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.

Learn about composting

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

Low-waste parenting

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

Sustainable grocery shopping

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

Let's sort out waste initiative

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

Household battery recycling

We're running a recycling programme to divert used household batteries from the landfill.

Para Kai Miramar Peninsula Trial

This trial aimed to understand how much food waste could be diverted from landfill through kerbside collections and home composting.