A great evening was had by all at the Zero Waste Awards 2024.
Be a Tidy Kiwi Chair Ewan Warrender presented Margot Lewis of Junk2Go, the Winner of the Community Collaboration – Hā ora, Hāpori award.
Winner: Junk2Go Rubbish Removal. A rubbish collection business, Junk2Go, focuses on diverting usable items to people in need instead of sending them to landfill. Truckloads of items collected are sorted and as much as possible is donated to partner charities through their ‘Junk2Go turning Junk2Good’ initiative.

Highly Commended – Anamata Community Enterprise: In 2023, Anamata Community Enterprise had the idea to rid Aotea/Great Barrier Island of single use plastic cups and keep an eventual 50,000 cups out of landfill.
Highly Commended: EcoMatters Bike Hubs. A network of nine EcoMatters Bike Hubs make up a community not-for-profit operation that has prevented thousands of bikes from ending up in landfill.
Congratulations to all the winners and runners up.