The Nelson Foodies database
Nelson Foodies and Nelson Festivals
Working Towards Zero Waste
Pack It In ⇔ Pack It Out
Summer in Nelson events encourage Pack It In, Pack It Out
Please take all of your recyclables and rubbish home with you
In keeping with the Nelson City Council 'Sustainability Policy and Action Plan' and the Nelson Arts and Summer Festivals event directors commitment to Work Towards Zero Waste, all vendors invited to cater at Summer in Nelson events are dispensing compostable catering containers and encouraging you to Bring Your Own Containers (plates, cups, crockery, etc) with compost stations near the food sale areas and sinks provided for rinsing plates
To list your stall, business or organisation, please contact Andy
Sources of Compostable Products
- Nelson Food Distributors
- Paul Jones:
paul@nelsonfoods.co.nz
544 4435
027 498 0136
McShanes Road
RICHMOND
Delivery Service: 6 days/week - Trents Wholesale Limited
- David McDonald :
david.mcdonald@trents.co.nz
548 5199 (8:00 ~ 4:30 Mon ~ Fri)
Parkers Road
TAHUNANUI - Potatopak NZ Ltd
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www.potatoplates.com
Richard Williams: richard@potatoplates.com
Level 1, 4 Seafair Close
Cloudy Bay Business Park
BLENHEIM - Eco-Express NZ Limited
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www.eco-express.co.nz
Amanda Martin: info@eco-express.co.nz
P.O Box 22347
CHRISTCHURCH 8011
Eco-Express, we are dedicated to finding & bringing you a wide range of amazing
new eco-products for your business, organisation and your home.
We believe that our eco-products offer superior quality and significant environmental benefits, including international compostability certification and 100% plant-based product sourcing.
We are also dedicated to offering all our clients and customers guidelines for waste disposal, as part of our operational vision to be able to provide Product Stewardship documentation for all of our products. - EDEN Enterprises
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www.edengreennz.com
Rombout van Riemsdijk: rombout@clear.net.nz
56A Fitzherbert Ave
WANGANUI 4501
phone 06 344 2942
fax 06 344 2942
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.
Ecofest 2010 will be held on 21 & 22 August 2010 at the Trafalgar Centre, Nelson. - 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.
Rankings in the database
Vendors in the database are listed under one of the following categories:
- 0 no waste ~ ALL edible
- 1 reusable
- 2 worm farm
- 3 domestic compost
- 4 industrial compost
- 7 recyclable (plastics grades 1 ~ 7), glass
- 8 biodegradable
- 9 landfill
- 1 reusable
Only foodies with a grade of 4 or better are considered for events
What's wrong with 'biodegradable'?
The term 'biodegradable' can be (and is!) used by 'green-washing' manufacturers to describe stuff that takes a gazillion years to break down... in landfills
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
