The Rubbish Trip is returning to Whangarei for Plastic Free July! Kindly supported by The ReMakery, Forward, and For Our Real Clean Environment.

Join Hannah and Liam, the Two No-Waste Nomads behind The Rubbish Trip, for an introduction to the practicalities and philosophy of waste reduction. Drawing on their own research and over four years of experience living zero waste, Hannah and Liam will guide you through the whys and the hows of life without a rubbish bin, including:

- What is the zero waste movement? Why is waste reduction important?

- How zero waste principles can revolutionise your perspectives on living and lifestyle, beyond your rubbish bin.

- Innovative examples of waste minimisation policy, practice and thinking from around the globe, and how these might inform community-level waste reduction.

- Tips for how you can reduce the rubbish in your life (including fun DIY household products, cosmetics, and other life hacks).

This event is free; everyone is welcome. Free zero waste nibbles will be provided.

The Rubbish Trip will also be delivering two other free workshops at The ReMakery in Whangarei: Bare Essentials: DIY Zero Waste Toiletries and Cleaning Products (Thursday 11 July 2019, 6-8pm) and Zero Waste My Pantry! How to make easy snacks, treats and staples from unpackaged ingredients (Friday 12 July 2019, 6-8pm).

This talk is part of The Rubbish Trip's travelling project, taking the zero waste message around Aotearoa New Zealand. Follow them on Facebook for updates and upcoming events around the country!

The ReMakery invites you to join Hannah and Liam, the Two No-Waste Nomads behind The Rubbish Trip, to learn how to make a range of toiletries and cleaning products, zero waste! From toothpaste and deodorants to face cleansers, all-purpose cleaning spray, and body scrubs.

BYO containers if you would like to take home samples.

This event is free, but if you can click "going" if you are definitely coming, this will help us to prepare appropriate quantity of workshop materials.

This event has been kindly supported by The ReMakery, Forward, and For Our Real Clean Environment.

The Rubbish Trip will also be delivering two other free workshops at The ReMakery in Whangarei:
- their flagship presentation, Reducing Our Household Rubbish: The Zero Waste Approach (Tuesday 9 July 2019, 6-8pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/2014712695500042/)
- Zero Waste My Pantry! How to make easy snacks, treats and staples from unpackaged ingredients (Friday 12 July 2019, 6-8pm).

The ReMakery, with the support of Forward and For Our Real Clean Environment, is pleased to host a hands-on workshop with The Rubbish Trip about how to make easy snacks, treats and pantry staples from unpackaged ingredients.

Want to reduce your waste at home but not sure where to start? Often a substantial chunk of the waste in household rubbish bins is food and drink-related (whether the packaging food/drink comes in, or scraps and leftovers). So, this workshop goes straight to the heart of the issue, covering tips for low-waste food shopping, how to prepare everyday food from scratch using unpackaged ingredients, and how to avoid food-related rubbish when you're out and about. We'll all cook together with whatever ingredients we can forage packaging free, and generally have a great old time!

Our focus is on easy, affordable, nutritious versions of the kinds of packaged 'convenience' food and drink that most people consume regularly, including cereal, spreads, muesli bars, biscuits, crackers, dips, sweets, and hot and cold drinks.

The workshop will be delivered by Hannah Blumhardt and Liam Prince, the two No-Waste Nomads behind The Rubbish Trip, who have been living without a rubbish bin since the beginning of 2015. The Rubbish Trip will also be delivering two other free workshops at The ReMakery in Whangarei:

- their flagship presentation, Reducing Our Household Rubbish: The Zero Waste Approach (Tuesday 9 July 2019, 6-8pm, https://www.facebook.com/events/2014712695500042/)
-Bare Essentials: DIY Zero Waste Toiletries and Cleaners (Thursday 11 July 2019, 6-8pm, https://www.facebook.com/events/313115702688278/).