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Your Sustainable Home - Conscious Consumerism
Your Sustainable Home - Conscious Consumerism

Did you miss out on our ‘Conscious Consumerism’ 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 / CommunityDiana MacdonaldMay 8, 2020Sustainability TrustRecycling / Waste / Zero Waste
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 / CommunityDiana MacdonaldMay 6, 2020Sustainability TrustGardening, Recycling / Waste / Zero Waste, Compost / Food Waste
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 / CommunityDiana MacdonaldMay 1, 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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Smart Homes / Home AdviceDiana MacdonaldMay 1, 2020Sustainability TrustExpert Advice, Heating & Heat Pumps, Ventilation, Insulation
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 / CommunityDiana MacdonaldApril 30, 2020Sustainability TrustRecycling / Waste / Zero Waste, Expert Advice
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 / CommunityDiana MacdonaldApril 29, 2020Sustainability TrustGardening
Keeping PPE out of landfill
Keeping PPE out of landfill

As many businesses move back into action under Level 3 it is important to ask ourselves, do we need Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to stay safe, and if we do can we use reusable options.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityDiana MacdonaldApril 28, 2020Recycling / Waste / Zero Waste, Expert Advice
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 / CommunityDiana MacdonaldApril 24, 2020Sustainability TrustGardening
Your Sustainable Home - Make your bed and grow in it
Your Sustainable Home - Make your bed and grow in it

Did you miss out on our ‘Make your bed and grow in it’ 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 / CommunityDiana MacdonaldApril 22, 2020Sustainability TrustGardening
DIY build a raised garden bed
DIY build a raised garden bed

A simple, DIY raised garden bed will help you grow plenty of cheap food with zero food miles. Raised garden beds are good for your plants, good for you, and are good fun to make.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityDiana MacdonaldApril 21, 2020Sustainability TrustDIY, Gardening
DIY Make a pallet planter for small spaces
DIY Make a pallet planter for small spaces

DIY pallet planter boxes are all the rage. If you have some pallets lying around on your property, turn them into Pallet Planters, make use of them and add a unique look to your yard or garden. Follow this guide and make your very own.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityDiana MacdonaldApril 20, 2020Sustainability TrustDIY, Gardening
DIY composting 101: Make your own compost
DIY composting 101: Make your own compost

Check out our easy-to-follow DIY guide to composting. You can make perfect compost with the waste you already produce and a few simple composting principles.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityDiana MacdonaldApril 20, 2020Sustainability TrustDIY, Gardening
DIY worm farm
DIY worm farm

Learn how to make your very own worm farm, and convert your organic waste into fresh useful compost with an easy method you can do at home.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityDiana MacdonaldApril 20, 2020Sustainability TrustDIY, Gardening
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 / CommunityDiana MacdonaldApril 17, 2020Sustainability TrustCompost / Food Waste, Gardening
 Reimagining your recycling
Reimagining your recycling

With recycling collection in Wellington on hold due to COVID-19, many of us are stockpiling for the time when it can be collected again. In the meantime, here are some creative ways you can reuse your recycling.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityDiana MacdonaldApril 15, 2020Sustainability TrustDIY, Recycling / Waste / Zero Waste
House hacks for a healthier home
House hacks for a healthier home

We’ve been in the business of warming up kiwi homes for more than 15 years. So not only are we trustworthy, but we are also reliable. Here are our top ten tips for a healthy home.

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Smart Homes / Home AdviceDiana MacdonaldApril 3, 2020Sustainability TrustInsulation, Ventilation, Expert Advice, Case Study
Power up twice with our new Thudergrid EV charger
Power up twice with our new Thudergrid 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 / CommunityDiana MacdonaldMarch 18, 2020Sustainability TrustWellington Curtain Bank
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 / CommunityDiana MacdonaldMarch 12, 2020Sustainability TrustVolunteer, Wellington Curtain Bank
Stop all the greenwashing already
Stop all the greenwashing already

Plastics NZ and the WasteMINZ Organic Materials Sector Group have made the call. They want to see the end of confusing ‘greenwashed’ marketing speak relating to compostable products and packaging.

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Sustainability Advice / CommunityDiana MacdonaldFebruary 27, 2020Sustainability TrustCompost / Food Waste, Recycling / Waste / Zero Waste
New Executive Officer for Wellington’s Regional Healthy Housing Group
New Executive Officer for Wellington’s Regional Healthy Housing Group

New Executive Officer ready to fight energy hardship in the Wellington region. Wellington’s Regional Healthy Housing Group has appointed its first Executive Officer to lead the charge against energy poverty in Wellington.

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Smart Homes / Home AdviceDiana MacdonaldFebruary 24, 2020
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