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Phosphorus: Essential to Life but Widely Wasted
We import it, use it, eat it, and release it into the sea. No recycling, no recovery. If a circular economy is the goal, this is a straight line. Read Brayden's blog on the issue of phosphorous which is rarely discussed.
Let's get growing!
We are excited to be collaborating with the Wellington Timebank on our Welly Urban Food Org. (UFO) project. Working together, we'll expand our UFO network and help facilitate urban agriculture volunteering around Pōneke.
Make Fighting Food Waste Your New Year's Resolution
Reducing food waste is an easy way to be more sustainable while saving a boat load of money! Here are our ten top tips to help you cut food waste in your household.
The Coffee Cup Crisis
Wellington City Council has advised us that they plan to stop accepting compostable cups at Capital Compost. Before you jump to conclusions, you should know that this is not their fault.
Taking care of your worm farm
It’s a great time to get stuck into the garden. The most hardworking - and in my case, neglected - feature of my garden is the worm farm.
Your Sustainable Home - Litterless Lunches & Food waste
Did you miss out on our ‘Litterless Lunches and Food Waste’ webinar? No worries, here’s an overview of it, including a recording of the webinar + helpful links and supporting information for you to check out at your own leisure.
Let's get Wellington composting
2020 is going to be a big year for community composting in Wellington. We'll be working alongside our pals at Kaicycle and GrowSpace to set up three community composting hubs in Wellington. All thanks to new seed funding from Wellington City Councils.