Waste reduction Tagged posts

3 dark shampoo bars on top of each other, with blue flowers in the background

January 18, 2021

Treat your skin au naturel at Botanical Beauty

Solid oral care toothpaste in jars on a wooden shelf

August 20, 2020

Give your toothy smile an eco-friendly glow with Solid Oral Care

simple swaps for the kitchen illustrated in colourful images and text

Easy-as-pie recipes to avoid plastic in your kitchen

July 23, 2020

repurposed jars with lentils, coffee and flour in a kitchen cupboard

July 8, 2020

Simple Swaps to go Plastic Free July

lineup of books about green living and sustainability on a library shelf

July 1, 2020

Plastic Free July lineup at the Upper Hutt City Libraries

Choose to refuse single-use plastic written in bold letters. diver in water surrounded by fish

June 24, 2020

It’s Plastic Free July again! Will you take the plunge too?

Colourful vegetables on a wooden table

June 9, 2020

Tips & tricks

Back to normal, yet new and better!

Studies have shown that it takes on average 66 days for a behaviour to become automatic. This means...

Lighthouse Cinema building (1927)

Petone Light House Cinema team write their own eco-friendly scenario

May 26, 2020

April 9, 2020

9 simple ways to reduce your recycling during lockdown

Sarah Jordan outside Naenae library

July 10, 2019

Get inspired

Sarah’s waste reduction journey

Sarah is a librarian at Hutt City Libraries. When hearing about environmental issues such as the...