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WASTEWISE

Wash against waste kit for loan; supporting zero waste events; reducing household and Māngere Bridge village waste.

A Lovely Autumn Day for Tree Planting
May 24, 2023 Ambury Regional Park | CARING | COMMUNITY | Food Scraps Collection | Friends of the Farm | Manukau Harbour | WASTEWISE

Sunshine, outdoors, a working bee, tree planting, sausage sizzle wastewise education. Locals caring for Māngere Bridge.

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“Anything with a Plug” – Computer Recycling
May 19, 2023 Business in Māngere Bridge | CARING | Education | Friends of the Farm | Recycling | WASTEWISE

Friends of the Farm visits this innovative business making great strides in e-waste recycling. FoF scribe Robyn summarises…

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Food Scraps Collection in Video
April 26, 2023 CARING | Food Scraps Collection | WASTEWISE

Check out videos explaining the Food Scraps program – created by Auckland Council

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One of the largest food scraps collections roll-outs in Australasia begins
April 26, 2023 CARING | Food Scraps Collection | Friends of the Farm | WASTEWISE

Auckland Council’s food scraps collection service is about to roll out to about 500,000 households over the coming months

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Easter Clean-up Pop-up Event 2023
April 12, 2023 Ambury Regional Park | CARING | COMMUNITY | CONNECTED | Friends of the Farm | Manukau Harbour | Recycling | WASTEWISE

Always an enjoyable event for families, collecting litter and exploring the shorelines – some of our little helpers get side tracked by the crabs, but this is all part of what makes it fun

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Our 3rd Repair Café – locals helping locals
April 2, 2023 CARING | COMMUNITY | EVENTS | Friends of the Farm | Māngere Bridge Library | WASTEWISE

Another successful day with locals helping locals keep items from the landfill by repairing them. Genius

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Repair Café Nov ’22 – 68 Items Saved from Landfill
December 13, 2022 CARING | COMMUNITY | Education | Friends of the Farm | Māngere Bridge Library | Our People | WASTEWISE

Our Repair Cafes are proving popular as locals thronged to have items repaired at the Māngere Bridge Library. 91 items were examined and 68 were saved from landfill.

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Friends of the Farm turns 10!
December 6, 2022 CARING | COMMUNITY | Community Orchard | CONNECTED | Friends of the Farm | Local Treasures | Newsletter Issue 5 Dec 2022 | Our People | Recycling | WASTEWISE

Ten years of making a difference in Māngere Bridge, a reflection on achievements and looking ahead.

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Māngere Pony Club Show Cross Event
October 22, 2022 EVENTS | Friends of the Farm | WASTEWISE

Riders from all over the Auckland region converged on the club with floats, horses and supporters for a big day out – all wonderfully Wastewise.

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