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Wanting to reduce your waste?

Kylie from Hutt City Libraries

Ditched plastic but wondering what you can do next to reduce your waste?

Hutt City Libraries is pleased to host The Rubbish Trip's popular presentation on zero waste living!

War Memorial Library - Thursday 7 February, 6pm-8pm

Join Hannah and Liam, the Two No-Waste Nomads behind The Rubbish Trip, for an introduction to the practicalities and philosophy of waste reduction. Drawing on their own research and over three years of experience living zero waste, Hannah and Liam will guide you through the whys and the hows of life without a rubbish bin.

They're also running a practical, hands-on workshop making DIY zero waste toiletries and cleaners on the following Saturday.

War Memorial Library - Saturday 9 February, 10am-12noon

The DIY workshop is totally free but please BYO containers if you would like to take samples home!
Hannah and Liam would also like to know if you're coming along so they can prepare appropriate quantity of workshop materials. Let them know over at www.facebook.com...

February 19 - The Rubbish Trip - Bare Essentials.pdf Download View

February 19 - The Rubbish Trip - Reducing Talk.pdf Download View

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