Media release

18 March 2016

Waste Free Warrior coming to town

Helensville will soon be hosting a waste free parenting warrior. Also known as The Nappy Lady, Kate Meads is an environmental advocate who runs workshops sharing inspiration and tips to minimise waste at home, especially for those with a young baby or children.

The workshop will show you how to reduce waste at home, introduce you to sustainable products for use in the home, demonstrate modern cloth nappy options, give washing tips and advice and show the environmental impact of the choices you make at home every day.

The Waste Free Parenting Workshop will be held onWednesday 27 April at the Helensville War Memorial Hall from7:00pm – 9:30pm. It is funded by the Rodney Local Board.

Kate has been holding the workshops around New Zealand for many years, and while she originally focused on modern cloth nappy options, she now finds there are many other ways people with children can live more sustainably – while contributing to Auckland’s vision to be zero waste by 2040.

“There are so many different household options out there now that make environmentally conscious choices so much easier - from reusable baby food pouches and lunch wraps, to easy to use and wash cloth nappies. As a parent you have a vested interest in wanting to protect our planet for the future, and these workshops give great tips on easy ways to do just that. If we all just make a small change every day the results will be hugely significant,” she says.

Attendees at the workshop will receive free environmentally friendly products including modern cloth nappies and sustainable home ware such as Kai Carriers and Honey Wraps.

The programme helps deliver Auckland’s target to reduce waste to landfill by 30 per cent by 2018, and the aspirational vision of zero waste by 2040.

“The council has a plan to transform waste services to reduce waste, but we also want to encourage people to reduce the waste they make in the first place. We need ways to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as we can, and practical workshops like this will help support people to make changes in their homes to minimise waste,” says Rodney Local Board chair Brenda Steele.

Kate says the audience for the workshop has expanded over the years.

“I’m finding that it’s not just new mums coming to these workshops, but expectant parents, lots of grandparents, care-givers, child care workers and environmentally conscious child-free people wanting to pick up sustainable tips for the home. It’s not just the primary care-giver who needs to know these tips, but the entire household, which is why the ticket price will cover two adults from one household,” she says.

If you’re new to parenthood or an old hand and would like to know more about Waste Free parenting, book now for this one-off special workshop funded by the Rodney Local Board. There are limited spaces so grab your ticket today. Book now atthenappylady.co.nz.

The Waste Free Parenting Workshops are regionally funded by Auckland Council through the Waste Minimisations Levy, working towards making Auckland a Zero Waste city by 2040.

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Note:
The Rodney Local Board has additionally subsidised this one-off special workshop through the Sustainable Living Fund, reducing the ticket price and sponsoring free giveaways on the night. Tickets are $25 per household couple, or $15 with a community services card.

Only one free pack of sustainable products per ticket purchased, however two adults per household may attend on the one ticket.

Caption: Kate Meads presenting the Waste Free Parenting Workshop

About Kate Meads:
Kate Meads became a waste free parenting warrior after having her own child in 2005. She works as an advocate for the earth, a consultant to councils, an educator for parents and expecting parents and works on continuing to provide a website that provides non-biased advice and information.

Years ago she was given the title of ‘The Nappy Lady’ during a TV interview. She specialises in providing information and advice to parents interested in waste free parenting and with a special focus on using cloth nappies.

Kate is a regular guest speaker at parent and child shows, contributor for baby magazines and has been on programmes such as Good Morning, Breakfast and TV news to educate parents about the effect their choices at home have on the environment and to promote cloth nappies.

http://www.thenappylady.co.nz/

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