Community Information

Marlborough District Council has produced a number of pamphlets to help you help the environment, from composting and natural alternatives for your home and garden, to ways you can help the environment and reduce household hazardous waste. 

• Being Cleaner and Greener Around the Home
  Natural alternatives around the house.
• Can you Help our Environment
  Ideas that are simple, but can make a big difference. 
• Clean Green Alternatives
  Alternatives to chemicals, sprays and fertilisers. 
• Compost 
  Help Nature to Help You (home composting).
• A Guide to EM Bokashi Composting
  An effective method of composting organic kitchen waste.
• Getting Wise with Water
  Simple ways to reduce water usage. 
• Kids Edible Gardens
• A programme to teach students to grow vegetables organically.
• Natural Alternatives in the Garden
  Natural ways to keep gardens healthy and pest-free. 
• STOP - a pamphlet on Hazardous Waste
  Information to help households dispose of waste responsibly. 
• Where our Water Goes
  A look at the wastewater and stormwater systems 
• Recycling Update
  Information on materials that can be recycled and where to take them. 
• A Guide to Worm Composting
  Recycle your garden waste using worms to turn it into rich compost for the garden. 

We can also come and talk to local Marlborough community groups on any of the topics above.

Discount Vouchers

Council encourages residents to reduce the volume of organic waste that is produced in our region. To encourage this further the Marlborough District Council offers a $15 discount on the purchase of worms or worm farm containers or on an EM Bokashi system. Council sells the EM Bokashi system from its offices.

Please contact our Customer Service Centre on Ph: 520 7400 for further information. Worms can be obtained from Wairau Worms, Ph: 572 2636, email: wairauworms@kinect.co.nz.

Sustainable Living

The Sustainable Living programme encourages us to become more sustainable around our homes and gardens. Informal seminars are run on sustainable living topics at regular intervals throughout the year. These two-hour sessions are informative, interesting and have practical suggestions to take home and adopt on topics like waste, shopping, gardening, energy, water, building and renovating.

For further information go to the Sustainable Living website www.sustainableliving.org.nz. Pamphlets have been produced on the information from the seminars.

More Information

For further information, please contact Annie McDonald, Education Officer, Marlborough District Council on 03 520 7400 or email annie.mcdonald@marlborough.govt.nz.

EnviroEducation - Community - individual/community information.