Food Scraps Trial in Onehunga

The trial is about diverting waste from landfill, utilising active modes to test transport connections in the area, supporting local businesses and creating a carbon neutral community. 

Three days a week (Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday) a team, with custom made bikes and trailer, cycle from Mangere to Onehunga, to collect food scrap bins from local cafes and businesses, which are then dropped off to the Oranga Community Garden and Compost Hub. 
 
Tāmaki WRAP is a charitable trust made up of local people from Tāmaki-Maungakiekie, who are committed to ensuring a sustainable and healthy community and Triple Teez (Time to Thrive to Stay Alive Charitable Trust) is a community group that encourages cycling in South Auckland.

The Oranga Community Garden and Compost Hub is for Oranga residents, with support from Auckland Council. The Gardens accepts food scraps drop offs by locals and have expanded to accept food waste from local schools. The compost that is made at the Oranga Community Garden and Compost Hub is then used to grow kai in the community gardens.

The food scraps trial is part of the wider work Eke Panuku is doing in Onehunga to help regenerate and grow the town centre over the next ten years.