Press Release – Hastings District Council The Big Belly rubbish bins already in Hastings parks are staying and three more are on their way. A four-month trial of three bins – in Cornwall Park, Flaxmere Park and Havelock North Village Green – has been very successful, proving popular with …
The Big Belly rubbish bins already in Hastings parks are staying and three more are on their way.
A four-month trial of three bins – in Cornwall Park, Flaxmere Park and Havelock North Village Green – has been very successful, proving popular with park-goers and the bin-emptying team.
The solar-powered smart bins compact the rubbish, which means less emptying (saving truck trips), and no overflow. Because the rubbish is locked inside, litter cannot be wind-blown out of the bins.
Local Focus: A worldwide craze at a Parkrun near you
31 Jan, 2021 11:30 PM
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The Parkrun movement is steadily spreading. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
It s the Saturday morning ritual catching on worldwide, at a park near you. Mostly it s about community, says Flaxmere Run director Richard Mills.
Parkrun has two branches in Hawke s Bay, at Napier s Anderson Park and Hastings leafy Flaxmere Park.
Mills fellow run director Philip Shambrook said the timed 5km run was held in more than 2000 locations worldwide.
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