The waste boss starting her fight against rubbish at home

The waste boss starting her fight against rubbish at home
Auckland Council waste solutions general manager Parul Sood and daughter Anisha Yadav take out the family's rubbish. (Image: NZME)
Cécile Meier
This story is part of BusinessDesk's Waste is Money series. Read more here.When he was a baby, Parul Sood’s son wore pink onesies because all Sood's friends had baby girls and that was the hand-me-downs she received. Nearly 16 years later, the Auckland Council’s general manager of waste solutions is still on a mission to slash rubbish – starting with her busy household of seven. Sood's husband, his parents and sister, her two children and a dog all live under one roof. Sood’s husband is the one...

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