Busting Waste

Southland Community Wastebusters Trust (SCWT) has been formed to encourage, support and educate the people of Southland to minimise waste for the benefit of the environment and all living things.

The SCWT has a regular weekly column in your local Southand Times newspaper. Check out this Thursday's edition of the Times for the latest column.

Articles

Malcolm MacKenzie a long serving member of the Southland Community Wastebusters Trust

We've come a long way

Southland Farmer Malcolm MacKenzie believes that we have come a long way to minimising our waste's impact on our land in the last decade, and encourages everyone to look at the Draft Waste Plan that out for public feedback.

The Feldwick gates at Queens Park, Invercargill

Autumn Leaves

Find out the 3 top secret gardener tips for dealing with Autumn leaves.

Have your Say on Southland's new Draft Waste Plan

Submissions opened today on Southland's new Draft Waste Plan.

Keep cheese fresh (and mould free) with the calico cheese bag

Innovative approach to keeping cheese mould-free

Want to know the secret for keeping cheese mould-free. Read more ...

Secondhand clothing popularity growing

Invercargill City Council's waste officer has noticed a resurgence in the secondhand clothing market.

Invercargill Mayor, Tim Shadbolt holding fish and chip leftovers that will go into the compost bin

Mayor Tim's tips of reducing waste

Find out about Tim's top tip for reducing waste and what it has to do with fish n' chips.

Jenny Campbell is holding a 'coffee cup native plant'

Coffee cups put to good use at Waimumu

Find out what happens when you partner the Invercargill Environment Centre with a mobile coffee car vendor at Waimumu Field Days.

Treading Lightly to School

To encourage more sustainable forms of transport, Queenstown Lakes District Council is promoting safe walking and cycling through their Walk'n'Wheels campaign.

Paper is the largest component of rubbish in an office

Office Paper Waste

Check out the Wastebusters 9 top tips for reducing paper waste in your office.

More Busting Waste

Catch up on the back catelogue of the informative Busting Waste articles written by the Southland Community Wastebusters Trust.