Household action

Toitū tips for this festive season

The Toitū team have shared their top tips for you to try this festive season. Share these ideas with your family, friends and colleagues.

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Climate and Mind

Anya Gregg from Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research’s People and Culture team on the link between climate and mental health

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Plastic Free July: How are we doing as a global community?

It’s Plastic Free July! We review what’s happening with the Global Commitment to the new plastics economy.

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Top tips to reduce your household’s carbon footprint

It’s World Environment Day! We’ve put together some positive actions for you to contribute to a better environment.

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9 Quotes to help inspire your sustainability drive

Need some motivation to drive your sustainability agenda forward? We’ve got ten quotes that will help inspire you.

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Benefits of Bike riding during and post COVID- 19

COVID-19 has dramatically changed how we live, but it’s also an opportunity to try new ways of moving. Here, we look at how you, and the planet. can benefit from a daily bike ride.

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Turn your kids into climate change champions

If you’re looking for home-based activities with your children for the next few weeks, then why not share your passion for climate action? We provide a guide on what to say and how to say it.

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Top Ten Podcasts about Climate Change in 2020

If you’ve never explored the wonderful world of podcasts, get your ears ready for your new go-to source of information. Here we have selected our top ten climate change podcasts for you to listen to this year.

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Plastic fashion not so fantastic

Jay Crangle from Sustainable Business Council shares her thoughts on plastics in the fashion world.

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A Humanitarian Trip to Fiji - Belinda's Habitat for Humanity Project

Toitū's GM Technical is leading a team of volunteers to rural Fiji to build a water and sanitation plant in September. Read on to hear about the exciting Habitat for Humanity project.

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Have yourself a very sustainable Christmas

Our team have put together a list of the top tips to help you increase the fun whilst reducing your environmental impact.

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All that glitters is not gold: reducing microplastic waste

Arts and crafts are a fun way be creative, for kids and adults alike. Creating a masterpiece from papier-mâché, crayons and Sellotape is a timeless activity, with a liberal spread of glitter as the icing on the cake.

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Taking responsibility for our soft plastics

Recycling Week starts on 21 October, with the aim of making New Zealanders more aware of what we buy, what we throw out, and how we all contribute to the transition to a waste-free country.

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Top Ten Books you need to read on Climate Change

Knowledge is power. These great books will challenge and inspire you to reduce your impact on our planet.

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A Parent’s View on The School Strike for Climate

Our Sales Manager Sean O’Flaherty reflects on how his children have changed his attitude, and his actions, for the better.

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World Rivers Day – a chance to take action

For World Rivers Day on 22 September, we reflect on the challenges faced by our rivers, and what we can do to help.

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Go car-free to imagine a different world

This Sunday 22 September, will you take up the World Car-Free Day challenge? We dive into the history behind the movement.

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Top Ten things you need to watch on climate change

Keen to know more on climate change? We’ve got you covered with a selection of ten must-see movies, video clips, and documentaries discussing climate change and what we can do about it.

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Plastic Free July – it’s a (beeswax) wrap!

Plastic Free July has come to an end, and our intrepid team is reflecting on how we’ve done, what we could have done better, and what we’ve learned in a month of no plastic.

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Rubbish rapping: why don’t we do litter pick-ups in our streets?

Our Technical Advisor Andrea Topp spent a recent Saturday picking up rubbish from her neighbourhood. Just half an hour collecting in her street netted more than 50 kgs of rubbish

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Fake Plastic Oranges

Jay Crangle from SBC shares her experience with plastic free living in this riveting guest post

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Let's push back Earth Overshoot Day

For most people Monday 29 July will probably seem like any other day. But in terms of measuring the human impact on our planet it is probably the most important date on the 2019 calendar.

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Its not just about food! Plastic Free July Update #2

We’re over two weeks into Plastic Free July, and the Enviro-Mark Solutions team is discovering just how deeply plastic has infiltrated our lives.

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Households stepping up for climate action

We've seen a remarkable increase in activity on our household carbon emissions calculator, which shows the growing interest among individuals in taking responsibility and offsetting their carbon footprint.

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Planning is key! Plastic Free July Update #1

It’s Plastic Free July and a few of of the Enviro-Mark Solutions team decided to take on the challenge. Find out how they're getting on in this week 1 update.

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Plastic Ban-tastic: Is a plastic ban the right fix?

Is outlawing materials a sustainable solution or a quick fix? ecostore’s Pablo Kraus argues that behaviours, not products, are at the heart of the current plastic problem.

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Bioplastic: fantastic or flummoxed?

With Plastic-Free July upon us, we’re demystifying some of the information about the new kids on the plastic scene.

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World Desertification Day and Drought

We've got you covered with the top things about desertification and drought you didn't know

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Five amazing things about our environment

Its World Environment Day, and we’ve taken the opportunity to take a closer look at the amazing diversity of plant and animal life around the planet.

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Sustainability in the US vs. New Zealand

The Intern Perspective: How is sustainability viewed in the United States? Our new intern compares her experiences.

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Ocean Acidification: 5 things you should know

For World Water Day, we wanted to explore Ocean Acidification and 5 key things you need to know.

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People Power - take carbon action into your own hands

Find out three easy things to tackle your carbon footprint and play your part in climate action.

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The Intern Perspective - Sustainability Through a Millenial's Lens

Climate change is a significant issue that has a global impact with environmental sustainability being our first line of defence, but does it matter to millennials?

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Low impact new year – Enviro-Mark Solutions top tips

We've rounded up some ideas for how you can reduce your environmental impact for the new year.

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Inner Space: Our Final Frontier?

In the second of three articles, Enviro-Mark Solutions Principal Sustainability Advisor Shaun Bowler explores the latest trends in mindfulness.

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I’ll take the vibe, you keep the leggings!

The 2500-year-old practice of mindfulness is surging in popularity. But what can mindfulness offer sustainability?

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Filming our sustainable future

Ever thought of making your own beeswax food wrap? Let the students of Lincoln show you how!

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Riding for Fun, Health & Glory | Aotearoa Bike Challenge 2018

The Enviro-Mark Solutions team was placed 3rd in Auckland and 7th in New Zealand for the 20-49 staff category in this year's Aotearoa Bike challenge.

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Plastic Free July Challenge

We tackled single-use plastic in the Plastic Free July Challenge. Find out how we did.

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Plastic Free July Challenge

We are taking on single-use plastic in the Plastic Free July Challenge. Find out why we signed up. 

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