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.
Helpful resource: Calculate your carbon footprint in under 5 mins
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 out more 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.