Food Scraps Support

Educating our communities

Support is available to help educate friends, whānau and community about the new rukenga kai (food scraps) collection service.

There are three options available:

• Receive a grant to host your own event
• Book a trained advisor to visit your group or community meeting.
• Become a neighbourhood Bin Ambassador

Host your own event

Host an event that brings neighbours or community together, such as a street bbq, shared morning tea, coffee group or other get together. Your event must include discussion about the food scraps collection service. Grants can also be used to assist with the cost of a translator.

Important to know

You can apply for up to $500 to support an event. There is a limit of $500 for any one organisation. Payment will be made after the event is held, once the applicant has completed a short evaluation about the activity, how many people were involved and what the money was spent on. Receipts, feedback and photos from the participants are also requested. Events should follow zero waste principles, be smoke-free and grant money cannot be used for alcohol.

*Please allow at least two weeks for us to process your application.*

Book a trained advisor

One of our trained advisors can come to your next community gathering or event. There are four packages to choose from. In this case, the funding is used to cover the advisor’s costs to be at your meeting. Any other costs for your group event or venue will need to be covered by you.

OPTION	TIME & PLACE	FORMAT
EDUCATION PACKAGE A*	30 mins at any Auckland location	Book a trained advisor to join your event or meeting
EDUCATION PACKAGE B*	1 hour workshop	Book a trained advisor to present a workshop at your event or meeting
EDUCATION PACKAGE C*	1-2 hours. Ideal for libraries, community events or markets.	Book a trained advisor to host a pop-up event or stall/stand.
EDUCATION PACKAGE D*	3-4 hours. Ideal for libraries, community events or markets.	Book a trained advisor to host an extended pop-up event or stall/stand.

*Please allow at least two weeks for us to process your application.*

Become a Bin Ambassador

You can make a big difference to the new food scraps collection service by sharing your support for it with those living close by.

Being a Bin Ambassador is a simple and effective role that involves calling on your neighbours on the afternoon or evening before your local collection, to make sure they’re ready.

For six weeks, you’ll aim to encourage 15 of your neighbours – from your street, row of units or apartment block – to use the food scraps collection service successfully each week.

We offer a $200 koha for this valuable mahi.

*Please allow at least two weeks for us to process your application.*

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NEW SERVICE HERE

EcoMatters is partnering with Auckland Council to support the roll out of the new rukenga kai (food scraps) collection service across 2023. 

Starting in West Auckland from mid-2023, households will see kerbside bins and kitchen caddies coming their way. Other areas of Tāmaki Makaurau will follow.

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a council initiative

Auckland Council wants to divert thousands of tonnes of rukenga kai away from landfill and into something good every year.

Find out more from council right here.

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