Plastic Bag Free Raglan is a community initiative, started by the Whaingaroa Environment Centre, Xtreme Zero Waste, the Raglan Chamber of Commerce, Para Kore and the Raglan Community Board. The project has been led by a small group of passionate community members who worked tirelessly to reduce the number of plastic bags being distributed around […]
Big thanks to the Public Place Recycling Scheme for their generous funding donation. This has helped Xtreme Zero Waste move forward with their research project, locally testing compostable products, and developing a resource pack for the community.
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Waikato entrepreneur and business leader, Cheryl Reynolds, has been announced as the new transitional CEO at Raglan’s leading community enterprise Xtreme Zero Waste this July. With Cheryl Reynolds at the helm of the resource recovery centre, the Board and Team are working together on the re-positioning Xtreme Zero Waste to meet the growing demands from […]
Matua X Man teaching at Pirongia Primary School, click below to see him in action. Thanks to NZ On Air. Zero Waste Education in Schools – Matua X in motion!
In the midst of Plastic-Free July, we wanted to share this fantastic story about how the Raglan community have managed to reduce their plastic bag use by 95% in the last year. We’re really pleased that funding from our Power Up community funds has helped them achieve this amazing result. Watch the Video Here Meridian […]
Zero Waste Educator, Matua X (aka Paul Murray) will be working in all classrooms, for 3 or 4 sessions over the last two weeks of this term. Zero Waste is a free Council programme that enables children to investigate the link between the earth’s natural resources, the products they use and the resulting waste that […]
Saturday 2nd June – Site Open 12.30pm – 4.30pm Sunday 3rd June – Site Open 8.30am – 4.30pm Monday 4th June (Queens Birthday) – Site Open 12.30pm – 4.30pm Tuesday 5th June – Site Closed Kerbside Collections one day later: Raglan West – Tuesday 5th June Raglan East – Wednesday 6th June
Have your say – Waikato District Council 2018 – 2024 Waste Minimisation Plan. Submissions are due by Wednesday 23rd May 2018. Xtreme Zero Waste’s Submission is below, you are welcome to read, cut and paste information from our submission. Proposed 2018-2024 Waikato District Council Waste Management and Minimisation Plan (WMMP) Submission form Please provide your […]