Less. is a social enterprise dedicated to sending less to landfill.

​We’re adding value to the recycling resource recovery industry by diverting waste from landfill and turning it into resources:

• promoting the reduction, repair, re-use and recycling of waste
• implementing community waste minimisation initiatives
• undertaking waste minimisation educational programmes 
• ensuring resources are put back into the community and redistributed for local benefit
• providing training and jobs, and empowering the wider community.

Our mission is to send less to landfill, making a positive impact on the environment. 

Less. Waste Warkworth & Wellsford operate as a joint venture between Mahurangi Wastebusters Trust and Localised Limited with support from Auckland Council’s Waste Solutions Team.  Localised is a charitable company 100% owned by the Zero Waste Network, a membership organisation with over 120 members working in the resource recovery sector throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

We work with the following wonderful businesses in our journey towards Zero Waste:

• The Little Digger Company - as well as championing our efforts since day one, they've provided one of our most important pieces of equipment - our digger!
• Pink Bins - providing cartage and disposal services for our green waste.
• Reclaim - providing recyclable commodities collection and processing for wholesale to the market.
• Abilities Group - providing e-waste recycling services, as well as polystyrene and household batteries.
• Endless Metals - providing scrap metal recycling services.
• Interwaste - processing flourescent lightbulb tubes.
• Plasback - recycling used silage wrap.
• saveBOARD - making building materials from recycling liquid paper board products.
• Hi Tech Disposals - providing skip bin hire in the region which are sorted and diverted in our yard.

Community Recycling Centre

We are proud to offer a recycling service that goes beyond what you may find through kerbside collection. Our team of dedicated experts hand-sorts recyclable materials into their respective categories, ensuring more and better quality recycling. We have thoughtfully partnered with recycling companies in New Zealand that accept these materials, further enhancing the positive impact of your recycling efforts. Sending less to landfill.

Better Quality Recycling

When you recycle with Less., you can trust that your materials are being handled with care. By hand-sorting and carefully selecting recycling partners, we prioritize the quality of the recycling process and we recycle as much as we possibly can. This means the materials you recycle are much more likely to be successfully reprocessed into new products, contributing to a more sustainable and circular economy.

Making a Difference

By choosing Less for your recycling needs, you're actively participating in the movement to reduce waste and protect our planet. Together, we can make a real difference in sending Less to landfill and conserving valuable resources. Every recycled item counts!