Our community has been focussed on managing our waste since we started in 2008. We run projects on recycling, have organised ewaste collections in Waitemata, composting, food scraps. We have a sewing group, Stitch in Time that meets monthly.
In Waitemata many people live in town houses, apartments and blocks of flats. The complexity of managing waste for many is more complex to that for the stand alone houses. We have worked with residents in Apartments to help them improve their Waste Managment.
Community Recycling Centre
We worked for 12 years to have a local recycling centre. Wai Orea CRC funded by Auckland Council is managed by Henderson community group MPHS.
ReUse Markets
We run two "flea" markets which focus on reuse. The Grey Lynn Car Boot Market and the ReUse Market in the city centre.
Grey Lynn Waste Away Group
Waste Management for Apartment Residents
A Stitch in Time - Sew Grey Lynn
Waitemata eWaste Collections - we organised these locally.
Community Waste Projects
We have been doing community focussed projects since we started 2008.
A sea of Plastic Trash
Here is the video of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he’s drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas. Rated Informative, jaw dropping and persuasive…
Update from Get Real
GetReal is only a month old and we have already made a real change. Campaign #1: Plastic bag success! Campaign #1 got massive on-the-ground support and media attention. And it got a result! Foodstuffs announced on 17 April that all their supermarkets, New World and Pak’n Save, would charge for plastic bags from the beginning…
How Auckland Can Reduce its Waste – Warren Snow
Update: Sadly Warren passed away in 2022. ____________________– Warren Snow of Envision will be speaking at the Grey Lynn 2030 meeting. Warren wants to propose a new vision for reducing waste in Auckland. This will be partly based on a report Envision did in 2005 entitled “Reclaiming Auckland’s Resources” That report proposed a waste strategy…
Waste Away Group Minutes
The Waste Away meeting minutes from 4th April are now posted here Thanks to all of you who have put time and energy into the group, taking it forward to make a difference in our community. Our next meeting is Monday 4th May, 7.30pm, at the office of Waste Not Consulting Ltd, Williamson Ave, Grey…
www.Recirculate.org.nz
Now this is a great idea… One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure. Our recent inorganic waste collection certainly proves this. Also Westmere Primary raised $5,000 from selling people’s no longer wanted things. Here is a site that is run by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.www.recirculate.org.nz Welcome to ReCirculate.org, the resource exchange site for the…
Get Real are about to hit the road
Anybody reading this who lives in the South Island? Get Real are about to send Angus and Sophie around the main South Island centres to network with organisations and sign up people to our Plastic Bag Levy Campaign. Sophie and Angus will be travelling around the lower South Island. Please get in touch with Sophie…
Get Real – National plastic bag campaign launched
Dear Grey Lynn 2030, I have been working with Wanaka Wastebusters on a National GetReal Plastic Bag campaign which we launched last week. We are lobbying strongly for the major NZ retailers Progressive (Foodtown, Woolworths and Countdown) and Foodstuffs (New World, Pak n Save, 4Square) to stop giving away plastic bags for free. By charging…
Waste Away Event
Thank you to all the community who supported the Grey Lynn 2030: Waste Away group through the E-Waste Action day held at the Woolworths Grey Lynn carpark on Saturday 21st March. The event was a great success. An estimated 12-16 tonnes of e-Waste was collected! Lynn Green says, “We are so happy with the way…
eWaste Action
Group powers up for e-waste day WASTE NOT, WANT NOT: Grey Lynn 2030 members Kim Maree and Lynn Green are organising an e-waste action day that will see old computer equipment collected for recycling rather than being dumped in landfills. Computer equipment can be dropped off at the Woolworths carpark on Richmond Rd between…