Here, there – anywhere?
So there have been some site visits around the country and we are now getting to the point of booking venues. This is getting very real indeed… At the moment we have these venues and dates pencilled in: Christchurch: Addington Racecourse, 02 Feb 2020 Wellington: Harbourside Function Centre , 04 …
Site visits and event planning
Over the next few weeks we will be travelling around the country to visit cities for potential expos. This is getting super exciting!The City councils involved are very excited to host the expos so there will be meetings to discuss how best to work together, and venue visits to decide …
We are up and running
We’re on our way! We now are a not for profit charitable trust, with full charitable status pending. The Zero Waste Expo Aotearoa Trust. It’s a bit of a mouthful; I’m wondering how ZWEAT would sound??Now it’s time to get onto creating some events to help people with their waste …
Planning for 2019
So we’re already churning through December. Our children are exhausted and the schools are closing, Christmas parties are raging and Summer is coming. How can you tell? The Pohutakawa are flowering! We here at Zero Waste Expo Aotearoa have been busy with ‘stuff’ – you know the kind. Now it’s …
What to do with doggy doo
No more plastic bags, so what do we do with doggy doo? Like many others, I re-use the “single-use” plastic bags for many other jobs, such as carrying things to work, collecting fruit from the garden, lining the kitchen bin, and picking up dog waste, but with the bags being …
WHY A ZERO WASTE EXPO?
We have a ‘why’ when it comes to reducing our waste footprint, now we need a ‘how’. I have noticed that while a lot of people are keen to work towards reducing their waste footprint they generally don’t know where to begin. The image of a single, small jar of …