Waste Away
There are a number of projects and groups that have worked on waste recycling, repairs and other waste areas. This is the Waste Away Group.
Cup Project
The Cup Project brought together local cafes and schools to reuse cups. The project was sucsseful in educating and reducing the amount of single-use takeaway coffee cups going to landfill from our Grey Lynn community.
Recycling
There are a number of projects and groups that have worked on waste recycling, repairs and other waste areas. Wai Orea CRC - Recycling
E Waste Recycling
This is a group that was started by Grey Lynn 2030 but was passed onto Echo who now run e-waste collections and activities for Grey Lynn and other locations. More details of Echo can be found over here.
Echo hosts more than 50 E-days each year at handy locations throughout Auckland. These drive-through community collection days provide an opportunity for locals to divert their old or unwanted electronics, helping them from ending up in landfill.
The Cup Project: Jun 2020
In 2020, the Cup Project brought together local cafes and schools to reuse cups. The project was sucsseful in educating and reducing the amount of single-use takeaway coffee cups going to landfill from our Grey Lynn community. During the challenging 2020, COVID-19 year we managed to start the 8-week feasibility study launching into Plastic FREE…
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Waitemata Waste Away Update: Feb2020
Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away (GLWA) are a group of committed volunteers that take action to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill from our community. Some of our activities are mentioned below and we are always keen to welcome new members to our group. Monthly meetings: Note: due to some GLWA members currently…
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Art Week 2019 Upcycling
Grey Lynn 2030 was proud to help organise a number of Trash to Trade events in Auckland from 17-20 October as part of Artweek Auckland, alongside a community of upcycling artisans and local businesses. The week began with the opening night soiree and Zero Waste Upcycled Fine Art Mini Expo at Wise Boys in Grey…
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Pop-Up Bottle Drive a success
On 29 September 2019 Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away ran a POP UP BOTTLE DRIVE at the Grey Lynn Farmer’s Market, where locals brought their cans, glass and plastic containers for a cash refund. The event was held in collaboration with The Kiwi Bottle Drive and followed the announcement of a container deposit scheme by…
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Submissions on Product Stewardship 2019
As part of Grey Lynn 2030’s push to get the community to make submissions on the Government’s Priority Product Stewardship Consultation Document, we created a video highlighting the issues which has gained over 5500 views. The video (made for us by Lyn Collie from craftmediaworkshop.com) explained the concept of Product Stewardship in easily accessible language…
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Plastic Free July – 2019
In July 2019, the NZ Government banned single-use plastic bags and invested millions into plans for NZ’s first 100% recycled plastic food packaging scheme. Great first steps! Many of us have been working hard to reduce our plastic use, although as you can see from even weekly shopping– it’s almost impossible to avoid completely. However,…
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The ReCreators
Grey Lynn 2030 is very excited about the launch of “The Re-Creators”, a social enterprise combining waste minimisation with income and employment opportunities for local upcyclers. Ger Tew is the founder of the initiative and was inspired by the Grey Lynn 2030 Trash to Trade competition and the Re-Purpose Recovery Centre project in 2018, among…
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A special request: Baby clothes & Nursing Bras
A huge Thank You to all the thoughtful people who dropped off new and used bras to the Grey Lynn Farmers Market Uplift Project pink collection bin. In 5½ years over 3200 bras have been donated at the Market, a fantastic effort! The garments are gratefully received by women in disadvantaged communities where a bra…
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