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Recycling Tagged posts

Drawing of Wellington City with all its main attractions and the Sustainability Trust building at the centre

August 13, 2020

Be in the loop at Sustainability Trust

waste-free bathroom items such as soap bars, bamboo toothbrushes and brushes, flowers against a dark background

July 10, 2020

Tips & tricks

Make your bathroom trash disappear like a soap bubble!

Going plastic free in your bathroom is a cathartic decluttering process. It leaves you with more...

lemon water dispenser and glasses; natural decorations

Let the bubbles pop! How to throw a party, but throw nothing in the bin.

June 9, 2020

big pile of old furniture and household goods on the roadside

May 26, 2020

Out of sight, out of mind? A clear conscience after your Covid clear-out

April 9, 2020

9 simple ways to reduce your recycling during lockdown

event waste educators in wheelie bin

December 3, 2019

How to reduce and manage event waste

Soft plastics in jute bag

Working towards soft plastic free? Recycling scheme returning to the Hutt Valley

September 24, 2019

Plastic bottles squished for recycling

September 2, 2019

Recycling numbers 1&2- what do they mean?

Recycling bin

August 28, 2019

Tips & tricks

What doesn’t belong in your recycling bin?

In Lower Hutt, only plastics 1 and 2 can be recycled, and even these need special preparation. It...

Women shopping at Earthlink

Kaitiakitanga- reducing waste through our link to the earth

August 12, 2019

Second hand store clothing

5 tips to help you think before you throw to reduce waste

August 5, 2019

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