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Put the date aside – Wasties giant ski and snowboard sale starts on Sat 12th May at 9am. We’ll be opening the ski container and putting everything out so you can kit yourself out for the ski season. We have …more

Does giving something a second life make you happy? Do you like showing things off to their best advantage? Wastebusters in Wanaka is looking for a customer service specialist to help find stuff a second home in our busy yard.  …more

Big news!! We have a new Wastebusters cat. Mr Manly is 10 years old and Queenstown Cat Rescue  helped rehome him. He is doing a great job of keeping down rats and mice, who were making the most of our …more

Waste is growing in our district. Since May 2016, we’ve been sending glass picked up at the kerbside for recycling in Queenstown to landfill. Now Alexandra kerbside glass is going to landfill too. We need a bold vision to move …more

We can’t wait to host Liam and Hannah from The Rubbish Trip. They’ll be sharing their tips for a life without a bin on Saturday 14th April, 2pm at the St John’s Rooms (4 Link Way). It’s free and you …more

These lovely ladies are part of our crew of Scissor Sisters (aka the Cotton Rippers) who have been coming in to Wastebusters for 18 years to cut up cotton rags which we sell for all sorts of cleaning uses. If …more

Our Wanaka and Alexandra Wastebusters shops and recycling centres will be closed on Good Friday.  But not everyone gets to stay home and eat hot cross buns – our dedicated recycling crew will be busy at Warbirds Over Wanaka picking up all …more

Wastebusters is looking for a fit, self-motivated, friendly truck driver to collect recycling from businesses in Central Otago. If you’d like to be part of a great team, exercise while you get paid and work for zero waste, then this is the job …more

Wanaka Workshops coming up this week at the St John’s Rooms, 4 Link Way Winter Gardening workshop  Wednesday 14th March, 6-8pm Harvest fresh, free veggies through the winter. Top crops & microclimates Easy Ways to Compost workshop   Wednesday 21st March, 6-8pm Find out …more

Are you enthusiastic, friendly and hard-working, with experience in customer service and selling second-hand goods and a passion for zero waste? If the answer is yes, you could be our new Reuse Customer Service Sales Assistant. This is a full-time …more