Code Red is a fantastic website with lots of information to help you reduce your carbon emissions. When you pledge to take action youwill also go into the draw to win great local rewards.
Transition Nelson aims to discover and create ways for our community to respond to the challenges, and opportunities, of Peak Oil and Climate Change. Currently there are16 local Transition groups focussing on different topics, for example, seed saving, health, housing, transport and waste. Anyone is welcome to join a current group, or form their own based on their idea for responding to the coming reduction in cheap energy.
Create your own Eden - Composting and gardening Workshops. Did you know that between 45 and 49% of collected household rubbish is food scraps and garden clippings? This isn’t rubbish - it’s energy for your garden! Create Your Own Eden will show you how to turn that half of your weekly waste into useful compost to feed and beautify your gardens, reducing methane and landfill leachate in the process. Nelson City and Tasman District Councils are partners in this national programme and will be providing roadshows/workshops again in the Autumn
Re-Use and Recycling Centre - Support waste reuse and recycling, and reduce consumption by buying second-hand from NEC’s Recycle Centre. Visit the store on Vivian St in front of the waste transfer station, Tahuna, or buy on-line.
Ecoevents - Want to get involved in other projects, or find out more? The Nelson Environment Centre produces a weekly “what’s on guide” for environmental happenings and events in the region. You can create an account on our website first and join up for your free emailed version here.
Buying Eco-Friendly
Greenlist - the world’s first online directory of green products and services where listings are compared against basic principles of sustainability.
Ecobob – “making eco living easy” – information, eco building, things to buy, forums, etc.
Buy it Back Guide - Where to buy recycled goods in New Zealand
Home Energy Centre - introduces and displays different energy saving options for the home and business
Hybrid Homes - offers whole sustainable solutions to anyone building, renovating or making small changes to their home or business
Climate Change
Climate Defence Network - NZ coalition of organisations working on climate change issues
4 Million Careful Owners - Ministry for the Environment website about environmental issues in NZ
NZ Climate Change - MfE Climate Change government website
Climate Crisis - Take action on climate change issues from the film 'An Inconvenient Truth'
Code Red - Carbon Reduction Rewards Scheme
Transition Nelson - Building Community Resilience
Reduce
Reduce your rubbish - Ministry for the Environment - information for businesses & households
Wa$ted TV show - A link to the website for the show which provides helpful advice on reducing waste
Zero Waste NZ Trust - Advice, resources and news about what's happening in NZ to help us achieve zero waste
Greenpeace - Links to their guide to greener electronics
Reuse
Freecycle - Free household waste exchange service for Nelson
eDay - How to reuse/recycle computer waste on eDay and throughout the year
Green “Waste” & Composting
Government Reduce Rubbish website - Composting - Advice on composting
Bokashi NZ - Information about Bokashi - kitchen waste fermentation
Information on worms - All you need to know about worm farming for your kitchen scraps
WormsRus - Great information about worm farming
Seedsavers Aotearoa - Facilitates the information and resources between regional seed saving groups
