LOW value bark from Eastland Port has been turned into organic paddock-fill by a cartage contractor and an environmentally conscious farmer. Forward-thinking agricultural and cartage contractor Mark DeCosta and a Muriwai farming family have created a nature-friendly paddock as a solution for getting rid of tens of thousands of tonnes of low-value bark. “The project has allowed… Read more »
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Power of nature harnessed to clean wastewater
The power of nature has been harnessed to help clean rainwater coming off Eastland Port’s upper log yard on Crawford Rd. Eastland Port now has two rain gardens on the log yard helping remove sediment and slow down stormwater before it flows into the port’s lamella filter plant, and then into the Kopuwhakapata Stream. “The addition of our… Read more »