become warriors for the environment
Become warriors for the environment
Get your team mates together and think about how your organisation can make a positive impact on the environment.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
1. Gift a native tree.
- Say thanks to your clients, customers, or team members by gifting a native tree. Trees That Count make it easy to arrange waste-free gifts that also deliver positives for New Zealand's ecosystems, waterways, biodiversity, land, and people. Every tree you gift will be planted by a community-based planting project in Aotearoa.
2. Run team or workplace commuting competitions.
- Get your workmates involved in competing to see who can walk, run, or cycle the longest distances on their way to and from work. Perhaps the winner gets an extra day of annual leave.
3. Organise a clothes or book exchange.
- Designate a room where people can drop off clothes or books they no longer use and in exchange they can swap their items for other items people have donated.
- Anything leftover can be donated to a local charity shop.
4. Designate an e-waste & battery collection station.
E-waste is the most rapidly growing waste problem in the world.
- Collect dead batteries and retired or broken technology. Then use services such as Eco-matters or Computer Recycling to dispose of workplace e-waste.
5. Install an office compost bin to minimise food wastage.
- Did you know you can compost paper towels, tea bags, and bamboo packaging?
- Biopak, Method Recycling, and Green Gorilla offer great office compost solutions.
6. Get involved in a commercial volunteering opportunity.
- Connect with The Sustainable Business Network to get your team involved with one of their community projects.
- Sustainable Coastlines host tailored team-building events.
- Volunteering NZ helps organisations to develop staff skills, build teams, and bolster their reputation within their local communities.
- Volunteering Auckland regularly post Team volunteering opportunities.
7. Recycle your soft plastics.
- Place a bag or bin in your workplace kitchen to collect soft plastics. Take turns dropping your collection off to your local Pak'nSave, Countdown, New World, or The Warehouse. You can also find collection stores on the Recycling Kiwi - Store Locator page.
8. Organise Zero Waste events.
- Zero waste can be challenging when it comes to community events. Ecomatters offer four simple steps to achieving zero waste events.
9. Improve your packaging.
- If your company packages and distributes products and are looking to improve your packaging, talk to The Sustainable Business Network.