Category: WASTEWISE
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A Lovely Autumn Day for Tree Planting
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
Ten years of making a difference in Māngere Bridge, a reflection on achievements and looking ahead.
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Ambury wins Outstanding Park Award
We always knew Ambury Regional Park was outstanding. Now it’s official!
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Māngere Pony Club Show Cross Event
Riders from all over the Auckland region converged on the club with floats, horses and supporters for a big day out – all wonderfully Wastewise.