In this episode Becks catches up with Tony Wilson, General Manager of Agrecovery. Tony is a lifelong-learner, currently doing his 7th qualification, a Masters at Massey University on the Sustainable Development Goals; but he manages to balance out the heavy-lifting his grey matter is doing as he is also a keen mountain-biker and surfer!

This week’s episode is based around UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production and Tony highlights the work Agrecovery is doing as a not-for-profit charitable trust providing practical and seamless solutions for NZ farmers.

Tony and I could have talked for days on our thoughts around sustainability, the complexities of it and the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals but we wanted to drive home practical messages. We talk about how and what farmers can recycle with Agrecovery, we talk about what solutions are coming next and importantly the shift in mindset required to view farm waste as a resource that if cared for can be repurposed.

Episode Resources:

• Agrecovery Website | https://agrecovery.co.nz

• Agrecovery Instagram | @agrecovery

• Agrecovery Facebook | @AgrecoveryRuralRecycling

• Agrecovery Twitter | @ruralrecycleNZ

• Tony Wilson LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-wilson-0b237a4

• Green-farms Product Stewardship Scheme Co-Design Report | https://agrecovery.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/GREEN-FARMS-Product-Stewardship-Scheme-Co-design-Report-Final-July-2022.pdf

• UN SDG Goal 12 Website to view targets, fact & figures and further information | https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-consumption-production/

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