Resource Library

Beyond the Bin

This is a social enterprise that specialises in waste minimisation, providing training and support, and project management and consulting services to local authorities, corporate clients and the events community.

Helpful resources: 

• Beyond the Bin video series – Let’s Talk Rubbish: A Practical Guide to Event Waste Minimisation
• Reusable serviceware/packaging at markets (& events) in Aotearoa New Zealand (By Kim Renshaw of Reuse Aotearoa and Beyond the Bin. Jointly funded by Reuse Aotearoa and Takeaway Throwaways).

Low Carbon Events 

Our friends at Live Lightly have put together a guide to help event organisers hold a low carbon event.

Positive Impact Events

A community of events professionals from around the world, sharing resources, best practices, and ideas. Find out more here.

Sustainable Events Alliance

A professional guild of event sustainability practitioners, specialists and experts, events, organisations, and solutions providers, working together to raise the positive impact of events. Members can access how-to guides, resources, case studies and more. Find the alliance on LinkedIn here.

Takeaway Throwaways 

Takeaways Throwaways offer resources to support individuals, businesses and events to create a culture of reuse, eliminating avoidable single-use waste and pollution.

Helpful resource: Reusable serviceware/packaging at markets (& events) in Aotearoa New Zealand

The Packaging Forum

This member-based organisation representing packaging manufacturers offers grants for projects that improve outcomes for packaging, including litter abatement and recycling ‘on the go’ (not including funding for permanent bins). Find out more here.