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Unpackit Finalists Released

The finalists in the Unpackit Packaging Awards are out! Eight of the Best and eight of the Worst – all up on the Unpackit website www.unpackit.org Who will be the winner?? It’s up to you. Go the the Unpackit website

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On yer bike for Bikewise

The Wanaka Wastebusters crew is really getting behind the Bikewise challenge this year – with lots of us getting on our bikes. We’re wide awake when we get to work, plus we use toast energy instead of fossil fuel energy.

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Qtown e-Cycling

The boys popped over to Queenstown to pick up a stash of TVs and other electronic waste from the RCN e-Cycle site and from a large business. Great to see people choosing not to throw toxic e-waste in the landfill,

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Unpackit Team Shortlisting for Awards

The Unpackit Packaging Awards received 215 nominations – more than double last year. Yahooo!!! The team is spending this week shortlisting the eight finalists for the Best and the Worst categories. Sophie and Gina headed to the supermarket on Monday

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Win one of five Loopcase shopping bags

Sick of bringing home plastic shopping bags filled with bad packaging? Do something about it by nominating the packaging that bugs you most in the Unpackit Packaging Awards! Put in a nomination before Christmas, and you’ll be in the draw

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We are here to stay

In this time of uncertainty for Wanaka Wastebusters, we’ve had some good news! At their last council meeting, the Queenstown Lakes District Council unanimously voted for Wanaka Wastebusters to have a 35 year lease on the site, at zero cost.

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Nominate it!

Non-recyclable packaging? Ridiculously unnecessary packaging? Packaging that is harmful to the environment? Put in a nomination (or more than one) for the Worst Packaging Award. And while you’re on the www.unpackit.org site, nominate your favourite packaging for the Best Packaging

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Wanaka Wastebusters on Fair Go

The Fair Go crew came down to film at Wanaka Wastebusters last week. No, we haven’t been caught doing something naughty – they just wanted to talk about our favourite subject – recycling! Great timing with the Unpackit 2012 Awards

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Wanakafest Wheelie Bin Race 2011

It’s that time of year.  Feel the heat. Go for the glory. The Wanaka Wastebusters Annual Wheelie Bin Race this year has a Rugby World Cup theme – so get your running shoes ready and we’ll be there with the

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Wanaka Composting Workshop

Spring is Dr Compost’s favourite season, and to celebrate, he’s running free composting and gardening workshops through October and November (thanks to funding from Queenstown Lakes District Council). Dr Compost will be running three workshops in Wanaka and three in

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