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.
Trash to Trade
Old tyres become dog beds and rocking horses. Discarded fridges become craft cupboards. Old inner tubes become mats, jewelry and bags. Old microwaves become home delivery depots. Welcome to the world of upcycling. Using objects in new ways. For the first time this June, for inner city residents, our inorganic waste collection requires you to book in a pick up. Auckland Council will arrange to…
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Rethink the season: Christmas car boot market
Rethink the season and do something new this Christmas. Buy nothing new this Christmas? Save your pennies and the planet.Our Grey Lynn 2030 Car Boot market is on the Sunday before Christmas Sunday 20th December 2015 8.30am – 11.30am Grey Lynn RSC Car park, 1 Francis Street Want fresh local food for your Xmas dinner? The final…
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Plastic free July 2015
HAPPY PLASTIC FREE JULY July is dedicated to raise awareness of the devastation caused by plastic pollution & simple steps you can take to help avoid the top for pollutants; plastic bags, plastic straws, take-out coffee cups & plastic drink bottles. For more information and resources check out the official Plastic Free July site.…
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Plastic bag free Auckland
Colinda Rowe, Chair of Grey Lynn 2030 spoke to the Plastic Bag Free New Zealand Auckland meeting on 21 August. The meeting was organised by Denise Roche, MP to highlight problems posed by single-use plastic bags and to announce an upcoming community coalition to reduce and ultimately phase out their use. Here is Colinda’s presentation: Hi, my…
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Western Springs College Waste Minimisation Project
Western Springs College sends around 648kg of waste to landfill every week! Around 70% of this waste can be diverted through composting or recycling? Thanks to the $55 000 grant received from the Waste Minimisation Fund, administered by the Ministry for the Environment, we are well on track to achieving this goal. The grant…
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Western Springs College – Waste Minimisation Project
In March 2011 Western Springs College submitted an application for funding to the Waste Minimisation Fund, which is administered by the Ministry for the Environment. After several months of negotiations, moving through the various stages of the application process, we were awarded $55 224 toward our waste minimisation project costs of $61 360! The overall aim of the project…
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Conservation Week: Reuse to Reduce Market
History In partnership with Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away, and as part of Conservation Week, Auckland Zoo held a Reuse to Reduce Market. Conservation Week theme in 2014 was ‘discover the world where you live’ and the market’s aim was to get people thinking and looking at ways to help keep the world on our doorstep…
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Update on the campaign to ban single use plastic bags in Auckland
As California moves to ban single use plastic bags and the threat of plastic in our oceans grows greater the campaign in Auckland builds momentum. Grey Lynn 2030 Waste Away is supporting Steph Borelle’s petition to ban plastic bags. Last week she presented to the public forum of the Environment, Climate Change and Natural Heritage Committee. In…
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Look who’s signed up for Plastic Bag Free Day!
Both Countdown supermarkets in Grey Lynn are supporting Waste Away’s Plastic Free July initiative as well as many of the other fantastic retailers in Grey Lynn – NO plastic bags on 31st July …. and if you feel truly inspired, try cutting them out of your life altogether!! Other retailers to sign up include: Farmville…
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