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Kia Ora, I'm Amanda! I live in Auckland, New Zealand. I write about waste minimisation, and my tiny house build. I co-founded the Auckland Library of Tools and I set up NZ's first Community Fridge, a free food fridge which redistributes surplus food in Auckland's CBD.

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Swipe to open 🎁🎁🎁 Tom knows me well, gift

Swipe to open 🎁🎁🎁 Tom knows me well, gift wrapped in fabric even! I can't wait to bake bread 🍞

Living the lockdown life. Making sourdough regular

Living the lockdown life. Making sourdough regularly and coconut yogurt

I wanted sushi while running @aucklandlibraryoftoo

I wanted sushi while running @aucklandlibraryoftools of the other day, so my other half grabbed a container from the kitchen at Hackland and came back with these goodies!
You don't need a fancy container, a plate would have worked just as well also. Lots of sushi places are getting on board with BYO containers and offer discounts now too!

Another Polaroid #sorrynotsorry This cat came to

Another Polaroid #sorrynotsorry
This cat came to say hi today so I took their portrait. Great model, great pats.
#sx70 #staybrokeshootfilm

I'm still cycling around Central Auckland transpor

I'm still cycling around Central Auckland transporting various tools and things. This weekend I did it in this painting/wet weather combo with a roller pole attached to my bike like the glam person I am.

P.S. I have a secondhand ebike now!

P.P.S. I spent the day painting and listening to 'How To Be Less Stupid About Race' by Crystal M Fleming

Interesting side by side comparison... $6 worth of

Interesting side by side comparison... $6 worth of peanut butter vs $6 worth of almond butter from Bin Inn.

Pure fluke that I filled these to the same price (10 cents difference!), but I knew Almond butter was way more expenny, hence why I didn't fill the jar to the top like the PB!

Forgot to share this pic from Boxing Day, probs ca

Forgot to share this pic from Boxing Day, probs cause I couldn't think of a caption for it....

It's International Compost Awareness Week. The big

It's International Compost Awareness Week. The biggest and easiest way for you to reduce your waste is to start composting!
There's so many options available to suit your needs. Bokashi, worm farm, cold compost, compost bays, chickens, community compost hubs and even commerical compost collections.
If you're wondering what the shiny plastic looking stuff in my compost bin is, it's home compostable packaging from @propercrisps. I've also been composting my paper waste that temporarily wasn't being recycled, although it's back up and running in Auckland now. Give your compost a mix every now and then and top up with some brown leaf litter. I'd also suggest getting a cat and/or a rat trap!
If you want advice on composting check out @thecompostcollective for free workshops, if you wanna share your compost check out @sharewaste and if you want to compost without the effort of composting then hit up my mates at @wecompost.

My tiny house is starting to look more like a home

My tiny house is starting to look more like a home now the interior walls are going up!

Wearing all op shop and all sparkly!

#tinyearnie

I'm putting together a Zero Waste Party Kit for @a

I'm putting together a Zero Waste Party Kit for @aucklandlibraryoftools members to loan. I've sourced everything from op shops, including this box, and have sewn up some bunting too. I'm just missing utensils, but let me know if you can think of anything else. Should I put cloth napkins and tea towels in as well?

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