WasteMINZ Awards of Excellence Finalist 24’ in two categories!

We are delighted to be nominated for the 2024 WasteMINZ Awards for Excellence. We are nominated for two categories: ‘Best initiative to encourage reuse, repair or repurpose’ alongside Hawkes Bay Council, and ‘Best resource recovery or value recovery initiative’.

1) Best initiative to encourage reuse, repair or repurpose

Collaboration between Repost, Hawkes Bay Regional Council Taskforce to recycle CCA treated timber

stating “This team has proved how after large weather events, Council, advocacy groups and private waste organisations can collaborate for the greater good of helping reduce waste to landfill and help in rebuilding vital fence repairs.”

Hawkes Bay HBRC sorting sites

2) Best resource recovery or value recovery initiative

Repost

stating “This innovative initiative has contributed to economic sustainability through resource recovery as it has taken a waste product and given it value for a second life cycle for farmers, saving it from clogging up landfills.”