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.
E-Waste Action Day
Do you have computer equipment that you want to get rid of? Electronic waste (E-Waste) can seriously harm the environment, wildlife and human health when dumped on the side of the road and in landfills. E-Waste Action Day is a drive-through drop-off recycling event that gives you the opportunity to recycle your old computers and…
Read MoreAn evening with a plastic bag free campaigner
Grey Lynn 2030 has been rumbling and mumbling about getting a local Plastic Bag campaign going. Nobody has yet put their hand completely up to get behind this project. This may be just what we need to get us going. Perhaps a few people to get together and go over to listen to Matt. Please…
Read MoreDo you need the Yellow Pages?
Do you find you barely use the Yellow Pages and tend to use the online directory services instead? www.whitepages.co.nz or www.yellow.co.nz? I read recently in Good Magazine that you can contact Yellow Pages and ask to not receive the phone books anymore. It is very easy. Just go to www.Yellow.co.nz – on the contact us…
Read MoreHave some old appliances to get rid of?
Kiwis are getting a helping hand to rid their homes of inefficient appliances over the next few weeks as part of Fisher & Paykel Appliances’ annual recycling days. On Saturday 28 February (8am to 4pm) in Wellington and Christchurch, and Saturday 7 March (8am to 4pm) in Auckland, the public can bring any brand of…
Read MoreWaste Away Swap-a-Cloth
Forget The Warehouse if you want a bargain, come along to ‘Swap-a-Cloth’ 10am-4pm on Saturday February 21st at 8A Mount Eden Rd (opposite thePowerstation) Bring $5, a bag of your clean pre-loved clothes Swap them for a new wardrobe In the spirit of reusing and recycling, the clothes will be sorted into categories and patrons…
Read MoreWaste Away Group – E Waste Day
“Grey Lynn Waste Free-E-Day” is coming along nicely. The idea is to col Here is the latest agenda. A meeting was held on Tuesday 10th Feb. Below is the agenda. Invited Graeme Torkler, Computer Recycling.co.nz to meeting Asked for demonstrable evidence for compliance with the Basal Convention. Asked for evidence of where they are sending…
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