Sustainable Living

Sites

Living Green

Environment and sustainability reference suite. Living Green Digital Libraries includes an examination of pollution's causes and consequences, overviews of the major ecosystems and current threats they face, an explanation of green building and transportation principles, an investigation of green issues in food production and consumption, and room-by-room explorations of green practices at home. Part of World Book Web.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.

EcoBob

Ecobob is a web site, developed to make eco friendly living easy. The web site provides users with an easy way of accessing information on environmentally friendly living such as profiles of eco houses, a listing of businesses providing eco living products and services, a range of information articles on eco living and an online community for people to share ideas and connect on eco living topics.

Ecolabels and Sustainability Claims

This directory has been developed by the New Zealand government to improve the availability of information about ecolabels and other sustainability indicators relevant to consumers, suppliers and other organisations.

eDay

eDay is a community initiative designed to raise awareness of the benefits of recycling computers and the hazardous nature of electronic waste (e-waste), while offering an easy way for households and schools to dispose of old computers and mobile phones in an environmentally sound manner.

Enviroschools

The Enviroschools Foundation runs programmes which empower students and schools to create healthy, peaceful, sustainable communities.

Phase2

Phase2 is dedicated to the advancement and adoption of science- and ethics-based (strong) sustainability through leadership and engagement.

Sustainable Christchurch

Aims to actively contribute within Otautahi-Christchurch to opportunities and means for achievement of long term sustainability

Sustainable Christchurch Programme

Sustainable Christchurch is about living and working smarter, making better choices, so that we can live today, looking forward to tomorrow. Christchurch City Council programme to promote sustainability in the Council and City.

Sustainable Living Education Trust

Sustainable Living courses and workshops are available at many locations and dates through the year. Sustainable Living Education Trust gathers and provides useful information for action - the practical stuff that you need to know to make a difference everyday.

Target Sustainability

Target Sustainability provides free support to help Christchurch businesses become sustainable through reducing waste and being energy and water efficient.

www.RubbishFree.co.nz

Guide to becoming rubbish free in New Zealand. Includes store of eco products. Based on the experience of Matthew Luxon and Waveney Warth in Christchurch.

Zero Waste New Zealand Trust

Established in 1997 to support a growing network of groups working on waste minimisation initiatives and to help develop breakthrough strategies to deal with New Zealand's growing waste problem