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Happy New Year! We hope 2023 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for you.   MamaGaia NZ is in a phase of transition and we're excited to share this news with you.   With a vision to be a part of the plastics solution, Karen created a beautiful product from post consumer plastics that may have otherwise been destined for landfill or the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. With grit and determination, while nurturing her family and working as an ED doctor, Karen created MamaGaia.   The baton has now been passed to the Watson Family in Hawke’s Bay,...

I’ve been working with MamaGaia - a venture focused on simplifying sustainability and using waste that would otherwise end up in landfill, to create beautiful, useful products. They currently have a range of soap dishes, with other exciting things in the pipeline!

I love the local, community focus, trying to solve Taranaki’s plastic waste problem and save plastic lids from ending up in landfill. I also am excited about the creativity and possibilities for future products that can be made from recycled plastic.

The history of plastic may be short, but its growth is incredible.  Plastic has revolutionized the way that we live our lives, making life easier in many ways. Unfortunately, it’s also gotten to the point that it’s fouling our water, polluting our land, and harming wildlife. With the ubiquity of plastic now, it’s hard to imagine a time when none existed even though it wasn't actually that long ago...

As an ED doc, I’m skilled in suturing lacerations, setting broken bones and reading ECGs; what the heck do I know about recycling plastic or building a business?  About 2 years ago, I was sick of seeing the barrage of photos of dead sea turtles, dolphins, albatrosses; I read an article about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (one of 6 giant garbage patches in our oceans!) and this all became too much to ignore.  I felt a calling to do something about it, but what could I do? Some research led me to Precious Plastic, where I got super inspired...