arsenic (tohu: As) (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: ahineke)
climate change
food industry
fossil fuel industry
industrial horticulture (takenga mai: matarahi - large, sizeable)
monoculture (takenga mai: ahu [ahuwhenua, ahumāra] - agriculture, horticulture; tahi - one, single)
permaculture (takenga mai: ahu [ahuwhenua, ahumāra] - agriculture, horticulture; toitū - sustainable)
industrial agriculture
regenerative agriculture (takenga mai: torokiki - to sprout afresh, regrow)
lichen, bearded lichen
nature, natural world
layer, heap up layer by layer
food supply chain (takenga mai: ara - pathway; tukutuku - to send)
false pathway, misleading solution, false solution (takenga mai: ara - pathway; whakapōhēhē - to deceive, dupe, mislead)
waste audit, waste review
magnet, magnetic (takenga mai: au - current; tō - to pull) (kupu kē atu: aukume)
non-magnetic
food miles (takenga mai: awhe - to travel) (kupu kē atu: )
consumer responsibility
producer responsibility
corporate responsibility
forage, foraging (takenga mai: hamu - to gather things which are scattered, glean) (kupu kē atu: kuhukuhu kai)
period product
repurpose (takenga mai: hanga [hangarua] - recycle; hou - new, fresh)
homemade
downcycle (takenga mai: hanga [hangarua] - recycle; raro - down)
sustainable technology
upcycle (takenga mai: hanga [hangarua] - recycle; rewa - to be elevated, high up)
recycle, recyclable (takenga mai: hanga – make, build, fashion; rua – two)
non-recyclable
oxygen (tohu: O2)
flax roots community, grass roots community
carbon dioxide (tohu: CO2)
fertile (of the land) (kupu kē atu: mōmona)
moist (eg. of soil) (kupu kē atu: hauwai)
greenhouse gas (takenga mai: haurehu – gas; kati – close in, barrier, trap; mahana – warm)
biogas
goods, product (kupu kē atu: taonga, utauta, hanga)
green product, green goods
everyday product, everyday stuff
eco-product
sustainable product
hydrogen (tohu: H) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] - gas; wai - water)
hydrogen peroxide, hydrogen dioxide (tohu: H2O2) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] - gas; wai - water; ōkai - oxide [kupu mino]; rua - two) (kupu kē atu: hauwai hāora-rua)
oil
crude oil
seabed dredging
takeback (takenga mai: hoki - to return; muri - back)
buyback
citrus (takenga mai: hua - fruit; hīmoe - acidic, sour, bitter)
(food) crop (kupu kē atu: huanga kai)
virus, viral (takenga mai: hua – outcome, product; keto – infested with maggots) (kupu kē atu: wheori)
bacteria, bacterial (takenga mai: hua – product, progeny, abundance; kita – anything very small)
nutritional benefit
transplant (eg. seedlings), transplanted
byproduct (takenga mai: hua - product, outcome; taha [i te taha] - at the side of, along with) (kupu kē atu: huapiri)
detrimental byproduct
beneficial byproduct
climate justice (takenga mai: hua - outcome, result; tika - correct, just) (kupu kē atu: tika āhuarangi)
extract, dig up
product cycle, product life cycle
reflect upon, deliberate
menstruation, period (takenga mai: ikura [mai i Kurawaka] - from the sacred earth of Kurawaka) (kupu kē atu: ikura ā-marama, [te] awa o te atua)
bamboo (kupu kē atu: pamupū [kupu mino])
electronic waste (takenga mai: ī - ko te whakawhitinga oro o te 'e', mai i te electronic) (kupu kē atu: para tāhiko)
recycling bin
menstrual cup (kupu kē atu: kapu ikura)
glass jar
lidded plastic container, tupperware
tetrapack (takenga mai: ipu - container; kiri - skin; rau - many; raukonu - aluminium foil)
reusable container (takenga mai: tuku - to release, allow, transfer; rau - many)
compostable container
waste bin, rubbish bin
office waste bin
recycling bin
kitchen bin (for rubbish)
rubbish bin with lid
wheelie bin
food in its most pure and nutrient dense form
locally gathered food
organic food (kupu kē atu: kai tupumāori)
nutrient dense food
local produce, locally produced food
guardianship, stewardship
product stewardship
local supplier, local provider
fibreglass (takenga mai: kaka – fibre; kōata – glass) (kupu kē atu: kaka karāhe)
biodiversity, biodiverse (takenga mai: kano - sort, kind; rau - multitude; koiora - biology)
glass (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: kōata, karaehe)
cardboard (takenga mai: kāri - card [kupu mino]; mārō - hard, stiff)
corrugated cardboard
cotton (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
egg carton (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
stage, step, phase (takenga mai: kaupae - rung of a ladder)
green scheme
growing season (kupu kē atu: kaupeka tupu)
can (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
spray can (takenga mai: tuku - to give off, discharge; rehu - spray, mist)
impermeable membrane (takenga mai: kiri - skin; tuku - to allow, release; kore - negative)
plastic (takenga mai: kiri - skin; hou - new)
thin clear plastic
Plastic No.6, PS-E Polystyrene (Expanded Styrene) (kupu kē atu: kirihou-6)
nanoplastic (takenga mai: mōkitokito - very small, minute, microscopic)
microplastic
glaze, glazed (eg. of pottery) (takenga mai: kiri - skin; mōhinuhinu - shiny, glossy)
unglazed
kerbside collection, roadside collection (takenga mai: tapa - edge, side; rori [kupu mino] - road)
petrol (kupu kē atu: penehīni [benzene])
mineral (takenga mai: ko [konganuku] - metal; ko [kongakonga] - fragment; huke - expose by removing the earth, excavate) (kupu kē atu: manawa whenua)
moss, absorbent moss
slash, forestry slash, flood debris
sort out (eg. recycling)
glove (takenga mai: komo - to put in, insert; ringa - hand) (kupu kē atu: karapu [kupu mino])
rubble (takenga mai: kongakonga - fragment)
bits of plastic, plastic pieces, plastic bits
metal (takenga mai: konga [kongakonga] - fragment, chip; nuku - the Earth) (kupu kē atu: maitai, mētara [kupu mino])
rare earth metal
non-ferrous metal
heavy metal
ferrous metal (takenga mai: whai - to have, possess; rino - iron)
copper (tohu: Cu) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] - metal; kura - red ochre) (kupu kē atu: kapa [kupu mino])
lead (tohu: Pb) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; matā – lead bullet) (kupu kē atu: matā)
aluminium (tohu: Al) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] - metal; mohe - soft) (kupu kē atu: aruminiama [kupu mino])
zinc (metal) (tohu: Zn) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; tea – white)
nappy, absorbent pad
sanitary pad
cloth nappy
disposable nappy
eco-friendly nappy, environmentally friendly nappy (takenga mai: tau [tautoko] - to support; tau - befitting, calm, settled; taiao - environment)
reusable nappy
crush, crumple up, scrunch (kupu kē atu: kōpē)
nappy outer
plastic particles
microparticle
fossil fuel (takenga mai: kora – fuel; nehe - ancient times) (kupu kē atu: kora mātātoka)
eco-friendly choice
sustainable choice
brass (takenga mai: kura [konukura] - copper; tea [konutea] - zinc)
swap, exchange
weed (kupu kē atu: tarutaru)
multiuse (kupu kē atu: mahinga tukurau)
single use (kupu kē atu: mahinga tahi, tukutahi)
mine, mining (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
seabed mining
open-cast mining, open-pit mining
underground mining (takenga mai: rō [roto] - inside; nuku - earth)
placer mining (takenga mai: takere - riverbed, channel)
leach mining, in-situ mining, in-situ leaching, in-situ recovery
steel, metal
stainless steel (takenga mai: waikura - rust; kore - negative, not)
mild steel (takenga mai: waro - carbon; iti - small)
carbon steel (takenga mai: waro - carbon; nui - big)
local food market
farmers' market
growers' market
consumer power (kupu kē atu: mana kiritaki)
resilient, resilience
large scale plantation, large scale cultivation
plastic chips, plastic fragments
ceramic (takenga mai: matapaia - clay work, pottery)
matter, material, substance (takenga mai: matū - gist, kernel of a matter)
nitrogen matter, nitrogen material
synthetic material, artificial substance
natural substance, natural material
poisonous substance, poisonous matter (kupu kē atu: matū paitini)
organic matter, organic substance (takenga mai: para - waste; ropi [rauropi] - organism)
inorganic matter, inorganic substance
toxic substance, contaminant
carbon matter, carbon material
methane (tohu: CH4) (takenga mai: me – He whakawhitinga o ngā pū i te kupu Ingarihi.; waro [waiwaro] – hydrocarbon)
micro-organism, microbe (takenga mai: moroiti – small)
food wastage
wipe
wet wipe
cloth wipe
reusable wipe
anaerobic digestion
worm (kupu kē atu: toke)
greenwash, greenwashing (takenga mai: nuka - to decieve, dupe, mislead; kāriki - green)
plastic packaging strap
break down, crumble
circular economy (takenga mai: āmiomio - to turn around and around)
regenerative economy (takenga mai: torokiki - to sprout afresh, regrow)
linear economy
fine soil
contaminated soil (takenga mai: one - soil; hawa [tāhawahawa] - to contaminate)
seed raising mix (takenga mai: one - soil; pārekereke - seed bed)
toxic soil
gravelly dark coloured soil (kupu kē atu: onepākirikiri)
sandy loam soil
alluvial soil
poor redish soil
dark fertile soil
soil (kupu kē atu: one)
ironsand (kupu kē atu: onepū pango)
silica sand, white sand (kupu kē atu: onepū mā)
light-coloured sandy volcanic soil
rinse
diversion rate (takenga mai: ōrau - percentage; whakapeau - to divert)
second hand, hand me down
vegetation (kupu kē atu: mautī)
aluminium tray
seed tray, tray for raising seeds
incinerator (takenga mai: pākai [pākaiahi] - fireplace; tūmata - incinerate, burn)
broken into pieces, smashed, shattered
driftwood, debris cast up on beach
compost enclosure, compost bay (takenga mai: pākoro - small fenced enclosure, storing place [eg. for potatoes])
conventional farm, conventional farming (takenga mai: auraki - mainstream)
large scale farm, industrial farming
worm farm, vermiculture (kupu kē atu: pāmu toke)
eco-farm, eco-farming
regenerative farm, regenerative farming (takenga mai: torokiki - to sprout afresh, regrow)
change
legislative change
individual change (takenga mai: kiri - person, self; tahi - single)
collective change (takenga mai: kiri - person, self; tōpū - as a group, combined, united)
systemic change (takenga mai: toro - to visit, stretch forth, extend; naha [pūnaha] - system)
attitudinal change
behavioural change
compress, compact, compaction (kupu kē atu: pēhi)
plasterboard
fabric, material, textile
waste hierarchy (takenga mai: paparanga - layer)
inner, liner (eg. of a nappy) (takenga mai: papa [papanga] - fabric; papa [paparanga] - layer; roto - inside)
environmental impact
waste, rubbish, refuse, trash
industrial waste
agricultural waste
construction waste
recycling waste
gaseous waste
food waste
domestic waste, household waste
putrescible waste (takenga mai: kerakera - putrid, foul)
waste to energy
metal waste
zero waste
chemical waste
hazardous waste
special waste
compacted waste (takenga mai: pāpā - to ram, compress, compact)
surgical waste, medical waste (takenga mai: poka - operation [medical], surgery) (kupu kē atu: para hāparapara)
marine debris (takenga mai: rere - to flow; moana - sea) (kupu kē atu: para moana)
electronic waste, e-waste (kupu kē atu: īpara)
packaging waste
toxic waste
commercial waste, trade waste
garden waste, plant waste, green waste (kupu kē atu: para māra, para kāriki)
solid waste
liquid waste
diverted waste (takenga mai: whakapeau - to redirect, divert)
pollute, pollution, polluted (takenga mai: parahanga - rubbish, litter) (kupu kē atu: whakapoke)
air pollution
soil pollution
water pollution
pollutant (takenga mai: para [parahanga] - pollution; kino [whakakino] - degrade, damage, spoil)
persistant organic pollutant, POP
organic waste, organic (takenga mai: para - waste; ropi [rauropi] - organism)
inorganic waste, inorganic (takenga mai: para - waste; ropi [rauropi] - organism)
rich dark soil, humus
seed bed (for plants) (kupu kē atu: whakaika)
pallet (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
clean (takenga mai: paru - dirt, dirty; kore - negative, not) (kupu kē atu: mā)
bottle (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
glass bottle
spray bottle (takenga mai: wai - water; rehu - mist, spray)
herbicide (takenga mai: patu - to subdue, kill; otaota - vegetation, weed)
pesticide (takenga mai: patu - to subdue, kill; riha - pest)
washing powder (kupu kē atu: korakora horoi)
plastic bag
plastic rubbish bag
ziplock bag (takenga mai: ngutu - lip; piri - to cling together)
fabric bag, cloth bag
rubbish bag
reusable bag
paper (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
glitter paper (takenga mai: korakora - particle; korakora - to glisten, sparkle)
glossy paper
tissue paper
brightly coloured paper
plain paper
coloured paper (takenga mai: whai - to posess; kano - pigment, colour)
bleached paper
Bokashi (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
distribution centre
decay, decayed (kupu kē atu: whakapopo, kurupopo, popo)
concrete block (takenga mai: raima - lime [kupu mino])
dispose, throw away (kupu kē atu: ākiri)
fly-tipping, illegal dumping (takenga mai: porowhiu - to discard, throw away; taurekareka - shameful, dastardly, degenerate)
lumpy (eg. of soil) (kupu kē atu: pōkurukuru)
cardboard box (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
compost heap
to go to seed (of a plant)
battery (takenga mai: pū – origin, source; hiko – electricity)
silver oxide battery
lithium metal battery
lithium ion battery, Li-ion
nickel metal hydride battery, NiMH
nickel cadmium battery, NiCad
button battery
lead acid battery
alkaline battery
closed loop system
enclosed system (takenga mai: haupunu - shut in, enclosed)
ecosystem (takenga mai: pūnaha ‒ system; hauropi ‒ ecology)
natural system
sustainable system
regenerative system (takenga mai: torokiki - to sprout afresh, regrow) (kupu kē atu: pūnaha whakatiputipu, pūnaha whakahou)
system of consumption
pūnaha whakapeto hautaonga āmiomio
cricular system of consumption, circular system of stuff
pūnaha whakapeto hautaonga torotika
linear system of consumption, linear system of stuff
digester (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] – machine, device; nakunaku – digest, reduce to fragments)
green energy
renewable energy
non-renewable energy (takenga mai: pūngao – energy; whatungarongaro – disappear)
sea sponge
local food market, local produce market (takenga mai: tupu - to grow; tata - close, nearby)
electrical device, appliance
appliance, household appliance
electronic device
pulp
wood pulp
tampon
mould, mouldy, fungi (takenga mai: puruhekaheka - mould [fungi])
carbon sink (takenga mai: putunga - heap, stack, storage; waro - carbon)
treated timber (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; roki [rokiroki] - to preserve) (kupu kē atu: rākau whakauka)
industrial sector
multinational corporation (takenga mai: rangatōpū - corporation; whenua - country, nation; rau - many)
twig (of tree) (kupu kē atu: tākupu)
ecosystem service
aluminium foil (takenga mai: rau - leaf; rau [rautao] - leaves for wrapping food in a hāngi; konu [konumohe] - aluminium)
microgreen (takenga mai: rau - leaf; pihi - to sprout)
rubbish crate (takenga mai: raurau - receptacle, container, basket)
organism (kupu kē atu: kaiao)
kitchen wrap (takenga mai: rau - [rautao] - leaves for wrapping food in a hāngi; tākai - to wrap)
baking paper (takenga mai: rau [rautao] - leaves for wrapping food in a hāngi; tunu - to bake, cook)
resource
discarded resource
natural resource
raw material
sustainable resource
renewable resource
non-renewable resource (takenga mai: whatungarongaro - to disappear)
monthly cycle (kupu kē atu: huringa ā-marama)
waste stream (takenga mai: rere - to flow)
self-sufficient, self-reliant, self-sufficiency (takenga mai: ringa - nō te whakataukī 'he kai kei aku ringa'; ora - alive)
iron (metal) (takenga mai: he kupu mino)
wrought iron (takenga mai: rino - iron; noa - ordinary)
cast iron (takenga mai: rino - iron; whai - possessing, having; waro - carbon)
practice, habit, norm
preserve, store, husband
food preservation
landfill, rubbish dump
mindset
rich loamy soil (kupu kē atu: onematua)
contaminate, contamination (kupu kē atu: whakakino)
bin, receptacle
skip bin (for rubbish) (takenga mai: taiaroa - basket, receptacle)
dioxin (takenga mai: tai - prefix with a qualifying force; oke [tāoke] - toxic; taioke - he kupu mino)
nutrient, nutrition
nutritious, nourishing (takenga mai: taiora - nutrient) (kupu kē atu: hākarikari)
wrap, wrapping, packaging
vacuum pack (takenga mai: tākai - to wrap up, covering, packaging; hau - air, gas; kore - nil)
plastic wrapping, plastic packaging
plastic stretch wrap
plastic shrink wrap (takenga mai: pīngongo - to shrink)
plastic bubble wrap (takenga mai: whai - to have, possess; miru [mirumiru] - bubble)
zero waste packaging
paper packaging, paper wrap
plain paper packaging, plain paper wrapping
eco-friendly wrapping, eco friendly packaging
wax wrap (takenga mai: wākihi - wax [kupu mino])
compostable packaging
cling wrap (takenga mai: tākai - to wrap; piri - to cling)
sustainable source
indigeneity
colonise, colonisation, oppress, suppress (takenga mai: tāmi - repress, suppress) (kupu kē atu: taipūwhenua)
take, remove
toxic, toxin, toxicity
kitchen towel
grass clippings
carpool, carpooling
resource pool, resource pooling
equipment pool, equipment pooling
power tool
ecological footprint
carbon footprint
period underpants
timber preservative (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; roki [rokiroki] - to preserve)
global trade, global commerce, global trading
global food trade
food recovery, food rescue (takenga mai: taumanu - take possession of, repossess, reclaim) (kupu kē atu: pena kai)
waste recovery (takenga mai: taumanu - to take possession of, repossess, reclaim)
energy recovery (takenga mai: taumanu - to take possession of, repossess, reclaim)
resource recovery (takenga mai: taumanu - to take possession of, repossess, reclaim)
recycling centre, recycling depot, resource recovery centre
metal recycling depot
waste to energy plant
incineration plant
dehydrate (food)
balance, balanced
imbalance, imbalanced
eco~, environmentally friendly (takenga mai: tau [tautoko] - to support; tau - befitting, calm, settled; taiao - environment)
reciprocal, reciprocity
rag (kupu kē atu: ruha, petapeta, karukaru)
asbestos (takenga mai: tē - negative, not; poko - be extinguished) (kupu kē atu: kiripaka)
safety protocol, safe practices
germinate, germination, sprout (kupu kē atu: kahu)
nappy change (takenga mai: tīni - to change [kupu mino])
waste sample
liner (eg. for a bin) (takenga mai: tīrongo - lining of fern for a kūmara pit)
barren (land), infertile (ground), exhausted by over-cultivation
bulk bin store (takenga mai: tokanga - large basket for food)
toxic residue
distribute, distribution (kupu kē atu: tuari)
recycling signage, recycling symbol
rubbish signage, waste symbol
well, sound, in good condition
sustainable, sustainability
social sustainablity
bauxite (takenga mai: toka – rock; konumohe – aluminium)
iron ore
soak, saturate
ferment, fermented food (kupu kē atu: moī, ī)
period poverty (takenga mai: tuakoka - poverty; ikura [ā-marama] - menstruation, period)
earthenware (takenga mai: tūemi - item; nuku - earth)
chinaware, chaina (takenga mai: tūemi - item; haina - china [kupu mino])
stoneware (takenga mai: tūemi - item; kāmaka - stone, rock)
glassware (takenga mai: tūemi - item; karāhe - glass [kupu mino])
ceramics, ceramic ware (takenga mai: tūemi - item; matapaia - pottery clay)
porcelain (takenga mai: tūemi - item; porarīni - porcelain [kupu mino])
process (takenga mai: tukatuka - start up, proceed forward, to process)
aerobic process
anaerobic process
natural process
sustainable process
process, processed (takenga mai: tukatuka - to start up, proceed forward)
environmental abuse
emit, emission
pathogen (takenga mai: tuku - to release; mate - sickness, disease)
multiple reuse, reusable, reuse (takenga mai: tuku - to release, allow, transfer; rau - many) (kupu kē atu: mahinga rau)
reuse, reusable (takenga mai: tuku - to release, allow, transfer; rua - two) (kupu kē atu: whakamahi anō)
carbon emission
low carbon emission (takenga mai: tuku - to release; waro - carbon; iti - small, little)
carbon-zero, carbon neutral (takenga mai: tuku - to release; waro - carbon; kore - zero, nil)
incinerate, incineration
waste incineration (takenga mai: tūmata - to incinerate, burn, set fire to)
conventionally grown (takenga mai: tupu - to grow; auraki - mainstream)
homegrown (kupu kē atu: tipukāinga)
naturally grown, organically grown (kupu kē atu: tipumāori)
vermicast, worm casting (kupu kē atu: paranoke)
recommend, recommendation
ecological marker, environmental marker
preserve in fat (kupu kē atu: kōtutu, tahu)
energy extraction
inalienable (takenga mai: unu - withdraw, extract, exclude; kore - negative)
crockery (takenga mai: utauta - equipment, tool, goods; kai - food)
life span, shelf life (takenga mai: wā - time; toiora - to be sound, uninjured)
polymer (takenga mai: wae – unit; rau –multitude, number)
contaminated water (takenga mai: hawa [tāhawahawa] - to contaminate)
worm tea, worm juice (kupu kē atu: tī noke, wai toke, tī toke)
leachate (takenga mai: pākeka – land that has been exhausted by cultivation) (kupu kē atu: wai papī)
build, construct, create, generate
to dislike certain foods
cold compost, cold composting
hot compost, hot composting
carbon, coal (tohu: C)
cleaning liquid, washing liquid
sequester, sequestration (takenga mai: wehe - to separate, detach; mōriroriro - to be isolated) (kupu kē atu: roki mōriroriro)
carbon sequestration
decolonise, decolonisation, decolonising (takenga mai: wete - to set free, release, untie, unravel; tāmi - colonise - suppress, repress)
coconut coir (takenga mai: weu - fibre)
compost, composting, compostable
coffee grounds (takenga mai: whaipara - dregs, remains, sediment)
green organisation
resource management
eco-friendly organisation
fertiliser (takenga mai: whaka – causative prefix, to make; haumako – rich, fertile)
artificial fertiliser
natural fertiliser, organic fertiliser (kupu kē atu: whakahaumako pararopi)
inorganic fertiliser
recharge, rechargeable
waste reduction, waste minimisation
bleach (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; kōmā - whitish, creamy coloured)
natural bleach
reuse (kupu kē atu: tukurua)
ferment, fermentation (kupu kē atu: toroī)
refrigerate, fridge
drain off, reduce
enrich, make fertile, enrichment
manufacture (takenga mai: whakanao - make, manipulate, operate on)
sustainable production
divert, diversion, diverted (e.g of waste) (takenga mai: whakapeau - to turn away, divert, redirect)
consume, consumption, consumerism, consumerist
energy consumption (kupu kē atu: whakapaunga pūngao)
hydraulic fracturing, fracking (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; piere - crack, fissure; waipēhi - hydraulic)
decompose, break down, decomposed (kupu kē atu: pōpopo)
bottling (food preservation)
green production
ethical production
freeze, frozen
cure or preserve with salt
ingredient (takenga mai: whakauru - to insert, put in)
sustainable development
conserve, conservation (takenga mai: whāomoomo - to conserve, husband, use sparingly) (kupu kē atu: whakauka)
green house, green home
eco-house
non-renewable (takenga mai: whatungarongaro – disappear) (kupu kē atu: whakahou-kore)
aluminium smelter