Waitemata Waste Away
We began as Grey Lynn Waste Away but then expanded to projects in all of Waitemata, particularly in Auckland's City Centre.
Waitemata 2030 Waste Away
Community volunteers committed to promoting and taking action to reduce waste to landfill in Waitemata.
Sone of Waste Away’s actions:
- Many local E-Waste drop-off collection starting in 2009 in Newmarket, Parnell, City Centre, Ponsonby and Grey Lynn
- Food Scraps Rollout Community Education with Auckland Council
- Setting up café/restaurant food waste diversion from landfill by composting/worm farm onsite and a collection/composting system. Holding Bokashi bucket demonstrations at a local cafe.
- Weekly education stall at the Grey Lynn Farmers market since 2009, once a month at the Parnell Farmers Market since April 2011, and each year at the Grey Lynn Park Festival since 2009.
- Provision of street-side recycling facilities and an education stall at the West Lynn & Grey Lynn Street Parties in 2010 and 2011 and at Grey Lynn's Rugby World Cup Adopt a team events
- Collection of 6 x 240L wheelie bins full of glass and aluminium cans from the Grey Lynn Park Festival with the support of Visy.
- Provision of a household battery collection at the weekly Grey Lynn Farmers Market and the promotion of rechargeable battery use.
Waste Away
Follow the journey of the many waste projects by our waste groups.
Our new Tote Bag
Luna Harris (7years) from Richmond Road Primary was the overall winner of this year’s children’s art competition during Plastic FREE July. Her artwork has been printed on a limited edition of tote bags and is available for $10 plus postage by contacting greylynn2030@gmail.com. Luna and her mum Boopsie joined us at our ten year anniversary…
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Waste Away at the Richmond Road School Gala
Grey Lynn Waste Away will have a stall at the Richmond Road School Gala on Saturday 10 November, 11am – 4pm, selling their enviro-friendly products, and the newly launched tote bag as a fundraiser for the school. Come on down and get your goodies at the fair:
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Waste Away: Plastic Free July 2018
Grey Lynn Waste Away (GLWA) GLWA did have a few great opportunities for wide exposure in July 2018, offering affordable products to the wider community and starting great conversations about waste minimization, practical tips on how to reduce household waste and having fun while doing so. Zero Waste Hui on 25th July A celebration of zero waste in…
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Plastic Free July 2018 – Update
Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away (GLWA) and the Grey Lynn Business Association joined together to help make Grey Lynn plastic bag free this PLASTIC FREE JULY. A quick update: The extra push to make Grey Lynn plastic gag free during July was very successful in that that the Grey Lynn Business Association engaged actively in…
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Earth Day 2018
A late notice, but worth you knowing about this little gem! On 22 April 1970, millions of people took to the streets to protest the negative impacts of 150 years of industrial development. Earth Day is now a global event each year with more than 1 billion people in 192 countries taking part in what…
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Children’s Art Competition “NO MORE PLASTIC BAGS”
The Children’s Art Competition is part of the Grey Lynn Plastic Bag FREE July campaign to promote ‘NO MORE PLASTIC BAGS’ when shopping and prevent plastic pollution in our environment. The competition is open to children (five to fifteen years) from Grey Lynn. You have until 31st July 2018 to enter the competition. All you have…
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Grey Lynn Shops supporting Plastic FREE July
There is great community and business support to go plastic bag free, but to make a long- term change, we need everyone’s support and participation. We are working hard to provide several alternatives for others: Branded Plastic Bag Free Grey Lynn re-usable bags are now available around the village. Retailers can sell them for $5,…
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Grey Lynn going Plastic Bag Free : July 2018
In 2018 Grey Lynn Waste Away (GLWA) and the Grey Lynn Business Association (GLBA) joint in the goal of realizing the vision of Grey Lynn becoming a plastic bag free zone. Much work has proceeded this final push; and we are nearly there. In June, we did a survey to determine how businesses are using…
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Bring your Own Bag Event – Think Beyond Plastic
Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away group presents a fun and interactive event on Sunday 2 July – 11.30am – 2.30pm at the ASB Bank Hall, cnr Great North Rd and Tuarangi Rd. Bring your Own Bag – Think Beyond Plastic is an event on raising awareness on the issues of single use plastic bags. This…
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