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Kia ora Waiheke community!

A reminder that the Sustainability Centre is open for 10 people maximum during Level 2 - please make sure that you are scanning the QR code or signing in manually upon entry if you're coming in.

Compost Co. has $10 bags of crushed shell available for sale - you can purchase them from the ecostore, and we always appreciate getting empty bags back to reuse! There's also a steady supply of hand crafted living compost available for $25 per 40L bag.

Care about reducing single-use plastics?
The Ministry of Environment is seeking feedback on two proposals related to plastic design, use and disposal. If you think we should be moving away from hard-to-recycle and single-use items, please have your say! Submissions close at 5 pm on 4 November 2020.

Research on Waiheke Island and 2020 developments – Please give your views
Project Forever Waiheke (PJW) is collaborating with the University of Auckland (Geography) to undertake research on how the Waiheke community and residents’ lives are being affected in 2020 – in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism fluctuations, climate change, and other recent local, national and global developments.

PJW is seeking the views of Waiheke locals on a range of topics. Please take just 7-10 minutes to add your views by clicking here. If you run into any problems with the survey, please email pam.oliver.waiheke@gmail.com. The research findings will be reported back to the Waiheke community later this year, at an advertised public event and on the Project Forever Waiheke website www.foreverwaiheke.com

Ngā mihi nui e kia kaha,

WRT Team

Good to Go Waiheke Welcomes Another Cafe into the Reusables Whanau!
Say no to single-use cups! You can now take the hot beverage of your choice home in a jar from Found, as well as multiple other locations around Waiheke Island.

Ecostore Plastic Returns Programme
If you're no longer reusing your ecostore containers, you can now send them back to ecostore to be remade, rather than putting them in the recycling read the Spinoff article here!
Our ecostore refill station hours are 9-4pm on weekdays, and we're the only Bottle Drop-Off Point on the island.

Kai Conscious Cafe Continues!
Did you know New Zealanders throw away 157,389 tonnes of food a year? All of that food is worth about $1.17 billion each year.

Help us make sure that rescued food reaches hungry bellies by collecting it from our Community Fridge - we are multiple pickups per week so there's always something to be had! If oyu have any surplus food, you are always welcome to bring it in!

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FREE Kai Conscious Cafe
Fridays | Takeaway Service 1pm
Waiheke Sustainability Centre

Kai Conscious Cafe will be operating as a takeaway service throughout Alert Level 2.

Anybody and everybody is welcome to drop by the Centre and collect a glass jar of delicious takeaway food. Please make sure you physically distance if there's a queue! If you've taken away food in one of the glass jars we supplied for Kai Conscious Cafe, please clean it and bring it back the next week so we can reuse it!

For more info, check out our Facebook page or contact 372 2915

FREE Composting Workshop
Saturday 10th Oct | 9am to 12.00pm
Zoom Workshop

Join Kayleigh Appleton from the WRT to learn about the three basic composting systems that can be used in the home and garden: traditional composting bins, worm farms and bokashi buckets. Discover what suits you best, and get your questions answered!

This course is proudly supported by Auckland Council and delivered by the Compost Collective.

This course will take place on Zoom - you will receive the link after registering. Go here to register through Compost Collective.

www.wrt.org.nz | info@wrt.org.nz | 372 2915 | Office hours: 9AM-5PM

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