A home-built glass-crushing device will be demonstrated to the public for the first time at Central Otago WasteBusters in Alexandra today.
Shining Path Ltd owner Mike Olsen, of Earnscleugh, has been developing his glass crusher during the past year and is set to start operation at the Alexandra recycling centre from midday, as part of Central Otago's World Environment Day activities.
A four-day schedule of activities planned to coincide with tomorrow's official World Environment Day was launched at the Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery in Alexandra at lunchtime yesterday.
A National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research climate change scientist, Richard McKenzie, held a discussion about climate change and World Environment Day at the museum from 12.30pm, after an official launch of the activities.
Today's programme includes an upgrade by school children of last year's native planting on Boundary Rd, as well as a river-bank clean-up by Contact Energy staff in Hawea.
At WasteBusters, tours of the facility will be provided, as well as opportunities for people to be involved in glass sorting.
Tomorrow's activities include the launch of a recycling programme at Dunstan High School, and on Saturday there will be further glass sorting at WasteBusters.
World Environment Day-related resources are on display until June 6 at the Alexandra Public Library.
