Services
WRT seeks to provide guidance and support for every step of the journey towards a resourceful future for all
To achieve our vision, WRT provides services and subsidies for sustainable actions like active transport, waste minimisation, and environmental restoration.
We offer hands-on experiences with our skilled team and support the Waiheke community in climate action through accessible products, services, and advice. This includes our Ecostore refillery and organising Zero Waste events. Our Centre, equipped with video conferencing, kitchen and solar-power serves as a hub for our products and expertise, as well as being available for hire to our community for events and workshops.
We’re committed to engaging our community for positive change. Discover our offerings and how to get involved below.
Our Services
Food scraps collection
Waiheke Resources Trust manages a compostable collection service on Waiheke Island called the Compost Co. This service offers a food waste collection service to local restaurants and other businesses.
Corporate volunteering
We would love to have your team on board to help restore our wetlands and connect with the land with our Love Our Wetland Project.
ZERO WASTE EVENTS
A Towards Zero Waste Event values the waste hierarchy in relation to supporting events to lower their waste generation.
This is done through prioritising prevention of waste by choosing reusable products where possible over single-use and saying no to wasteful items at the planning stage.
septic tank subsidies
$50 subsidy for septic tank check!
Subsidised checks are available to residents insland-wide. They can be used to show compliance under the Auckland Unitary Plan.
bike hub
We are a not-for-profit do-it-yourself-with-help bicycle workshop. People can fix, build and learn about bikes in a safe and friendly environment. We provide tools, knowledge and training for you and your bike.
Waiheke Sustainability Centre
We welcome everyone to make use of our facility for private and community events – available to hire.
Shop
Our Ecostore refillery offers you to refill essential items without purchasing another plastic bottle. We also offer composts, compost worms, compost bins and septic care products for sale.
Caps for cash
We have partnered with Island Waste Collective to collect the island’s aluminium wine bottle caps, sell them to a metal scrap dealer so they can be recycled, and make sure that 100% of the proceeds reach Jassy Dean Trust.
This initiative empowers everyone in the community to support Jassy Dean Trust by collecting their wine bottle caps and taking them to 6 Tahi Rd. Whether you’re a restaurant that serves wine, a group of friends having a party, a winery, or whānau who save your bottle caps and drop them off once a year, you can contribute to this project!
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Corporate volunteering
Spend a day with us planting trees and learning about the important role that wetland ecosystems play in combating climate change. Create a meaningful legacy with your colleagues and return to watch it grow.
Volunteers and internships
Join one of our amazing projects and help restore our beautiful wetlands, reduce our food waste and support our community. There are plenty of activities to choose from and if you’re more of an indoors person, there’s lots going on in the Kai Conscious kitchen and WRT offices.
Support us
Starting today, we can create a more sustainable tomorrow. Support our mahi so that we can deliver a brighter, more climate resilient future to all those living on and visiting Waiheke Island.