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Government Proposed Beverage Container Return Scheme Welcomed By Product Stewardship Group, But Tweaks Needed
Sunday, 13 March 2022, 6:39 pm | Product Stewardship Council
The New Zealand Product Stewardship Council is delighted by today’s announcement that the Government is proposing a beverage container return scheme for New Zealand. “It’s taken more than two decades of campaigning and advocacy, especially from ... More >>
Govt’s Product Stewardship Announcement A Turning Point In Waste Policy
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 4:01 pm | Product Stewardship Council
The New Zealand Product Stewardship Council is delighted by the Government’s decision to declare tyres, electronic waste, plastic packaging, agrichemicals and their containers and refrigerants “priority products”. “Today’s announcement represents a ... More >>
Product stewardship experts welcome container return scheme
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 10:17 am | Product Stewardship Council
The New Zealand Product Stewardship Council (NZPSC) welcomes Minister Eugenie Sage’s announcement this morning that work has started to design a container return scheme (CRS) for New Zealand, following an application from Auckland Council and Marlborough ... More >>
Experts welcome Govt’s consultation on product stewardship
Friday, 9 August 2019, 10:23 am | Product Stewardship Council
The New Zealand Product Stewardship Council (NZPSC), the Zero Waste Academy, and Zero Waste Network Aotearoa welcome this morning’s announcement by Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie Sage, that the Government will consult on a proposal ... More >>
Government’s 40m boost to recycling must be backed by reform
Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 8:51 am | Product Stewardship Council
This morning, Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage, announced that the Government will allocate $40 million from the Provincial Growth Fund to recycling projects and infrastructure in the regions. More >>
Putting plastic packaging waste into roads is not recycling
Friday, 7 June 2019, 3:58 pm | Product Stewardship Council
Putting plastic packaging waste into roads is not recycling say product stewardship experts More >>
Product Stewardship Council releases new report on bottles
Friday, 1 March 2019, 9:46 am | Product Stewardship Council
The New Zealand Product Stewardship Council releases Happy Returns, a new report on a mandatory Container Deposit Scheme for New Zealand More >>
E waste product stewardship long overdue
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 5:17 pm | Product Stewardship Council
The New Zealand Product Stewardship Council (NZPSC) supports the recent call by the eDay Trust to introduce an e-waste product stewardship scheme for New Zealand. More >>
Plastic Policy Supported by the Evidence
Sunday, 27 August 2017, 11:17 am | Product Stewardship Council
The New Zealand Product Stewardship Council (NZPSC) supports the Green Party policy on plastic bottles and single use plastic bags, released today. More >>
Rural Recycling Needs Collection, Minister!
Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 9:00 am | Product Stewardship Council
https://beehive.govt.nz/release/125m-boost-recycling-farm-plastic-waste?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+beehive-govt-nz%2Freleases+%28Releases+-+beehive.govt.nz%29 More >>
Cheap rubbish puts recycling out of business
Monday, 3 July 2017, 1:00 pm | Product Stewardship Council
Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of reusable and recyclable materials are going to landfill each year in NZ because waste disposal is the cheapest option. This includes electronic waste, plastic film, beverage containers and construction waste. More >>
Government announces false solution for tyre woes
Thursday, 22 June 2017, 7:11 pm | Product Stewardship Council
After rejecting an industry-designed workable product stewardship scheme for end of life tyres, Environment Minister Nick Smith announced today the government would allocate $19 million taxpayer dollars into a false solution instead - most of the ... More >>
