Wellington Curtain Bank is asking for the community’s support to meet the demand for curtains for low-income homes this winter.
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Wellington Curtain Bank is coming to Pomare Taita, making it easier for the community to get free, lined curtains ahead of winter. The Curtain Bank, supported by Sustainability Trust, provides free curtains for people with Community Services Cards who need a hand warming up their homes.
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As part of the Government’s pre-election commitment to addressing New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, the Zero Carbon Bill is on the horizon. The bill will become law in early 2019. It will provide targets, timelines and an action plan for achieving a carbon-neutral New Zealand by 2050.
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Wellington schools can now get help to empower kids to recycle and reduce the waste schools send to landfills. All thanks to funding from the Ministry for the Environment.
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Fairtrade producers get a set minimum price for their products, which helps stabilise and protect their income streams against risks. A complimentary community fund invests in the long-term community or business projects such as training for farmers, schools and clean water schemes. This means that every time we shop Fairtrade, we show our support for equality, community and the environment.
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Our new programme contains everything your school needs to implement a waste minimisation culture. This s a free programme for primary and intermediate schools in Wellington
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Chief executive Philip Squire talks about what sustainability is and why it's important to the Trust.
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Effective curtains can reduce heat loss by 60 percent for single glazed windows, and by as much as 50 percent for double-glazing. The good news is that there are a few, simple low-cost modifications you can make to improve the performance of your existing curtains.
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Some great ways to spend less, save more, and help the environment. From food to travel, drinks to home insulation, phone apps to the flatting guide bible.
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It’s that wonderful time of year again, when the crowds are big, the music is loud, the kai is plentiful, and that colourful hat seems like a good idea – festival season. Here are a few tips, tricks, and pretty things that will help you tackle festivals more sustainably.
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Lots of us are reducing our rubbish at home – we take fabric shopping bags to and from the supermarket, wash out yogurt containers, separate glass, even feed the worms, and as a result send smaller bags, less frequently, to the landfill. But how does your business or enterprise fare?
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Dust mites love to live in our bedding, rugs and carpets and mould thrives in the cold, damp air of winter. Both dust and mould can trigger allergic reactions associated with asthma, which sadly now affects 1 in 4 people in NZ.
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Did you know that there has been a 24 per cent rise in New Zealand’s greenhouse emissions since 1990, and that road transport makes up a big part of that increase? It's time we talked about how you're getting from A to B.
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Heating is confusing. Heaters and heat pumps come in different sizes, have different functions, and have different heat outputs. Let our inhouse home energy expert translate what the do.
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Whether your team won or not, we’ve got a new government that’s going to make some changes. Our chief executive Philip Squire reflects on what that might mean for our work in the environment, healthy housing and social equity.
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People have always shared possessions, and new technology is giving us lots of new ways to organise how we share. From cars, to toys, to skills, strangers are cooperatively reinventing the ‘sharing economy’.
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The oceans are awash with plastic, the recycling market struggles to keep up, and manufacturers produce more packaging than ever. But we have the power to stem the flow! Here’s some inspiration and ideas for concerned consumers.
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Warmer months mean ice cream, deck time and sunshine. Would you like some more money to play with too? Follow these tips to reduce your energy bills this summer.
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With a clear election result a couple of weeks away, we don’t yet know what the next government will be doing for environment. So it seems a good time to talk about ways you can do your bit to care for your environment right now – regardless of who ends up in power.
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More than 97% of households in New Zealand have access to kerbside or drop-off recycling – as a result, recycling of packaging has doubled in the last decade.
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