Kia ora!
We are excited to invite you to join the Green Loop!
Our purpose is to turn food waste into living soil, making it easy for businesses and communities to keep nutrients in the local system and improve soil health.
Why?
Currently, there are no simple or accessible services to deal with food waste in Taranaki. Until Green Loop, food waste collection options included; travelling to landfill 200kms out of region, travelling 300km out of the region to a commercial compost facility, or being collected by local pig farmers.
Green Loop offers an easy, low smell, food waste collection service that processes waste locally. Businesses who work with Green Loop play a role in drastically reducing emissions from transport and methane produced in landfill. The nutrient-rich material created by Green Loop is returned to the land, supporting a circular model.
How?
Businesses are provided with Bokashi equipment (bin and microbe-infused bran) and easy instructions. Food waste is collected and fermented on-site. Then the sealed bin is collected weekly, fortnightly or on-demand and transported to local farms.
After the pre-fermented food waste arrives at the local farm it continues it’s fermentation process. After 3 weeks it’s transferred to a static-pile composting system. The goal is to create nutrient-rich material for soil regeneration and carbon sequestration.
What benefits?
Easy for businesses - simple bins, weekly or fortnightly collection, no complexity for staff
Significantly reduce environmental impact by diverting organic waste from landfills using a localised system
Turn food waste into nutrient-dense soil using a proven method
Connect farmers and business owners and grow a community mindset
Restore Taranaki’s soil health
Support farmers’ transition to other crops or regenerative growing
Climate change mitigation through reduced landfill emissions and carbon sequestration through the soil
Move Taranaki toward a circular model of food production
Meet our Team!
This is our Green Loop team! If you want to get in touch with us, simply fill in the form below and we’ll get back to you shortly! Ngā mihi!
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Co-founder & Operations Manager
Mieke is Co-founder of Green Loop and Organics Programmes Manager at Sustainable Taranaki. She is leading behaviour change towards turning food waste into resources.
With over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Mieke brings a unique blend of practical insight, environmental awareness, and community engagement to her work. For the past four years, she has dedicated herself to teaching and inspiring others to connect with the land through accessible, hands-on practices. Mieke has a deep passion for composting and soil health, focusing on simple, effective ways to regenerate soil using natural methods.
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Co-founder & Business Lead
Sophie is Co-founder of Green Loop and Business Support Manager at Sustainable Taranaki. She is leading initiatives to help Taranaki businesses address their waste streams, grow a culture of sustainability, and explore sustainable supply chain solutions.
Sophie has a background of over 20 years in the tourism industry, in mostly business management, marketing, communications and sustainability-based roles. She has a Masters in Sustainable Tourism Management, and a passion for circular economy and sharing good news stories in sustainability and conservation.
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Scientist & local farmer
Caroline’s 2.2-hectare property, Eudaimonia, is the pilot site for the Green Loop project and an educational space for anyone interested in how the composting process works and how biodiversity can flourish in a regenerative landscape.
A medical doctor and educator turned regenerative grower, she now studies soil microbiology through her work at Fuller Light Soils. Known for her love of science and hands-on experiments, Caroline’s mission is to empower individuals to cultivate healthy soil, grow nutrient-rich foods, and foster a community that values the interconnected health of soil, plants, animals, humans, and the planet.
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Collections & Delivery Specialist
Jermaine is Green Loop's food waste collection and on-farm processing superstar!
He has worked in machinery operation and farm delivery especially fertilizers and farm feed. He enjoys gardening and growing, and loves to be outdoors, in the sun or in whatever weather comes.
"I want to see everyone playing their part in keeping our Aotearoa clean and green , so I'm excited to get more people behind being sustainable in this job. We are a part of the land, a part of the sea, there's no separation between us and the whenua. So, when we see that, how can we not work to look after the taiao? Because that's looking after each other and ourselves."
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Communications Manager
Elric is leading communications for Green Loop and is also Communications Manager at Sustainable Taranaki.
He is passionate about reducing waste and supporting our local community. He is a super-keen composter as well! :)
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Development Coordinator
Joe is supporting operations and logistics for Green Loop. He is also the Operations Manager at Sustainable Taranaki.
As a passionate educator, Joe is excited to lead the team with the goal of making Taranaki a healthier region. Joe was born in the UK but grew up in Inglewood and has returned to New Plymouth with whānau after spending 15 years overseas, where he co-founded a Green School in Guatemala.
Close the loop on food waste 🥨
Join us today!
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