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Campaigners For Container Return Scheme Urge Policy To Be Re-prioritised
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 6:40 am | Kiwi Bottle Drive
The Kiwi Bottle Drive, the community campaign advocating for a beverage container return scheme (CRS), is urging the Government to re-prioritise the policy following last week’s decision to put it on hold. “After all the progress, and all the ... More >>
The Kiwi Bottle Drive Calls For Submissions In Response To Government’s Beverage Container Return Scheme Proposal
Monday, 4 April 2022, 6:00 am | Kiwi Bottle Drive
The Kiwi Bottle Drive, New Zealand’s community campaign for bottle deposits, is calling for public submissions to the government’s consultation on a proposed beverage Container Return Scheme, which was released on 13 March as part of wider recycling ... More >>
The Kiwi Bottle Drive Welcomes Government “historic” Bottle Deposit Announcement
Sunday, 13 March 2022, 6:40 pm | Kiwi Bottle Drive
The Kiwi Bottle Drive, New Zealand’s community campaign for bottle deposits, is delighted that today the Minister for the Environment, Hon David Parker, has announced a Government proposal to implement a beverage container return scheme for Aotearoa. ... More >>
Ad Campaign Calls For Government To Bring In Bottle Deposits
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 8:54 am | Kiwi Bottle Drive
The Kiwi Bottle Drive is launching an ad campaign today, to encourage the government to immediately implement a beverage Container Return Scheme. More >>
Industry Groups Undermining Government Packaging Reforms
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 7:52 am | Kiwi Bottle Drive
The Kiwi Bottle Drive is disappointed to see members of the beverage and packaging sector attack Government ambitions to introduce a beverage container recycling scheme (CRS) in Aotearoa. “Recent comments from ‘NZ Food and Grocery’ are a throwback ... More >>
Wellington’s Plastic Free July kicks off
Monday, 24 June 2019, 9:42 am | Kiwi Bottle Drive
Wellingtonians can make some pocket money this weekend if they ditch their plastic bottles in exchange for cash “refunds” at an event run by zero waste campaigners this Saturday. More >>
Plastics campaigners welcome announcement on refund schemes
Thursday, 13 June 2019, 5:02 pm | Kiwi Bottle Drive
Plastic campaigners welcome action on waste today, following an announcement by the Ministry for Environment that it intends to “look into” establishing a bottle deposit scheme. More >>
Environment groups call for bottle refund schemes
Friday, 31 May 2019, 12:35 pm | Kiwi Bottle Drive
A petition calling for the introduction of a cash-for-trash bottle refund scheme, similar to the bottle refunds New Zealand used to have, was submitted on at the Environment Select Committee yesterday morning by anti-plastic campaigners. More >>
Environment groups and councils support bottle refunds
Wednesday, 29 May 2019, 1:33 pm | Kiwi Bottle Drive
A petition calling for the introduction of a cash-for-trash bottle refund scheme, similar to the bottle refunds New Zealand used to have, will be submitted on at the Environment Select Committee tomorrow morning. More >>
Global plastics campaign launches today
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 10:50 am | Kiwi Bottle Drive
New Zealand is leading more than fifty countries partaking in a global day-of-action against plastic, starting at 9am this morning. More >>
Bottle-refund experts support National scheme announcement
Friday, 8 March 2019, 3:18 pm | Kiwi Bottle Drive
Bottle-refund experts support National’s policy announcement to introduce a scheme More >>
Call on government to introduce cash-for-trash scheme
Monday, 3 December 2018, 8:40 am | Kiwi Bottle Drive
A petition calling for the introduction of a cash-for-trash bottle refund scheme will be delivered to Minister Eugenie Sage and Green MPs Chlöe Swarbrick and Gareth Hughes tomorrow morning, following two years campaigning on this issue by advocacy ... More >>
Hundreds across the country claim cash for bottles
Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 8:50 am | Kiwi Bottle Drive
Hundreds of people across New Zealand exchanged empty plastic bottles for cash today as part of a series of pop-up events around the country, highlighting the need for a bottle refund scheme. More >>
National day of Action calls on government to combat plastic
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 9:52 am | Kiwi Bottle Drive
Cuba Street’s iconic bucket fountain in Wellington will be filled with plastic bottles today, along with similar events happening in Auckland through to Dunedin, as part of a nationwide day-of-action calling on New Zealanders to combat plastic ... More >>
Turn the tide on plastic
Friday, 23 November 2018, 11:31 am | Kiwi Bottle Drive
On Tuesday 27th of November, people across the country will be taking part in a day of action to ‘turn the tide on plastic’. More >>
Plastic campaigners fear key solution left out
Monday, 20 August 2018, 11:39 am | Kiwi Bottle Drive
Plastic campaigners are still waiting for a crucial piece of zero-waste infrastructure after The Green’s action-on-waste announcement yesterday. More >>
Plastics campaigners disappointed by announcement
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 3:48 pm | Kiwi Bottle Drive
Plastics campaigners and a local Auckland artist creating a plastic art installation for World Environment Day this morning, were disappointed to hear the government’s latest “red herring” plan to tackle plastic pollution. More >>
Organisations unite to fight plastic
Monday, 14 May 2018, 3:23 pm | Kiwi Bottle Drive
Zero Waste campaigners are excited for the celebration launch tomorrow of an open letter addressed to the beehive and calling for strong action on ocean plastics. The Kiwi Bottle Drive has teamed up with ocean campaigners, Auckland Zoo, community ... More >>
Call for bottle deposits
Monday, 7 May 2018, 4:48 pm | Kiwi Bottle Drive
Zero-waste campaigners are excited for the celebration launch of an open letter next week, addressed to the beehive and calling for strong action on ocean plastics. More >>
England's vow to tackle plastic pollution inspiring
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 4:03 pm | Kiwi Bottle Drive
Zero-waste campaigners say they are excited to hear England is going to introduce a bottle deposit scheme and are calling on the New Zealand government to follow suit. More >>
