Repairing a broken system
You should be able to keep what you love.
Resourceful thinking
Not wasting so much as a bite
Not wasting so much as a bite
From lunchbox leftovers to the lost courgette at the bottom of the fridge: everyone has a wicked little food waste secret. Now there’s a new programme to help, writes Gina...
Dressing up for good
Dressing up for good
Slowing the fashion train can make space for creativity and authenticity.
Behavioural change at heart of community
Behavioural change at heart of community
Strengthening communities will help us take on the big issues.
Connections that lead to actions
Connections that lead to actions
Together we can have the sort of impact we all need to see.
Better recycling is an easy climate win
Better recycling is an easy climate win
Reducing waste and mitigating climate change can deliver near instant gratification, writes Gina Dempster.
Tread lightly in other’s backyards
Tread lightly in other’s backyards
Pack your waste-busting attitude alongside your toothbrush when you go on holiday this year.
Back to the future and beyond
Back to the future and beyond
A scheme to put a circular economy genie in every empty bottle could supercharge change in our communities, writes Gina Dempster.
Wear the love lasts longer
Wear the love lasts longer
March is Slow Fashion month at Wastebusters. The campaign celebrates clothes we love for longer as part of efforts to combat the growing problem of textile waste.
Positively connected
Positively connected
We can choose fun and live more lightly, writes Gina Dempster of Wastebusters.
A rubbish plan
A rubbish plan
An industry that relies on waste to fuel it, is missing the point.
Unwrapping some crate ideas
Unwrapping some crate ideas
Going plastic free is worth the admin, writes Gina Dempster.
Choosing less to appreciate more
Choosing less to appreciate more
How many articles of clothing do you really need to get through a week?
Becoming a little more free
Becoming a little more free
With everything that’s been going on in the world, Plastic Free July has snuck up on me this year, writes Gina Dempster.
An idea worth bottling
An idea worth bottling
Those bottles in the recycling bin could be the currency that supports a network of community hubs, writes Gina Dempster.
Embracing the Six Items Challenge
Embracing the Six Items Challenge
We’re all about meeting challenges just at the moment; globally, nationally, and in our wardrobes, writes Gina Dempster.
Time for a targeted approach to plastic
Time for a targeted approach to plastic
It's been all about plastic at Wastebusters lately, writes Gina Dempster.
The elephant in the room
The elephant in the room
Dunedin is going to have 4000 toy elephants to signify the 4000 tonnes of textile waste sent to the Green Island landfill every year, writes Gina Dempster.
Making the house work
Making the house work
Gina Dempster has always had a turbulent relationship with housework.
More of the good stuff
More of the good stuff
We can have both more of the good stuff at Christmas and less waste, writes Gina Dempster.