They’ve Got This Wrong – It’s Not Waste To Divert It’s Food For Our Soils.
With the recent announcement by Auckland Council that they will be using an Anaerobic Digestor (AD) to process the unwanted food collected kerbside from Auckland households for the next 20 years, I think it is crucially important for the future of this city (and the...
Compostable Packaging Is Part Of Our Sustainable Future
I am frustrated with the recent media coverage around the topic of compostable packaging because the compostable plastics aren’t being differentiated from the other compostable packaging materials. A matter of semantics you may say, but it’s really important. It is the compostable plastics that are causing...
We gotta change the economy.
The world is in deep shit and it’s because of the economy we made up. The time for sticking your head in the sand and ignoring all the scientists (who are literally screaming their voice boxes out as they try desperately to inform humanity of...
Why the plastic bag phase out is so, so important.
Now that the announcement has been made and the wheels have been set in motion for a ban on single-use plastic bags, this next phase is crucial to the future of New Zealand. Currently we are going through a period of consultation (if you haven’t had...
A New Zealand Free of Plastic Pollution. An Impossible Dream?
As part of the Wellington Rotary Forum 2018 - Impossible Dreams, Nick was asked to be one of the 12 guest speakers. Below is his 10 min speech. Thursday 30th August, 2018. Can I ask you to please raise your hand if at some time today you...
Change your behaviour, not the plastic bags.
Christ almighty I can’t believe how difficult it is to get this point across. How long will it take until Kiwis finally get it!?? I just watched the Seven Sharp piece on Friday night about plastic bags in which they interviewed scientist Michelle Dickinson (who I...
EMPOWERING CHANGE: BAGS NOT. by Icebreaker
THE BAGS NOT CAMPAIGN IS CONNECTING NEW ZEALANDERS TO THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT TOWARDS REDUCING HARMFUL PLASTICS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT. USING THE KIWI PHRASE, ‘BAGS NOT’, A WAY OF OPTING OUT OF SOMETHING YOU DON’T WANT TO DO, IT’S ABOUT EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO SAY NO TO...
Uncomfortable is OK Podcast – Tackling The Plastic Problem
Have a listen to the below episode from Chris Desmond's fantastic Podcast, Uncomfortable is OK. Uncomfortable is OK Podcast - Tackling The Plastic Problem...
Auckland Council Waste Management and Minimisation Submission
Below is the speech I delivered to the Auckland Council Waste Minimisation and Management Panel regarding their Waste Management and Minimisation Plan for the city. The original plan stated that the Council is looking to provide a kerbside collection of residential food scraps, then truck...
How New Zealand Could Be a World Leader in Sustainability
Why is New Zealand not leading the world in sustainable living and sustainable business practices? Why is New Zealand not leading the world in the transition to the circular economy? Why does New Zealand rank last in the OECD for the amount of waste we...