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Your Sustainable Home - Litterless Lunches & Food waste
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.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User6 May 2020Sustainability TrustGardening, Recycling / Waste / Zero Waste, Compost / Food Waste, Webinar
Your Sustainable Home - Growing in your community
Your Sustainable Home - Growing in your community

Did you miss out on our ‘Growing in your community ’ 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.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User1 May 2020Sustainability TrustGardening
Your Sustainable Home - Warm, dry, healthy home
Your Sustainable Home - Warm, dry, healthy home

Did you miss our ‘Warm, dry, healthy home’ 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.

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Sustainable Homes/ Home AdviceGuest User1 May 2020Sustainability TrustExpert Advice, Heating & Heat Pumps, Ventilation, Insulation, Webinar
Working sustainably from home
Working sustainably from home

For some of us, the shift to Level 3 will mean a return to our places of work. Many of us, however, will continue to work from home for the foreseeable future. Here are some tips that have helped us and will hopefully help you!

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User30 April 2020Sustainability TrustRecycling / Waste / Zero Waste, Expert Advice, COVID-19
Your Sustainable Home - Composting at Home
Your Sustainable Home - Composting at Home

Did you miss out on our ‘Composting at Home’ 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.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User29 April 2020Sustainability TrustGardening
Your Sustainable Home - Grow Food Now
Your Sustainable Home - Grow Food Now

Did you miss out on our ‘Grow Food Now’ 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.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User24 April 2020Sustainability TrustGardening, Webinar
What to do with foodwaste while in lockdown
What to do with foodwaste while in lockdown

With more time at home, lockdown can be a time to observe our food waste habits and make some small changes to waste less and save more. Check out our top tips on how to manage food waste in your bubble.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User17 April 2020Sustainability TrustCompost / Food Waste, Gardening, COVID-19
Easter is coming up and we've got you covered (not in foil or soft plastic)
Easter is coming up and we've got you covered (not in foil or soft plastic)

We love chocolate as much as the next person, but that little calorie coated chocolate treat has the potential to destroy much more than our diets. Check out our post on how to have a more environmentally friendly Easter.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User1 April 2020Sustainability Trust
Power up twice with our new Thundergrid EV charger
Power up twice with our new Thundergrid EV charger

We’ve just installed the first AC Thundergrid EV charger in Wellington CBD. Learn how you can charge up your car and support the amazing work of the Wellington Curtain Bank at the same time.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User18 March 2020Sustainability TrustWellington Curtain Bank, Partnerships
Wellington Curtain Bank - 10 years of awesome
Wellington Curtain Bank - 10 years of awesome

Happy Birthday to the Wellington Curtain Bank. Here’s to a decade of being awesome. You can check out the journey here.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User12 March 2020Sustainability TrustVolunteer, Wellington Curtain Bank
Retrofitting your home - Building smarter for a low-carbon world.
Retrofitting your home - Building smarter for a low-carbon world.

Want to reduce your home’s carbon footprint? Check out our lastest blog post on how you can retrofit your home using smart architecture.

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Sustainable Homes/ Home AdviceGuest User13 February 2020Heating & Heat Pumps, Ventilation, Expert Advice
Recycling in NZ is real confusing.
Recycling in NZ is real confusing.

Recycling plastic can be overwhelming and difficult to understand, but don’t worry, most people struggle with the same thing. You almost need a degree in recycling to understand how to recycle. Waste MINZ did an audit and wrote a report on the state of recycling in NZ. We summarised the report so you didn’t have to.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User31 January 2020Recycling / Waste / Zero Waste
Let's get Wellington composting
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.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User10 December 2019Compost / Food Waste, Gardening, Partnerships
How to have a more ethical Christmas with kids?
How to have a more ethical Christmas with kids?

For many families, Christmas is about keeping the magic alive for the kids. Leaving lists for Santa, hearty food, backyard cricket, and of course, the presents.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User1 December 2019Sustainability TrustChristmas
Announcement of new Chief Executive at Sustainability Trust
Announcement of new Chief Executive at Sustainability Trust

Our beloved head honcho Phil is stepping down from his role as CE to focus on energy poverty. Although we'll miss his leadership, we're delighted to share that we have a new CE on the way - Ms Georgie Ferrari.

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Sustainability Advice / Community, Sustainable Homes/ Home AdviceGuest User28 November 2019Sustainability Trust
Red Nose Reindeer Eco Christmas Market
Red Nose Reindeer Eco Christmas Market

Our annual eco-Christmas market is back and better than ever! Every year, we go foraging and we find an eclectic mix of artisanal crafts and creations, and this year is no different. That said, check out the awesome line-up at this years Christmas Market.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User21 November 2019Sustainability Trust
Aaron on living in a house bus
Aaron on living in a house bus

Ever wondered what life would be like if you lived in a house bus? Well, one environmental studies student did. Read what he had to say about the experience.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User20 November 2019
Guest post: Landlords, are you insulated?
Guest post: Landlords, are you insulated?

In this guest post, Tenancy Services are reminding landlords that insulating rental properties is not only the right thing to do, but it's also legally required to be in place by 1 July 2019.

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Sustainable Homes/ Home AdviceGuest User20 November 2019Sustainabilty TrustInsulation, Changes to housing policy
Sourcing sustainability - it's a frame of mine
Sourcing sustainability - it's a frame of mine

Looking for a Wellington-based photo framer that dabbles in recycled timber whenever possible? Make sure you check out JW Framing. We used them to frame some of the pictures from our photo competition.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User19 November 2019Sustainability Trust
How can you Bee Aware?
How can you Bee Aware?

Around the world is there is growing concern about the health of bees. The humble bee is threatened by disease, mites, pesticide use and habitat degradation. Learn how you can your bit to save the bees.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityGuest User1 September 2019Sustainability TrustGardening
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