by EllenR | Sep 29, 2020 | COVID-19, In the news, Rethinking plastics
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a resurgence in single-use plastic products, hampering Aotearoa’s New Zealand’s efforts to cut down on waste. Newsroom Pro managing editor Jonathan Milne spoke to Rachel about Rethinking plastics for this article on our...
by EllenR | Aug 27, 2020 | In the news, Rethinking plastics
Our senior research and policy analyst Dr Rachel Chiaroni-Clarke was interviewed for this article by Russell Brown on The Spinoff. The article discusses Aotearoa New Zealand’s recycling system and Ecostore’s efforts to lead change in the sector. “Our catch...
by EllenR | Aug 20, 2020 | In the news, Rethinking plastics
The Government released its formal response to the PMCSA Rethinking plastics report last week. Rethinking plastics in Aotearoa New Zealand was published by the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor in December 2019. Read the press release on the...
by EllenR | Aug 7, 2020 | In the news, Rethinking plastics
Juliet sat down for an interview with GS1 New Zealand, a not-for-profit supply chain standards organsiation. The conversation centred on the Rethinking plastics report – where it started, what recommendations it made, and how implementation of those recommendations is...
by EllenR | Jan 23, 2020 | In the news, Rethinking plastics
Juliet was interviewed on RNZ Summer Times on 15 January 2020 about plastic recycling and rethinking Aotearoa New Zealand’s waste and recycling infrastructure. Read the story and listen to the interview on RNZ Read the ‘Rethinking plastics’ report...
by EllenR | Jan 9, 2020 | In the news, Rethinking plastics
Environment reporter Amber-Leigh Woolf explores Aotearoa New Zealand’s recycling issues in an article for Stuff, with commentary from the ‘Rethinking plastics’ report and Juliet. Read the article here Southland DisAbility Enterprises general...
