Associate Application Form

Membership Application Form for Associate Membership

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Zero Waste Network member and supporter. We are on a mission to represent, connect and empower a network of zero waste community enterprises across Aotearoa. For this reason, we want our members to be actively doing their best to be working up the waste hierarchy, embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi, representing community, and taking action on climate change to protect our tamariki and future generations.

Associate Membership applies to companies and organisations providing tangible benefits to full Zero Waste Network members, small-scale private recyclers, central or regional statutory organisations and local government departments. Also community based zero waste projects/teams run by statutory or local government departments.

We have 3 versions of Associate Membership:
1. Micro Associate: 0-5 FTE employees
2. Associate: 5+ FTE employees
3. Local Government Associate: Councils and Government Departments. Please go to: https://zerowaste.infoodle.com/form_process?g=ebf3590a-94ac-46a6-a252-f225c53035cc

Associate Member Type *

ZWN Code of Practice

I have read and agreed with *

Why do you want to join the ZWN? *

Your Details

Organisation/Company Name *

Website

Estimated Annual Turnover *

Our membership fees are calculated on a sliding scale

Please briefly describe your organisation/company e.g. your mission *

Postal Address *

Address line 1

Address line 2

Address line 3

Address line 4

Town/Suburb

City

Postcode/Zip

Physical Address (if different from above)

What region/s do you work in?

Main Contact Person *

First name

Last name

Email Address *

Phone

Job Title

Accounts Contact

How many paid staff (full time equivalent) do you employ?

If there are any other people from your organisation you would like added to the ZWN database and newsletter list please provide their name and email address below

Persons Name

First name

Last name

Email Address

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Alignment to Zero Waste Network Values

To help us gauge if you are the right fit for the Zero Waste Network, we have crafted some questions based on our values to better understand your work

Please select what represents the biggest part of your work *

To what extent does your organisation recognise and actively promote Te Tiriti o Waitangi in your work? *

What is your approach to working with community? And/or provide some examples of the ways your work is creating value for, empowering, or reducing harm on the local community *

Please describe how your activities/projects are contributing to positive action on climate change? *

If your commitment to future generations looks differently, please describe how

Questions for Producers and Manufacturers

Questions for Retailers below. We understand not all of these questions may apply to you, but it is helpful for us to understand where you are on your zero waste journey and what your commitment is to waste reduction and protecting Papatūānuku and Ranginui

Tell us a bit about your raw materials and product packaging

e.g. Do you use any recovered, recycled, or organic materials? Where are your materials sourced? Is it recyclable in Aotearoa? If packaging is plastic, does it have a clear recycling symbol identifying the type of plastic?

What is your approach to product stewardship?

How do you track and manage your impact?

e.g. Are you tracking, reporting and managing your use of energy, water and chemicals? Do you measure your carbon footprint? Do you have targets for reducing your use of energy, water and chemicals? Do you use renewable energy at your site/s? How do you manage solid waste from production? Do you recycle any of your key inputs, such as water or chemicals? How do you manage any hazardous chemicals or materials in your production? Do you have an environmental management system in place and is it consistent with an internationally accepted standard, e.g. ISO 14001? Do you offset carbon emissions?

Are you certified under any social or environmental certification scheme?

e.g. BCorp, Toitū, Ekos, Ākina, CoGo etc

Tell us a bit about how you look after your people

e.g. Do you have a Wellbeing Policy? Do employees get paid a fair wage?

Questions for Retailers

If you are selling food/drink/groceries etc and your primary packaging systems are unpackaged or reusable packaging systems....

Do you sell the majority of stocked product via unpackaged or reusable packaging systems, where customers can fill their own bags and containers, or buy product in packaging that they can return to you for reuse?

e.g. Bulk bins or "on tap" models or returnable bottle or jar systems (where customers can return the empty bottles and jars and they get sanitised, refilled and returned to shelf)

If you stock products from suppliers who run returnable bottle or jar systems for their product packaging, do you act as a take back/drop-off point for customers to bring their empty packaging?

Do you offer take back services for your packaging and/or other items, for the purpose of reusing it or ensuring it gets recycled?

Do you allow for bulk purchasing (and therefore less packaging)?

What, if any, actions have you taken to avoid unnecessary packaging in your operation?

Please outline briefly your internal considerations for ensuring the items you sell are as sustainable as possible

e.g. quality, repairability, fairtrade, toxicity, freight footprint

How do you track and manage your impact?

Are you certified under any social or environmental certification scheme?

e.g. BCorp, Toitū, Ekos, Ākina, CoGo etc

Tell us a bit about how you look after your people

e.g. Do you have a Wellbeing Policy? Do employees get paid a fair wage?

If your business model is a product-as-a-service business model (e.g. leasing/rental/sharing) or a product life extension model (reuse/secondhand/repaired goods)...

Does your business rely on leasing, sharing or renting a product that people might otherwise own?

Are the products you sell secondhand or repaired rather than brand new?

Lastly...

How did you find out about our membership? *

Would you like to receive a digital membership certificate from us? *

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