Every Bite’s back and we want you to join us!

Wastebusters is incredibly excited to bring back Every Bite, our food waste prevention programme designed to help households cut back on their food waste, become more food resourceful, and save money in the process.

This three-week programme provides you with the tools, support and loads of tips, tricks, and tasty recipes for keeping your kai in date and on your plates. It’s super easy, and with the average household throwing away more than $1300 worth of food a year, a few small tweaks to your daily habits can make a big difference to your household food waste and your grocery bill.

What to expect:

The 3 week programme consists of two in-person sessions (one at the start and one at the end), with some simple strategies for you to try at home to help you reduce your food waste.
At the first in-person session on Tuesday, 6th May (from 6.00pm - 8.00pm) at the Lake Wānaka Centre, you'll be treated to a delicious dinner prepared by professional chef and zero waste champion Evelyn Vallillee (Dripping Bowl), as she shares her industry tips for reducing spoilage, ideas for recipe substitutes, and loads more.
You’ll receive newsletters during the programme with updates, recipes and ideas to keep you on track and you’ll have access to a private Facebook group where you can share your progress and ideas with other participants, ask questions, discuss challenges and celebrate your wins.
We’ll come back together on Wednesday 28th May (from 6.00pm - 7.30pm) at the Wānaka Community Hub to have a kōrero and hear how you got on.

The Every Bite programme costs just $10 per person, including dinner and drinks at the launch event, with all proceeds going to the Wānaka Food Bank.

Every Bite is part of the Ministry for the Environment’s National Food Waste Reduction programme. It is a collaborative programme that is being designed and delivered by Zero Waste Aotearoa, with the support of members from both Zero Waste Aotearoa and Environment Hubs Aotearoa.