Sustainability now - a resilient future for all.
This is our vision. We want to achieve this by working proactively with the people of Nelson to promote environmental awareness and facilitate environmentally sustainable initiatives in our beautiful home, Nelson.
Nelson ReUse and Recycle Centre
We work hard to keep local resources and treasures out of the landfill and to make them available to the community.
Waste Education Services
Our Waste Education Service can help you discover all the ways you can reduce, re-use, and recycle your waste - For businesses, schools and for individuals.
What we do
The Nelson Environment Centre has been at the forefront working for sustainability in Nelson for 30 years. We are an umbrella organisation for a large umber of environmental projects. Read more about our projects here.
Our Team
The Nelson Environment Centre is a rapidly growing organisation with skilled professional staff overseeing each project...
Kids Edible Gardens in Schools
Kids Edible Gardens Nelson (KEGs for short) aims to support primary schools to teach students about edible gardening and how this relates to waste minimisation, healthy eating, physical activity and environmental awareness in general.



Reduce... For many years the NEC has worked in partnership with both Nelson City and Tasman District Councils to provide free Waste Education Services (WES) (link) to businesses and schools in our community.
Re-Use and Recycle. NEC opened the Nelson Recycling Centre 17 years ago, and currently runs the Re-Use shops at the Transfer Station in Vivian St, Tahunanui. You can see what kind of treasures they have for sale, and place a bid for what is always a great deal!
Lets Tackle Climate Change! Join a rapidly growing group of people helping to tackle climate change. Enter the Code Red site to learn about the actions you can take as a young person, individual, household or business to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.