Project Litefoot is a charitable trust led by ten of NZ's top sportspeople, and seeks to inspire New Zealanders to be environmental...one of their projects involved launching a Waste Minimisation Netball Academy at Trust Waikato Hamilton City Netball Centre. The Litefo...

Sign the Greenpeace petition to ban plastic bags in NZ.  Greenpeace reports that plastic bags are killing our marine life, including turtles who mistake them for food. One in three turtles found dead on New Zealand beaches have swallowed plastic.

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Make this fantastic planter box from pallets, perfect for veggies!  Find out how here

Love Titirangi is on a mission to make make Titirangi plastic bag free.   See their Facebook page for more info.

Plastic Free July aims to raise awareness of the problems with single-use disposable plastic and challenges people to do something about it.  This is a world-wide challenge involving over 130 countries.  Sign up to the challenge here

Every year five million used car tyres are generated in New Zealand, 70 per cent of which end up in landfills or dumped or "stockpiled" on private land..finally the Govt. seems to be aiming to doing something about it.  For more info click below:

http://www.radionz.co.n...

Help ban the use of plastic bags in NZ by 2020 by signing this petition:

www.change.org/p/new-zealand-parliament-ban-use-of-plastic-bags-in-new-zealand-by-2020

In Central Auckland a group of waste champions, led by zero waste blogger Amanda Chapman, have embraced the overseas trend of community fridges as a way to reduce food waste and share excess food to those in need.

The fridge which is situated in the pop up Griffith Gard...

Plastic-eating caterpillars known as “wax worms” may one day help reduce the global pollution crisis, a study revealed.  Researchers have described the tiny caterpillar’s ability to break down even the toughest plastics as “extremely exciting” and said the discovery co...