Toast Martinborough has announced a major sustainability achievement, coming remarkably close to becoming a zero-waste event.
New data confirms that the 2025 event, held on January 19, achieved a resource recovery and reduction rate of 99.05%*.
Verified by Nonstop Solutions, a local company specialising in sustainable waste minimisation and management solutions, the event welcomed 4,380 visitors across seven locations and generated a total of 4,687.5 kg of waste.
Of this, 99.05% was successfully recovered through composting, recycling or reuse.
Key sustainability highlights:
- 4,687.5 kg of total waste was produced in 2025, reflecting an increase of 599.95 kg compared to the 2023 event.
- Only 85.03 kg of waste was sent to landfill in 2025, representing a 36.3% reduction from 2023.
- 506.3 kg of resources were composted, including food scraps and compostable packaging.
- 4,078.65 kg of resources were recycled, including glass, cardboard, aluminium, and plastic, 93.3% of which was glass.
- Toast Martinborough achieved an average resource recovery rate of 96.23% among attendees and 99.51% for vendors and back-of-house operations.
- Waste was hand-sorted into 16 separate resource categories, including compostable packaging, food waste, skewers, co-mingled recycling, cardboard, metal recycling, glass, PLA compost, small plastics and metals, Tetra Pak, soft plastics, single-use gloves, vapes, hazardous waste, reusable items, and landfill waste.
- Toast Martinborough has made significant strides in waste recovery, with resource recovery rates improving from 93.6% in 2022 to 97% in 2023 and now 99.05% in 2025, bringing the event even closer to its zero-waste commitment.
Ariel Codde, Toast Martinborough General Manager, highlighted the significance of this achievement in the event’s ongoing commitment to environmental responsibility and circular waste management.
“Achieving a 99.05% waste recovery rate is a testament to the collective efforts of our team, partners, and attendees who made conscious choices to support this initiative,” she says.
“By implementing robust waste diversion strategies, partnering with key sustainability stakeholders, and prioritising compostable and recyclable materials, Toast Martinborough is closer to meeting our zero-waste goal.
“This accomplishment underscores the power of collaboration and innovation in diverting waste from landfill and setting new standards for sustainable events.”
The event organisers have confirmed that the next event will take place on 15 November 2025, with tickets available from June.
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