Refill and reuse schemes are experiencing something of a renaissance, but the granddad of them all, ABC Swappa Crate, is still leading the way by a long stretch....
Solid CEO and founder Laura Nixon and her husband and co-founder Adam McConnochie are forging a new way to sell and buy oral care products in Aotearoa New Zealand. Solid is a classic example of Kiwi cottage industry and out the box thinking, with the company...
Xtreme Zero Waste's chief story teller Sarah Lancaster with Collections Coordinator Awatea Dillon, left, and Senior Processor Kaleb Kingi. Xtreme Zero Waste in Raglan is one of the country’s longest running and most successful waste warrior community groups. Their new centre of excellence, which the Glass Packaging...
Pic's Peanut Butter founder Pic Picot, Head of Marketing Caitlin Attenburrow and Head of Operations Heath Bowman with the 1L refillable Perfit jars. Nelson-based peanut butter specialist and Glass Packaging Forum members Pic’s Peanut Butter has one of those great Kiwi can-do origin stories, a philosophy...
Ethical Waste owner Sam Gray with the forklift a GPF grant helped buy. Sam Gray is the owner of Ethical Waste, which has the site management contract at Waimarino Recycling Centre in Ohakune. Since taking over the contract 10 months ago Sam and his team have...
The team at Bin Hire recently developed a trolley into something which has the potential to help solve a long-running sustainability issue in New Zealand....
Schnappa Rock owner Nick Keene. Nick Keene is the owner of popular Northland restaurant and bar Schnappa Rock, in Tutukaka, which has been working hard to embed recycling and sustainability into its DNA. The Hospitality industry faces unique challenges for recycling glass which Nick, as a...