have also been removed as the stores have closed down.
Tweaked wording on the Batteries, Polystyrene, and Plant pot map pages. In addition, the markers for Mitre 10 stores have been updated to feature the “Mitre 10 Orange” to make the maps more user friendly.
All participating Resene ColorShops, Dulux paint centres, and Guthrie Bowron stores have now been added to the paint and paint container recycling map!
Markers are now being added to a new map category for Paint, and paint containers!
I am in the process of updating the map application that is at the core of RecycleMap, which includes changes to the user interface on the maps. Most are subtle, but please let me know your thoughts and feedback!
Hospice Op Shops have now been added. This brings the total number of locations on RecycleMap to 2045!
Vital stats for the different categories are:
Cardboard & Paper – 354 locations
Batteries – 258 Locations
Polystyrene – 34 Locations
Soft Plastics – 248 Locations
Glass- 336 Locations
Op Shops – 266 Locations (So far…Still have Presbyterian Support, Red Cross, St. Vincent de Paul, The Blind Foundation (Blind Low Vision NZ) and The Salvation Army Op Shops to add!)
Food and Beverage Cartons – 94 Locations
Tin cans – 350 Locations
Cosmetics – 74 Locations
Caps & Lids – 31 Locations
I’ve now added a links page that has links to the websites of all the NZ District and City Councils, along with the various recycling schemes and op shop charities featured on RecycleMap, and other related sites.
Added the recycling locations for Wairoa, Waitaki, & Waitomo District Councils. 3 councils to go!(Waipā DC didn’t have any facilities).
Added transfer stations and resource recovery parks for Taupō, Thames-Coromandel & Timaru District Councils, and Tauranga City Council.