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Xtreme Zero Waste is a non-profit organization dedicated to recycling and based in the town of Raglan, New Zealand.〔(Xtreme Waste homepage )〕 In 2014 it was rebranded from Xtreme Waste.〔(Raglan Chronicle 27 Feb 2014 )〕 According to its mission statement, its goal is to create a waste management system for the Raglan/Whaingaroa community in which none of the trash would be stored in landfills.〔(Mission statement of Xtreme Waste )〕 Xtreme Waste operates a recycling center in Raglan. This center is open to the public on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and on Saturday from 12:30-4:30 PM.〔 Group tours are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays and are free for groups in the Waikato District area, with fees for other groups available upon inquiry.〔(Xtreme Waste ) page on Sustainable Greenlist Directory〕 Xtreme Waste provides miniskips, truck delivery services, waste and recycling services and consultancies, and educational programs.〔(Services offered by Xtreme Waste )〕 The organization was founded in 2000, after Raglan's landfill closed and the town decided to find an alternative to transporting all its waste to a tip in the Waikato. Since 2000, it has recycled an increasing volume and percentage of waste every year. As of 2010, Xtreme Waste prevents over 70% of the community's waste from reaching the landfill and employs 24 workers part-time.〔(Xtreme Waste page on Prometheus Finance Ltd. website )〕 The organization has won numerous awards, including a 2002 Waikato Business and Environment Award, a 2005 Waikatari City Council "Change Catalyst" Award, a 2005 New Zealand Ministry for the Environment's "Green Ribbon" Award and a 2006 Sustainable Business Network "Social Responsibility" Award.〔 In 2010, Xtreme Waste was one of three New Zealand recycling projects to be funded by the New Zealand Government's Waste Minimization Fund, receiving a $21,740 grant.〔(Recycling initiatives get Government boost. ) M2 PressWIRE, 3 November 2010.〕 Most of the grant money will be used for a study determining the feasibility of converting organic waste, particularly food waste, to compost. The study is projected to be complete by June 2011, after which Xtreme Waste will decide whether it will go ahead with a trial.〔(Recycling organisation to use grant money for research. ) ''Radio New Zealand'' broadcast, 4 November 2010.〕 The grant was announced in November 2010 by Nick Smith, New Zealand's Minister for the Environment〔 and the trial started in 2012 with 100 houses in Raglan West.〔(Xtreme website - food waste )〕 Actor and Raglan resident Antonio Te Maioha has publicly spoken about Xtreme Waste's accomplishments and his own involvement in Raglan's recycling program.〔(Video of Antonio Te Maioha speaking about Xtreme Waste and Raglan's recycling program )〕 As part of its education programme, Xtreme has run a recycled raft race since 2004.〔(Xtreme Zero Waste logo and information about 2015 raft race )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xtreme Waste」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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