Upcycling
Upcycling textiles taking off
In January last year, a clothing recycling company diverted 11 kilograms of unwanted textiles from the landfill. Last month they saved 11 tonnes. Jeff Vollebregt is the director of Upparel, he speaks… Audio
Sustainable landscaping
Most of us probably like the idea of second hand and upcycling, but it can be hard to consistently live that way. When you need something, you don't always have the energy to trawl Trade Me and scour… Audio
Bernadette Casey: Changing the way we think about clothes
The Formary is a Wellington research and development company looking at a long-term solution to waste created by fast fashion. Its co-founder is Bernadette Casey. Video, Audio
Inside a zero-waste home
Liam Prince and Hannah Blumhardt have been living zero-waste in Wellington for over two years now. They send nothing to landfill, use no more than one wheelie bin for recycling a year and buy no… Audio
Recycling: Tim McGurk
Over the summer on The Weekend we've been talking to recyclers and upcyclers, people who like the Wombles, are making good use of the things that they find, things that the everyday folks leave… Audio, Gallery
The Pallet Kingdom - turning wooden trash to treasure
Not many people can claim that by breaking a table, it leads them to a unique social and business opportunity. However, that's exactly what happened when Gabriel Acuna-Carvajal sat on a table in a… Audio