It’s a beautiful sunny end-of-summer day here in Christchurch (New Zealand). Back to blog posts now after concentrating on the new website. If you haven’t already go for a spin and check out what SIFT is all about. Lots of great projects that are making a difference to reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfill. We also have a few projects in the pipeline we are really excited about.
The deadline for the government’s Waste Minimisation Fund is 5pm on Monday. If you miss out and have a project focussed on Canterbury try applying to SIFT.
In the meantime here are the favourite links we have found from around the world:
- Love this great Hermon Miller blog called Lifework on life in offices and working spaces. Did you know the super comfy Herman Miller Aeron Chair is 94% recyclable and made from 64% manufactured from recycled content.
- Over at Fake Plastic Fish Beth contemplates matches or lighters in her quest for zero plastic living.
- The Dancing Guy over on Adam Werbach’s Strategy for Sustainability – are you the first, second, 10th, 100th or last person part of a movement? What will be the catalyst for more sustainable living changes?
- To reduce waste we need to live with less and many finding that less is more.
- Cool new uses for vintage suitcases – how many of those are now sitting in landfill?
- Super stylish ceiling lights made from coat hangers.
- This is what we need more of in NZ – an eco-friendly general store.
- Our favourite sustainability leader, Melissa Clark-Reynolds talking to Good Morning recently.
- Reduce waste in your kid’s lunches from Simple Organic.
- Emily Harris of Sustainability in the City, based in Auckland, has a dream that we can all help with.
That should keep you all going for a while. Have a great weekend.
Suitcase Chairs via The Violet Hours via Apartment Therapy
Tags: community, consumption, diverting waste from landfill, environment, environmental sustainability, landfill, plastics, recycle, recycling, SIFT, sustainability, sustainable living, waste, Waste Management
