Learning how to reduce waste

A Zero Waste Living Workshop will be held at the Wellsford Community Centre on March 30 to help people learn new ways of reducing waste.

The event is being organised by Mahurangi Wastebusters. Trustee Trish Allen says although Kiwis are recycling more than ever, they are also creating more rubbish than ever before.

“From 2010 to 2019, the amount of waste we sent to landfill has increased by 47% per annum,” Allen says. “Per capita, we’ve gone from 580kg per person to 740kg pp. We did a bit better during covid, but the expectation is that we’ve now reverted to our wasteful ways.”

The workshop in Wellsford will cover a range of topics from how to how to reduce waste by shopping smarter to composting food so less goes to landfill. There will also be a session on how to make your own cleaning products and participants are asked to take along their own container or spray bottle to the workshop.

The evening will finish with a general discussion. The workshop is free and starts at 7pm. No bookings necessary.