Tomorrow night marks the end of a "hugely successful" maiden season of the Gourmet Night Markets held in Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui.
The market held every Friday evening, which featured selected stall-holders from the Bay of Plenty and Waikato, was also the only ongoing event in the Bay of Plenty to compost its waste.
Gourmet Night Market director Kim Renshaw said she had an interest in the environment and waste management minimisation strategies.
There were few events in New Zealand which composted their waste and even fewer who were able to achieve zero waste, she said
"I decided to bring on board the most passionate composting and zero-waste guy I know and give him a management role, Sam Gray. We decided to aim for a zero-waste event, which is diverting a percentage of above 95 per cent of event waste from landfill."