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.
Grey Lynn 2030 : Our first Repair Cafe
Grey Lynn 2030 held its first Repair Cafe on Saturday 18th Feb 2017 at the St Columba Hall on Surrey Crescent. Repair Cafe is a concept that came out of The Netherlands in 2009 and is about repairing items rather than discarding them as well as creating community spirit by having everyone come together for…
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Grey Lynn Waste Away
Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away (GLWA) are committed volunteers who take action to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill from our community. GLWA has worked on many community waste projects. In 2012 we did some projects for all of Waitemata and we are now using this as our name. Keep up with Waitemata…
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Pacific Island women uplifted by Grey Lynn support
The Uplift Project are grateful for the continued support of women who have turn up at the Grey Lynn Farmers Market with their unwanted but usable bras to be…
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The Cup Project
In 2020, the Cup Project brought together local cafes and schools to reuse cups. The project was sucsseful in educating and reducing the amount of single-use takeaway coffee cups going to landfill from our Grey Lynn community. During the challenging 2020, COVID-19 year we managed to start the 8-week feasibility study launching into Plastic FREE…
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Cup Project Grey Lynn: Upcycling against single use coffee cups
Grey Lynn, a vibrant and community-focused suburb in Auckland, New Zealand, has long been known for its proactive approach to environmental sustainability. In line with this ethos, the “Cup Project Grey Lynn” emerged as a grassroots initiative aimed at tackling the significant issue of single-use takeaway coffee cups contributing to landfill waste. Launched in July…
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Waitematā Waste Away Update: Feb2020
Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away (GLWA) are a group of committed volunteers that take action to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill from our community. Some of our activities are mentioned below and we are always keen to welcome new members to our group. Monthly meetings: Note: due to some GLWA members currently…
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Container Deposit Scheme: Community Event
On 29 September 2019 Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away ran a POP UP BOTTLE DRIVE at the Grey Lynn Farmer’s Market, where locals brought their cans, glass and plastic containers for a cash refund. The event was held in collaboration with The Kiwi Bottle Drive and followed the announcement of a container deposit scheme by…
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Trash to Trade Soiree
TRASH TO TRADE 17 – 20 October 2019 Upcycled art made from household and business waste will be available for sale as part of Artweek Auckland. Come and see a Zero Waste event in the heart of Grey Lynn. Opening Soiree: Thursday, 17 Oct. 5:30pm – 7:30pm FREE vegan nibbles and non-alcoholic drinks Opening hours:…
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Submissions on Product Stewardship 2019
As part of Grey Lynn 2030’s push to get the community to make submissions on the Government’s Priority Product Stewardship Consultation Document, we created a video highlighting the issues which has gained over 5500 views. The video explained the concept of Product Stewardship in easily accessible language and reminded people of the submission deadline of…
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