Resource Wise Community Fund supported projects

Circularity: Circular Economy Precinct: A Strategic Food Waste Prevention Initiative

This project will support local businesses, schools, rest homes, and community organisations in Tauranga to collaboratively reduce food and its associated packaging waste.
Circularity

Envirohub BOP: Waste Minimisation Support

This project aims to enhance the delivery of waste minimisation and circular economy initiatives for hard to recycle products, behaviour change and tackle textile waste
Envirohub BOP

Good Neighbour: Business case to establish a community-led Resource Recovery Centre in Tauranga

Develop a business case for establishing a community-led Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) in Tauranga. This initiative responds to the growing need for sustainable waste solutions and is aimed at reducing landfill waste, supporting community wellbeing, and building a circular economy.
Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust

Green Bottle: Rewine - Reuse is the new Recycle

Run a pilot programme aimed at reducing carbon emissions through the collection and reuse of NZ-made wine bottles from participating hospitality outlets.
Green Bottle

One Earth Technologies: Coffee Cup to Commodity: Diverting PLA Waste into Local Manufacturing

This initiative will look at the feasibility of using takeaway coffee cups and takeaway food packaging as a raw material in 3D printing.
Special Studio

Turning Point Trust: Circular Textiles: Shredding Waste

Trial a new garment and textile shredder to divert large volumes of textile waste from landfill, while at the same time supporting local communities, sewing educators, sustainability champions, and social enterprises focused on reuse and circular practices.
Turning Point Trust

Bin Inn Pāpāmoa: Changing Consumer Habits to Waste Minimisation and Circular Economy

Aims to encourage customers to bring their own containers and support brands that align with the circular economy, bolstered by an educational campaign and in-store events.
Bin Inn Pāpāmoa

A&J Demolition: Kaupapa Whakaora Parapara Taura (Cable Waste Recovery Project)

A cable waste recovery project that involves purchasing a granulator to recycle small electrical cables, focusing on extracting and recycling the metals efficiently.
A&J Demolition

Confidential Document Destruction Ltd: Soft Plastic+ Recycling Initiative

This initiative provides soft plastic recycling services to local businesses, aiming to divert hard to recycle plastics from landfills and support a circular economy.
Confidential Document Destruction Ltd

Emroce Ltd: Designing Out Textile Waste.

Plans to demonstrate zero waste design techniques in fashion, reducing textile waste by working directly with local brands to incorporate these sustainable practices into their operations.
Emroce Ltd

Sustainability Options: Reducing Household Waste at Source, Healthier Whare, Healthier Whenua.

Focused on reducing household waste, this project educates communities on sustainable purchasing and waste minimization, particularly in low-income areas.
Sustainability Options

Envirohub BOP: Specialist Recycling

This project introduces textile recycling in Tauranga through collaboration with ImpacTex and Ripple. It focuses on the redistribution of children’s clothing and repurposing textiles into other products, promoting a circular economy.
Envirohub BOP

Again Again Limited: A Reusable Beverage Container Solution for Events in Tauranga.

This initiative introduces a local reusable serveware system for events, intending to replace single-use items and promote sustainable behavior among event attendees in the Tauranga regions.
Again Again Limited

Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust: Good Neighbour Food Rescue - Rescuing & Repurposing edible food before it ends at Landfill

Aims to prevent food waste by rescuing food and distributing it to communities in need. This project contributed to the purchasing of a new food rescue truck to enhance operations.
Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust

Pacific Coast Village Partnership: Pacific Coast Care Waste Reduction Programme.

This initiative introduces reusable incontinence products in care centres, aiming to reduce waste and costs while improving residents’ comfort. It includes educational workshops and communication to promote sustainability practices among residents.
Pacific Coast Village Partnership

Restaurant Association of New Zealand Inc: Kai Keepers - Food Waste Behaviour Change.

The Kai Keepers project aims to significantly reduce avoidable food waste in cafés and restaurants. This project focuses on the pilot interventions stage and create effective strategies for nationwide implementation.
Kai Keepers

One Earth Technologies

“Our goal is simple - use plastic waste to make new things and clean up the planet”. To support the company that uses exclusively recycled plastics to create new, recyclable products.
Visit Special Studio for more information

Mount Maunganui Toy Library

“Grow Through Play”. To purchase new, long-lasting toys to add to their Toy Library at Mount Maunganui.
Visit the Mount Maunganui Toy Library website

Reuse Aotearoa

“We are an independent organisation dedicated to building the momentum and capability to scale reusable packaging systems in Aotearoa”. To support reusable packaging that is good for both people and planet becomes the go-to packaging option for everyday items in Aotearoa.
Visit Reuse Aotearoa for more information

Stem Wana Trust

To support Tauranga ‘s repair café monthly pop up event where members from the community can bring items to be repaired for free, as an alternative of being disposed to landfill.
Visit Stem Wanna Trust for more information

Sustainable Options 

“To visit every home and provide free sustainable living advice”. To support Sustainable Options to divert building materials from landfill, through responsible repurposing of materials and onsite education to tradesman.

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OUTLAST- Denim

“Transforming textile waste”. To support sustainable fashion that will divert textile waste from landfill.

Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust - Firewood - Share the Warmth:

To support the expansion of rescued firewood distribution by funding a commercial processor, helping provide more firewood to local communities.
Visit Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust for more information.

Mount Maunganui Toy Library - Growing Mt Maunganui Toy Library:

To purchase additional toys for the Toy Library, increasing the variety available to local families.
Visit the Mount Maunganui Toy Library website for more information.

Tauranga Environment Centre Charitable Trust (Envirohub BOP) - Precious Plastic: Caring for Papatuanuku:

To engage local schools and community groups in recycling education, expanding the Precious Plastics programme to promote responsible consumer choices and plastic waste reduction.
Visit Envirohub BOP for more information.

Mainstream Green - Zero Waste Living Online Course:

To develop an accessible online course helping Tauranga residents start their zero waste journey, offering interactive content on recycling, sustainable living, and waste reduction.
Visit Mainstream Green for more information.

House of Science NZ Charitable Trust - House of Science Resource Kit:

To provide schools with science resource kits educating students on the circular bioeconomy, fostering sustainable thinking and waste management awareness.
Visit House of Science NZ for more information.

Judea Community Sports Club - Environmental Care:

To improve waste management practices by upgrading waste bins and enhancing recycling signage, promoting environmental responsibility within the community.
Visit Judea Community Sports Club for more information.

The Nappy Lady Ltd - Waste Free Period Education:

Waste Wizards Limited - Let's Make Waste History Together:

To support the purchase of reusable coffee cup system through a targeted behaviour change campaign, incentivising businesses and customers to adopt reusable systems.
Visit Waste Wizards Limited