At Home

Sustainability starts at home. Whether it's creating a composting system, installing a rain tank, or simply turning appliances off at the wall, there are many easy ways that you can reduce your carbon footprint.

Volunteers & Interns

If you've got a little time on your hands we would love your help. We have a range of interesting activities volunteers can take part in, ranging from gardening to helping out with special events.

WeedFree at Home

The WeedFree Trust can assist private property owners in Auckland through:

Sustainable Homes Programme

The programme

The Sustainable Homes Programme is a community-based initiative. It provides householders with a practical toolkit aimed at helping to improve environmental sustainability at home. The programme focuses on four major categories: energy efficiency, water conservation, waste minimisation, and transportation.

Water at home

Water is essential for life, therefore it's essential that we use it wisely

Conserving and valuing water is easy and as water resources get more scarce we can save money and energy in the process.

Waste at home

The best way to minimise waste at home is not to create it in the first place.

We all have influence over our environment through our role as consumers - what we choose to buy (or not) and what we throw away. Unfortunately there isn't a magical place called "away" where our waste conveniently disappears.

Throwing everything in the bin and endless consumerism just aren't sustainable options. But there are a lot of alternatives, so let's get creative and make some positive sustainable choices.

Energy at home

Creating a sustainable future begins at home. One of the most important things your home can do is conserve energy.

Let us help you reduce energy consumption and save money in the process.

At Home

Keep Waitakere Beautiful

Sustainability at home