The End of a Huge Year!

As many of you already know, 2019 has been massive for us here at Remix Plastic. We wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone for their support - whether it was coming along to a workshop, buying a product, getting in touch with a question or recommending us to others. 

We have some exciting things lining up for 2020 and look forward to working with more amazing people in the coming year. 

Below is a (likely incomplete) summary of our 2019:

Projects

• Pop Lab
• Kids Fest Pop Up Shop
• Share Plastic free eBook
• So Circular – Circular Economy Podcast/radio show
• One Planet website
• Bread Tags for Wheelchairs drop off point for Christchurch

Events

• School Strike 4 Climate marches
• Plastic Free July events
• Assembly Point shop and workshop space
• WEA facilitator
• Fashion Revolution Week
• Smart Chch Expo
• FLINT Expo
• 2040 Film Screening
• Who is Hussain’s Garden City Living event
• Tool Lendery Christchurch workshop
• Speaking 4 the Planet
• One Summit, Wanaka
• Future of Learning Conference
• Artwork in Auckland Art Week exhibition, Opp Art
• The Arts Centre Markete
• Conscious Club markets
• Space Academy Market
• Seaweek
• Estuary Fest
• Beach clean ups
• White Monday
• Plus, numerous workshops and presentations around the city

Donations

• Home and Family product donation
• Loopy Tunes Music product donation
• WEA sustainable living series product donation
• 1.5 Degrees Live product donations
• Over 250 Climate Action Now badges given out to students at the three School Strike 4 Climate marches throughout the year
• Climate Action Now badge donation accepted into the Canterbury Museum’s collection

Awards

• Awarded ‘Creative in Residence’ role at Tūranga Library
• Ballantynes Future Canterbury Grant recipient
• Finalist in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Most Sustainable Business Project Award

Collaborations

• Sarah Greig Illustration
• Ashley Co
• Aora Creo
• Clean Coast Kiwi
• 4C Centre, YMCA
• The Rubbish Whisperer
• Tūranga Library
• The Rubbish Trip
• Mia Sutherland
• New Brighton Stitch-O-Mat
• Creative Junk
• Krama & Co

Memberships and Networks

• Zero Waste Network
• Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Coalition
• Sustainable Ōtautahi Christchurch
• STEAM for Good
• Learning City Christchurch
• Future Living Skills