Ever been bothered by seeing cigarette butts dropped on the ground?  A US company has found a way to recycle cigarette butts..read more about the initative here: 

Yay!  AZWA staff and volunteers recently worked at Brazilian Day Festival to help reduce the amount of festival waste going to landfill.  Before the event AZWA contacted all food vendors  to share compostable packaging options, and at the event staff managed a 3-bin sy...

At New World Bishopdale, customers are now able to purchase fresh, delicious fruit and vegetables due to the  installation of a new refrigeration shelving system for fresh produce that allows them to display fruit and vegetables without plastic packaging.

“Wit...

Underwater photographer Justin Hofman took this shocking photo...read full article here

From the great team who brought us The Story of Stuff Project, comes another fantastic video about how our synthetic clothing is polluting waterways with microfibres when we wash them.  A must see:  Link to video

A first-of-its-kind investigation from Orb Media found the pervasive material in tap water supplies around the world, too.  159 drinking water samples across five continents were analysed over a ten-month period.

The results indicated that plastics are just about e...

A new study highlights how our laundry contributes to major oceanic pollution.  Microfibers get flushed into our waterways when we wash our clothing or other textiles.  

"Microfibers are tiny plastic threads shed from synthetic fabrics like poly...

Living a Zero Waste Lifestyle – Wednesday 4 October 7 pm in the Matakana Community Hall

Hannah and Liam are travelling the country (mostly on bicyles) giving talks on how to live without generating waste.  Check out their website here

Mahurangi Wastebusters is delig...

Mahurangi Wastebusters is delighted to be offering a Repair Cafe in the Matakana Hall on Saturday 16 September from 2 – 5 pm.  Repair Cafes are an international movement which aim to bring people together to fix broken things, instead of throwing them away and filling...