Working Towards Zero Waste
All vendors who agree to cater at events MUST make a firm declaration to dispense ONLY compostable catering containers and encourage BYOC
Pack It In ⇔ Pack It Out
Take all of your recyclables and rubbish home with you
Do not provide rubbish bins for the punters
Prohibited Products
- aluminium; cans, foil wrap, etc
- glass
- plastic - plates, cutlery, cups, lids, bottles, cling-film, etc
- polystyrene cups and clamshell containers
- waxy cardboard - fruit juice/milkshake containers, etc
As a 'rule of thumb':
Everything that is served to the customer
must be edible by people or worms
For local sources of compostable products, see the Suppliers page
Safe Food Handling Certification
In the interest of public health, it is important that all food vendors have (at least) a safe food handlers certificate
Download the Safe Food Handler Award Easy Learn Notes from the Nelson City Council website
You will receive an application form and question sheet with 50 questions pertaining to safe food handling. You will need to answer 45 of these in order to obtain your certificate, which costs only $10.00 - a small price to pay to show your customers that the safe handling and production of food is a major concern of your operation
Sites of interest
- www.ecofestnelsontasman.co.nz
- Ecofest - making it easier being green. A showcase for Eco innovative products, services and messages
Each year, the Nelson City and Tasman District Councils hold a weekend Expo in August at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson, promoting sustainability messages, products and services. Since we started in 2001, Ecofest has become established as one of the biggest showcases for environmentally friendly products, services and messages in New Zealand.
- www.zerowaste.co.nz
- Zero Waste New Zealand Trust
Encouraging and motivating all sectors of New Zealand society to work towards a target of Zero Waste
- www.greenlist.co.nz
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Greenlist is a directory designed as a starting place for decision making and as a tool for suppliers to
showcase their product or service's sustainable qualities. Please remember, Greenlist does not endorse
or audit any of the information provided by the suppliers, so please fully research your purchases
before spending your money.
See also: Suppliers of Compostable Packaging
To list your stall, business or organisation, please contact Andy
