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23/01/2024
23/01/2024
2024 marks the start of our tenth year of living without a rubbish bin. We’re already well into our seventh year of The Rubbish Trip, where […]
26/03/2018
26/03/2018
Whenever we do our talks, we provide zero waste nibbles, free of charge, as a way of demonstrating that it’s possible to create easy snacks and […]
13/10/2017
13/10/2017
Before we do a talk anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand, we always take time to suss out the local area and ask ourselves, “if we lived […]
recent posts
02/06/2024
02/06/2024
What does Budget 2024 mean for waste minimisation in New Zealand & our national progress towards a low-waste, circular economy? Overall, not great: The programme to […]
23/01/2024
23/01/2024
2024 marks the start of our tenth year of living without a rubbish bin. We’re already well into our seventh year of The Rubbish Trip, where […]
22/03/2023
22/03/2023
Yesterday, Radio New Zealand broke a story by Guyon Espiner that the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Andrew Kirton, had started that job one day after […]
09/08/2022
09/08/2022
We are deeply saddened to lose our dear friend, mentor & colleague, Warren Snow, who passed away on Sunday morning. Our aroha goes out to Warren’s […]
04/07/2022
04/07/2022
A beverage container return scheme (abbreviated ‘CRS’) means beverage containers – like bottles, cans and tetrapaks – carry a small, refundable deposit that people pay when […]
14/04/2022
14/04/2022
Until 22 May 2022 the Government is consulting with the public on its Transforming Recycling proposals. They want to know what YOU think. There are three […]