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.
Resourceful thinking
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.
Rebooting the system
Rebooting the system
It is not the pitfalls that are meant to he circular, writes Gina Dempster.
Putting away the plastic
Putting away the plastic
It's time to take the bubble wrap off our lives, writes Gina Dempster.
A revolutionary economy
A revolutionary economy
If we are to make progress on waste, we might need to start going around in circles writes Gina Dempster.
Giving rubbish the tip
Giving rubbish the tip
First they threw out the bin, then they went waste-free.
Presents for the future
Presents for the future
Don’t waste the opportunity that giving provides this Christmas, writes Gina Dempster.
Conquering the battery mountain
Conquering the battery mountain
Batteries impact on nearly every aspect of our lives, from baby monitors to smartphones and cars. But what happens when they reach the end of their useful lives?
A vote for the planet
A vote for the planet
The moment has come to kick our addiction to single-use plastic bags, writes Gina Dempster.
Not bagging Bali
Not bagging Bali
Without change, plastic could smother paradise, writes Gina Dempster.