by EllenR | Dec 8, 2019 | In the news, Rethinking plastics
WasteMINZ, NZ’s largest representative body of the waste minimisation, resource recovery and contaminated land sectors, is pleased to see the report articulating a national focus on many of the challenges and solutions that its members have been debating and creating...
by EllenR | Dec 8, 2019 | In the news, Rethinking plastics
Political reporter Jason Walls explores the Prime Minister’s, and wider government’s, responses to the ‘Rethinking plastics’ report. Read the article on the NZ Herald...
by EllenR | Dec 8, 2019 | In the news, Rethinking plastics
Newstalk ZB’s Sunday Panel discusses the ‘Rethinking plastics’ report. Listen on the Newstalk ZB...
by EllenR | Dec 8, 2019 | In the news, Rethinking plastics
In 2030, pieces of plastic will still wash up on beaches – but it could be much less if the country acts now. The prediction comes from a “sobering” new report on the state of New Zealand’s plastic waste, which says big changes are needed to...
by EllenR | Dec 8, 2019 | In the news, Rethinking plastics
The government says it will phase out more single-use plastics after welcoming a report on dealing with plastic waste that was presented to the Prime Minister. Read the article on RNZ Styrofoam containers. Image credit: Romana Klee/Flickr CC BY-SA...
by EllenR | Dec 8, 2019 | In the news, Rethinking plastics
Polystyrene meat trays, cups and takeaway food containers are the next targets in the battle to phase out single-use plastics, reports the Otago Daily Times. Read the article on the ODT...