An article summarising a range of plastic pollution issues for a public interest media website, The Big Q. Co-written by Liam Prince (The Rubbish Trip; APPA Chair), Dr. Emily Joy Frost (Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology; APPA Member), Dr. Ursula Rojas Nazar (NIWA; APPA Member), and Mark Lungley (APPA Member)
Chair of APPA // Founding Director, along with partner Hannah Blumhardt, of The Rubbish Trip, a fulltime zero waste roadshow offering presentations and workshops to community groups, schools, organisations and households across New Zealand about how and why individuals can reduce their waste footprint. Our talks are based on our own research and experience having lived without a rubbish bin since the beginning of 2015.
On 15 August 2023, the Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance (APPA) and the Tāngata Whenua Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty (TWC) presented a joint submission (Part A and Part B) to the United Nations Environment Read more…
Liam and Hannah from The Rubbish Trip have been living without a rubbish bin for more than 8 years. Join Hannah for a tour of their incredible zero waste bathroom and get all the answers Read more…
Plastic pollution and throwaway culture are two sides of the same coin and must be tackled together. Join Hannah Blumhardt of The Rubbish Trip, Reuse Aotearoa, the Zero Waste Network and more in this wānanga/Q&A Read more…