10 intentions to replace resolutions in 2022
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We are committed to keeping our customers informed and up-to-date with developments as they affect our services to you. This is our update at Monday, 24 January.
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Christmas is all about fun, food, and bringing people together. None of these things are inherently wasteful and we reckon a little bit of mindfulness goes a long way over the holiday season. Check out our guide on how to have a sustainable Christmas in the workplace.
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In the week after Christmas, we send 50,000 extra tonnes of waste to landfills which, if stacked up in a tower, would stretch 105 times higher than the Sky Tower. It’s not a good look for our country and it is avoidable. Check out our Very Merry Gift Guide for neat ideas to take you into a low-waste Christmas season.
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There’s no denying that this is the decade of urgency for the climate and our planet. With COP26 running from 31 October to 12 November 2021, there has never been a better time for you to act.
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Check out what happened when we joined forces with our friends at Hopper- Refill to deliver our first-ever joint repair cafe.
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We believe that Wellington should start working towards a zero-waste vision. This is why we put forward recommendations to Wellington City Council on their strategic waste review and proposed residual disposal treatment options.
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Greenwashing is a marketing ploy companies use to make their products sound more environmentally friendly than they are. Their claims are often exaggerated, misleading and not backed up by evidence. Greenwashing is dangerous, sophisticated and far more common than you think. Learn how you can spot it.
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We love bringing like-minded people together. For us it is about sharing knowledge, creating connections, and building community. Our Green Team Gatherings are one of the many ways we do this. Check out what we get up to at our Green Team Gatherings.
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Did you make a submission to the Climate Change Commission? We did. Keep reading to see what is important to us and what we had to say
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It’s a great time to get stuck into the garden. The most hardworking - and in my case, neglected - feature of my garden is the worm farm.
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For those of us who care about environmental sustainability, it can feel harder and harder to justify engaging in a mindless bout of consumerism each Christmas. But if you’re looking for a gift that #SupportsLocal, is ethical and promotes sustainability, make sure you check out our 2020 Christmas Guide.
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Just a casual 25 ideas/ways you can have your best sustainable Christmas yet.
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Upper Hutt Repair Café is home to a community’s worth of DIY knowledge. This is a story of an awesome community hub, set up by the community for the community.
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This blog isn’t about facts and figures, it’s a story about being vegetarian. This is Susie’s story complete with her easy-to-follow carrot cake / vege burger patty mix, plus some other bonus yummy treat ideas from the team.
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The idea of an essential worker has done a favour to the living wage movement because a lot of what we call essential workers are not paid the living wage. The irony of it is that some of the highest-paid people in our society are not deemed, essential workers.
We sat down with a couple of our partners to hear what being Living Wage Accredited meant to them.
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Do you know what three of our nations political parties have in store on the environmental policy front? We wanted to know. So with help from Environmental Hubs Aotearoa, we pulled some questions together and asked. Here’s what they had to say.
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Wellingtonians are throwing away more, not less, despite plans to slash the amount of waste sent to landfills by 2026. The current plan we have in place, isn’t achieving what it is set out to achieve. Wellington City Council Proposed Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2020 hopes to change this.
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Minister Eugenie Sage has announced the Government’s plan to change the way we deal with waste - by increasing the cost of sending waste to landfill and by investing $124 million into on-shore infrastructure to deal with recycling.
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To support local businesses, we've dedicated Plastic Free July to showcasing local businesses taking responsibility and doing their bit to reduce single-use plastic. Check out some of those pioneering change in the community.
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