Going Circular
2022 AWARD FINALIST
Sponsored by Auckland Council
All Heart NZ partners with corporates to redirect and repurpose their redundant and unwanted items. In five years of operation, All Heart has collected 4,000 tonnes of corporate waste and diverted 94% from landfill and to community good. This represents more than $10 million of funds and 448 different communities supported.
An example of work is removing logos from Auckland Transport corporate uniforms. This creates living wage labour and enables the uniforms to be sold, creating further funds for employment and community support. In addition, a large number of shell jackets from this corporate were recently donated to a local school in Northland and are being offered to children in the Kaikohe community free of charge to help keep tamariki warm in winter.
The organisation also redirected 26.8 tonnes of redundant corporate furniture and furnishing from corporate lawyers offices to the community.
In August 2019, All Heart opened new headquarters in Manukau, South Auckland. The mission was to create a circular economy plant that promoted opportunities for employment, training and volunteering whilst diverting resources from landfill. In May 2021, an All Heart store in Kaikohe was opened, based on a similar model.