GET INVOLVED AND MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR WASTE 

Ae Ka Taea e Koe focus on providing safe spaces, opportunities, knowledge and skills to whānau who have slipped through the gaps. This includes providing practical support to whānau to reduce waste through reusable nappies and sanitary products.

ACRA broadcasts in 29 languages, giving communities access to the airwaves and promoting waste minimisation in multiple languages.

Aotearoa Sustainability Group (ASG) is a charitable trust empowering South Asian and migrant communities in Tāmaki Makaurau to live waste-free and sustainably.

Auckland Library of Tools is a community hub and lending library providing access to tools and equipment, reducing consumption and supporting low-cost, sustainable creating. The library is located in Grey Lynn.

Banana Boat Trust embeds zero-waste practices in Pacific communities through churches, supporting local wellbeing and development in Tāmaki Makaurau.

REAF provides English learning for refugees and teaches practical waste minimisation tips. They are based at Selwyn College in Glen Innes.

CCET helps Chinese Aucklanders engage in conservation and waste minimisation, encouraging behaviour change for a sustainable future.

CNSST Foundation offers comprehensive services and support to the Asian migrant community, delivering waste minimisation workshops for families with new babies in a culturally appropriate context.

Earth Action Trust is a New Zealand charitable organization working for environmental awareness and protection. 

Earth Action Trust (EAT) is a migrant-led organisation fostering harmony with Mother Earth. EAT empowers communities to promote environmental stewardship, cultural inclusivity and sustainability.

EcoMatters is a charitable trust based in Auckland with a mission to nurture kaitiakitanga and help restore the whenua. They deliver a diverse range of nature, food, bike and waste minimisation initiatives. Check out their page for ideas, tips, events and workshops.

English Language Partners (ELP) teaches English to migrants and shares practical waste minimisation tips. They operate out of three centres in Tāmaki Makaurau: North, Central/West, and South. 

Everybody Eats transforms rescued food into pay-what-you-can dining, reducing food waste, food insecurity, and social isolation. They operate restaurants in Onehunga and Glen Innes.

Fair Food rescues surplus food and supplies it to community groups such as schools, shelters, and food banks, feeding people instead of landfills. While they serve the entire Auckland region, their hub is based in Avondale. 

Friends of the Farm foster a caring, connected waste wise community in Mangere, reducing waste through events, public place engagement, communications, and providing support to businesses and community groups.

Kaipātiki Project runs a native plant nursery, restores bush and waterways, and provides conservation volunteering, education, and zero-waste initiatives. Current initiatives include a programme in litter prevention and a campaign to improve usage of communal food scraps and recycling bins in apartment complexes.

KidsCoin teaches financial and tech literacy to young people and partners Auckland youth with pen pals in South Korea to share waste-minimisation learnings.

Local Making fosters creative, zero-waste living by transforming waste into useful objects through reuse, repair, and frugal innovation.

Localised grows community-led resource recovery, offering training and skill-sharing. They operate three Community Recycling Centres that serve as Zero Waste Hubs. They operate Community Recycling Centres that serve as Zero Waste Hubs in Point England and Wairau.

Love Food Hate Waste NZ helps households reduce food waste and save money with tips, tricks, and tasty recipes. Visit their website to book a free workshop.

Mahurangi Wastebusters provides waste minimisation education to the North-East Rodney community. They also operate Less, the community refuse and recycling centre at Snells Beach.

Marama Hou Ministries Trust promotes green living, encourages behaviour change, and returns kai waste to the whenua (land).

ME Family Services in Māngere/Ōtāhuhu fosters positive relationships between people and the environment. They offer waste education, a recovery room, a Resource Recovery Network, and Te Puna Oranga, a community garden and makerspace.

MPHS runs The Tipping Point CRC at Waitākere, diverting waste from landfill and supporting the community with zero-waste solutions.

The Hononga ki te Whenua project promotes circular kai practices that reduce waste, save money, and nourish both people and the planet.

Onehunga Zero Waste operates the first Māori/Pasifika-led CRC in Tāmaki Makaurau, educating communities and maximising landfill diversion.

Ōtara Waterways & Lake Trust has a long-term vision to restore the mauri of the Ōtara waterways and reconnect people to their local creeks and streams. One programme of work focuses on attending to and preventing illegal dumping in waterways. 

Pacific Vision Aotearoa works with Pasifika communities across Auckland, with a strong base in Ōtara–Papatoetoe. Using a culturally grounded, community-led approach, PVA supports waste reduction and sustainable practices.

Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae an urban marae in Māngere, upholds the vision oranga whenua, oranga tangata—revitalising the relationship between people and the land to support healthy communities and environments.

Para Kore ki Tāmaki is a Zero Waste programme empowering Māori communities to take action on waste. Para Kore ki Tāmaki work with marae, kura, festivals, events and welcome collaboration from across all communities.

Para Kore educates and advocates from a Māori worldview for zero carbon, zero waste whānau, hapū, iwi, and hapori Māori.

RNA supports repair skills and businesses across NZ, advocating repairing over replacing to reduce waste and strengthen the economy.

Sustainable Papakura works with the community to nurture and protect Papatūānuku. They team up with individuals, families, groups and organisations to re-imagine and remake lifestyles that will support Mother Earth to sustain us into the future. 

Talking Trash Manurewa educates the local community, especially Māori and Pasifika, on waste minimisation. They support a network of waste champions and help groups and businesses reduce waste and prevent illegal dumping.

Tāmaki WRAP is a charitable trust educating the community on waste reduction and supporting local initiatives in Maungakiekie and Tāmaki.

Taulanga Ū supports Tongan churches and communities in Auckland to reduce waste through culturally responsive, sustainable practices.

Trash Free Taiaotea is a zero-waste initiative in the East Coast Bays, led by Recreation Solutions, who specialise in behaviour change programmes, feasibility, and project design.

Tread Lightly, founded in 2007, inspires New Zealanders to live sustainably. Their e-van and caravan deliver mobile, interactive environmental education across Tāmaki Makaurau.

Te Ahiwaru Trust combats illegal dumping in their rohe through the Parahanga Kore Pilot, exercising kaitiakitanga to protect the whenua.

Talking Trash Manurewa educates the community of Manurewa on waste minimisation practices. Working particularly with Māori and Pasifika peoples, Talking Trash create a tailored approach to help these communities manage and reduce their waste. This includes supporting a network of waste champions and supporting local groups and businesses to minimise their waste and prevent illegal dumping.

The Beautification Trust inspires communities to love and protect the environment. This includes educating communities on how to minimise waste and working alongside community groups to prevent illegal dumping. The Beautification Trust also operate the Manurewa Community Recycling Centre, turning waste into resources.

The Compost Collective exists to engage, empower and encourage the community to start to compost, worm farm, bokashi or garden at home. 

The Re-Creators is a social enterprise in Tāmaki Makaurau and Waikato promoting upcycling through DIY workshops, locally made products, and circular design.

Zero Waste Network represents community enterprises across Aotearoa New Zealand who are working towards zero waste. 

Waiheke Resources Trust celebrates and protects the island’s resources while helping residents, groups, and businesses reduce waste. Serving Waiheke since 1998.

Kate Fenwick, once known as the The Nappy Lady, has partnered with 40 councils to run workshops where she empowers the community to reduce waste and save money.

The West Auckland Resource Centre turns waste to resources by redistributing resources back out to the community, especially to schools and early childhood centres across Auckland. The centre is open to be used by everyone.