EnviroMatters

@wec.raglan

The Whāingaroa Tool Library is an inclusive lending library for tools of all sorts ranging from electric gardening and building equipment through to sewing machines and a Weber BBQ. We help the environment – by preventing single-use tool purchases, stopping tools rusting in garages and by purchasing high quality tools that have a longer life thereby reducing unnecessary consumption. We also help the community, by giving our members equality of access to great tools, saving them money, and empowering people to build, share and create in a more sustainable way.

Raglan Tool Library open hours are: 11am - 2pm Tuesday 11am - 2pm Wednesday 11am - 2pm Thursday 11am - 2pm Friday

9am - 1pm Saturday

For more information go to our website: whaingaroa.org.nz/tool-library

Doors open 4:30pm | screening at 5pm sunday 26 february 2023 raglan old school arts centre q&A with director/producer

Free raffle with amazing gifts dairy free cheese tasting entry by donation

Te Pokapū Taiao o Whāingaroa

The Whāingaroa Environment Centre

Can we imagine living here with our own waste Whāingaroa?

The Raglan community has one of the highest diversion rates in Aotearoa. Saving a whopping 75-80% of would-be-throwaways from landfill.

We achieve this rate in Raglan by being real awesome recyclers, by choosing to reuse things and sharing things to be reused by others too. Repairing & refurbishing old things, composting & using the food waste service helps divert a lot too.

The recent roading issues had us on high alert liaising with the pink bin trucking company who transport our community's waste up to the landfill at Hampton Downs.

The collection was unable to happen when all roads to Raglan closed, and had us thinking WHERE would our waste go if we couldn't truck it out?

Something for us all to re-consider is this "away" we throw away things to.

Rob drives the truck and trailer to us twice a week and swaps out 2 big container bins, total load is 44tons. These are transported 100km north to the landfill site. It all adds up, going into someone else's backyard. The ocean, and the air are also our backyards. We ask this community to tune into our purchasing choices, Rethink - Reduce - Reuse - Repair - Refurbish - Recycle!

The power we have as consumers to change the impact of waste is huge.

While we can feel isolated at the end of this road, we are very lucky to have access to many locals providing many great things, resources, food, sharing tools & knowledge. Our community is pretty special and we thank all community members, groups, schools, and businesses on board the Xtreme mission working together towards zero waste.

5-7pm Every Friday

1 Stewart St

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