#WasteReduction & The #CircularEconomy in #Aotearoa / #NewZealand
Excerpt: Embracing the Circular Economy in NZ
"Traditionally, our economy operates on a linear ‘take-make-dispose’ model. Resources are extracted, products are manufactured, consumed, and then thrown away. The circular economy, however, aims to keep resources in use for as long as possible, extract the maximum value from them whilst in use, then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of their service life.
'The circular economy isn’t just about #recycling; it’s a fundamental rethinking of how we design, produce, and consume, creating a system that is #restorative and #regenerative by design.'
"For New Zealand, embracing this model is more than an environmental choice; it’s an economic imperative. By reducing our reliance on virgin resources and minimising waste, we can build a more #resilient, innovative, and #sustainable economy, perfectly aligned with #Māori principles of #kaitiakitanga – #guardianship of the land and resources."
Read more:
https://sustainableliving.org.nz/waste-reduction-circular-economy/
#SolarPunkSunday #Caretakers #IndigenousKnowledge #ZeroWaste #DonutEconomy #ReuseRestoreRepair #RepairCafes #BorrowDontBuy #Recycling #RightToRepair #SolarPunk
#NewZealand #Aotearoa - #CommunityPantry Locations
"Finding community pantries near me is becoming a priority for many New Zealand families navigating the rising cost of living and seeking to reduce food waste through community-led sharing initiatives. These #PātakaKai (food storehouses) operate on the principle of ‘take what you need, leave what you can,’ providing a vital safety net that fosters #manaakitanga (hospitality and care) within our diverse neighborhoods from Northland to Southland.
The concept of the community pantry has evolved rapidly in Aotearoa. What started as a few informal ‘#SharingSheds’ has grown into a sophisticated national network of Pātaka Kai.
In the current economic climate, #FoodInsecurity affects a broad demographic of New Zealanders. These pantries provide immediate, #BarrierFreeAccess to nutrition without the stigma often associated with traditional #WelfareQueues.
Moreover, these locations are hubs for #sustainability. By redirecting surplus #garden produce and supermarket ‘best-before’ items, they play a critical role in the #CircularEconomy of our local regions.
'The Pātaka Kai movement is more than just food; it is about restoring dignity to our communities and ensuring that no one goes hungry while our land produces so much abundance.' — Community Leader, NZ #FoodSovereignty Project.
- Reduces local #FoodWaste significantly.
- Strengthens neighborhood social ties.
- Provides 24/7 access to emergency food supplies.
- Encourages the sharing of home-grown organic produce."
Learn more:
https://nzfamilies.org.nz/community-pantry-locations/
#SolarPunkSunday
#FoodSecurity #FoodSharing #ZeroHunger #ZeroWaste #MutualAid #FarmToTable #GardenToTable #BuildingCommunity #ManaakiKai #Kai #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #GrowYourOwnKai #Sustainability
#GulfHarborNZ - Love Food Hate Waste Workshop : #Pickling Seasonal Produce – Gulf Harbour
Free
Sunday, 28 June 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Gulf Harbour Yacht Club
1299 Laurie Southwick Parade, Gulf Harbour, 0930
"Join Sarah Williams at the Gulf Harbour Yacht Club for this Love Food Hate Waste workshop. Pick up clever tips and tricks for making the most of seasonal abundance including an easy citrus cleaning product. You’ll also learn how to pickle your excess vegetables to stock up your fridge with healthy, delicious food you can enjoy all year round.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid #FoodWaste in the kitchen including better storage and #MealPlanning.
Bring some small clean jars if you’d like to take home a sample of the citrus cleaner and vegetable pickles.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by #Auckland Council, Gulf Harbour Yacht Club and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
#SolarPunkSunday #FoodPreservation #FoodSecurity #ZeroWaste #NewZealand #Aotearoa
Pick up clever tips and tricks for making the most of seasonal abundance including an easy citrus cleaning product. You’ll also learn how to pickle your excess vegetables to stock up your fridge with healthy, delicious food you can enjoy all year round.
#AucklandNZ - #CompostCollective
"We offer a range of free workshops all over #TāmakiMakaurau.
Our composting experts will help you learn the basics, answer your questions, break down composting barriers, and show you how easy composting can be. All composting workshop attendees receive a coupon towards a composting system of your choice.
Our knowledgeable facilitators are now also hosting free Love Food Hate Waste workshops, sharing practical tips, recipes and hacks to help you save food, money and the planet.
If you’d like to host a workshop with your community, get in touch with one of our friendly facilitators."
Learn more:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/
#SolarPunkSunday #Aotearoa #Composting #CompostWorkshops #ZeroWaste
Helping inspire a composting movement across Tāmaki Makaurau from the ground up. Healthy soil, thriving communities, a better future. Good for your garden. Great for the planet. Use my COUPON Find a workshop We are Compost Collective. Here to help Aucklanders on their composting journey, and to eliminate food scraps and garden waste from ending up in landfill […]
#WellingtonNZ - The value of #CommunityGardens
28 January 2021
by Alison Ballance
"Research shows that community gardens provide more than just silverbeet and beans – they promote a sense of engagement and belonging in a community.
"And it turns out that a good #composting scheme will also attract people from the surrounding suburbs who are keen to recycle their food scraps."
#Aotearoa #SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #NewZealand #FoodScraps #ZeroWaste #FoodSecurity
【零廢棄城市，人家做了什麼事？ —— 舊金山，美國（續）】
聯合國秘書長零廢棄諮詢委員會（UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Zero Waste）選出了全球20個積極邁向「零廢棄」的城市，其中之一便是美國的舊金山（San Francisco），我們來看看人家做了哪些事？
🕋虛擬倉庫平台（Virtual Warehouse platform）：
這是一個由 Rheaply 提供技術支援、舊金山市政府營運的物資管理與重複利用平台。各市政部門可將狀況良好且具使用價值的剩餘物品登錄於此線上平台，供其他有需要的市府部門申領並重新利用。若該物品無法被其他政府部門利用，則會轉而捐贈給非營利組織或學校，藉此延長物品壽命、避免其進入掩埋場，並為各部門節省了採購新物資與處置廢棄物的成本。2022 — 2024年，此計畫促進了超過 12,200 件市府辦公家具與設備的重複利用。
🧑🦽推行零廢棄同時也實現社會公平和弱勢扶助的飯店業
舊金山馬奎斯萬豪酒店（San Francisco Marriott Marquis）與在地非營利組織 Toolworks 合作，該組織專門為殘疾人士提供房務、清潔等領域的工作培訓與就業機會。自 2009 年舊金山開始強制要求所有企業進行回收與堆肥起，該酒店便引進 Toolworks 的員工來負責館內的廢棄物分類、回收、堆肥與捐贈工作，成功協助酒店達到 85% 以上的廢棄物分流率。此計畫在落實環保的同時，也為綠色經濟注入了社會公平，並提供了具意義的就業與技能發展機會。
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#零廢棄 #ZeroWaste #零廢棄城市 #聯合國 #美國 #舊金山 #SanFrancisco #Recology #虛擬倉庫 #VirtualWarehouse #重複使用 #共享經濟 #循環經濟 #舊金山萬豪酒店 #MarriottMarquis #Toolworks #廚餘 #堆肥 #垃圾分類 #回收 #弱勢就業 #弱勢關懷 #社會公平
【零廢棄城市，人家做了什麼事？ —— 舊金山，美國（續）】
聯合國秘書長零廢棄諮詢委員會（UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Zero Waste）選出了全球20個積極邁向「零廢棄」的城市，其中之一便是美國的舊金山（San Francisco），我們來看看人家做了哪些事？
🥤自備杯（Bring Your Own Cup, BYOC）重複使用運動
舊金山環境局長期將「Bring Your Own Cup」列為核心宣導口號，並視為達成零廢棄目標的日常政策。2019年開始，以「商業重複使用試辦計畫」招募民間餐飲業者參與。2022年在舊金山多個大型音樂娛樂場地進行為期一年的重複使用杯系統（Reusable Cup Pilot）專案試辦。2023年市政府正式啟動為期兩年的「商業減廢獎勵計畫」（Commercial Reuse Program），全面提供小企業 500 美元的資金與技術援助，鼓勵全面淘汰一次性杯具和餐具。2025年透過矽谷青年氣候行動（SVYCA）等組織串聯，在灣區數十所學校進行推廣，並發起「舊金山可重複使用杯挑戰賽」，鼓勵市民與學生在各個合作店家使用自備杯，並將飲料照片上傳至互動式地圖打卡標註。這個運動不管在橫向或縱向都持續在擴大並深化，橫向方面從民間餐飲業者擴及到觀光娛樂場域、企業、學生和一般市民；縱向方面從飲料杯擴大到重複使用所有餐具。
該計畫在灣區推廣的標準做法是建議店家為自備杯的顧客提供 0.25 美元（約新台幣 8 元）的折扣（此標準即是仿效舊金山環境局早期成功的政策經驗）。由於一個包含杯蓋、杯套的一次性紙/塑膠杯採購成本約 0.10 至 0.50 美元，因此折扣額度剛好能與店家省下的耗材費與垃圾清理費相抵消，達成雙贏。在第一階段計畫中，舊金山市內共有 120 家中小企業與餐廳加入。其中一間位於唐人街的知名餐廳「點心之家（The House of Dim Sum）」在參與計畫後，僅在重複使用餐具上投入 429 美元，便成功減少了高達 220 萬個（2.2 million）本會進入掩埋場或遺落街頭的一次性餐具與杯具，並為該店每年省下高達 33,561 美元的營運成本！
根據潔淨水行動（Clean Water Action）在灣區進行的垃圾調查顯示，灣區街道上的垃圾高達 67% 是餐飲外帶包裝，其中「外帶杯及其配件（杯蓋、杯套、攪拌棒等）」就單獨佔了總垃圾量的 13%。因此，舊金山市政府將 BYOC 運動視為根除這 13% 街頭垃圾、以及達成 2030 年前將掩埋場垃圾量減半目標的重要關鍵。
……待續
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#零廢棄 #ZeroWaste #零廢棄城市 #聯合國 #美國 #舊金山 #SanFrancisco #自備杯 #自備餐具 #重複使用 #一次性餐具 #免洗餐具 #飲料杯 #一次性塑膠 #減塑 #垃圾減量 #源頭減量
#event #workshop
ORIGINAL WALLETS – WHAT IF TRASH COULD FIT IN YOUR POCKET?
with #ZeroWasteLab
📅 June 27
🕥️ 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
📍 #Cultiva Garden @ Escola Secundária #GilVicente, R. da Verónica 37 (entrance through the gate at the parking area), #Lisbon
We invite children, families, and the community to participate in a creative workshop where used packaging gets a new lease on life.
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Cooperativa Rizoma