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Reducing waste at home

Discover how to reduce food and nappy waste, learn how to build a compost bin and find out how products breakdown over time.

Food waste in New Zealand

Kiwi families throw out about $560 of food each year – find out what you can do to reduce this.

Love Food Hate Waste aims to help reduce the 122,547 tonnes of food waste Kiwis throw out every year.

Composting your food and garden waste helps to preserve and protect the environment.

Become low waste parents with the inclusion of a few simple yet clever solutions and products.

A large amount of our household waste comes from what we purchase when grocery shopping.

New Zealand is facing massive challenges when it comes to waste.