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WasteMINZ Pleased To See Phase Out Of Single-use Plastic Items
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 1:56 pm | WasteMINZ
“Today’s announcement by Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie Sage, to ban seven single-use plastic items is an important step in addressing plastic pollution,” says Donna Peterson, Chair of the WasteMINZ Behaviour Change Sector ... More >>
Priority Products Announcement Welcomed
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 3:40 pm | WasteMINZ
The Government’s significant announcement today to introduce mandatory product stewardship across a range of products is welcomed in principle by WasteMINZ. WasteMINZ is an authority on waste, resource recovery and contaminated land in New Zealand, ... More >>
Government Steps Up Action On Waste - Funds Recycling Infrastructure And Expands Levy Scheme
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 9:53 am | WasteMINZ
As part of a broader plan to reduce the increasing amount of rubbish ending up in New Zealand’s landfills, the Government is to fund new recycling infrastructure and expand the national waste levy scheme. $124 million Government investment in ... More >>
WasteMINZ Responds To Government Announcement $124m Investment, Waste Disposal Levy Expansion
Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 9:02 am | WasteMINZ
Minister Sage’s announcement, 15 July 2020, on the Government’s decision to expand the waste disposal levy to all classes of landfill and the $124 million investment from the Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund (CRRF)is great news for the waste sector, ... More >>
WasteMINZ Welcomes New Environmental Claims Guidelines From The Commerce Commission
Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 5:29 pm | WasteMINZ
WasteMINZ welcomes the updated guidance released by the Commerce Commission yesterday on making environmental claims on products and packaging. The guidance, which was last updated in 2008, now includes advice on making claims about material composition ... More >>
NZ leads the world in understanding plastic recycling
Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 1:18 pm | WasteMINZ
29 January 2020, Auckland: New Zealand households dispose of 1.76 billion plastic containers in their kerbside recycling and rubbish bins each year. This is just one of the many statistics revealed in a world-first research project conducted by the ... More >>
WasteMINZ Press Release Rethinking Plastics in Aotearoa NZ
Sunday, 8 December 2019, 11:43 am | WasteMINZ
Press Release 8 December 2019 Auckland, 8 December 2019 : The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Juliet Gerrard, presented the 262-page report on ‘Rethinking Plastics in Aotearoa New Zealand’ to the Prime Minister on Sunday ... More >>
WasteMINZ responds to national waste levy announcement
Wednesday, 27 November 2019, 11:08 am | WasteMINZ
Christchurch, 27 November 2019 : Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage has today released proposals to tackle the country’s waste issues by increasing New Zealand’s national landfill levy scheme in both cost and breadth, and by encouraging ... More >>
Hon. Eugenie Sage at WasteMINZ Conference and Expo
Thursday, 19 September 2019, 3:19 pm | WasteMINZ
Claudelands, Hamilton, 23 – 26 September 2019: In a speech that will expand on the NZ Government’s commitment to increased participation in the reduction of waste and enhancing the country’s circular economy, Associate Minister for the Environment, ... More >>
WasteMINZ Conference 2019
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 9:39 am | WasteMINZ
Hamilton, NZ, 23-26 September 2019: The Waste Management Institute of New Zealand (WasteMINZ) Conference and Expo taking place at Claudelands, Hamilton, will gather stakeholders from industry, government, commercial organisations and community interest ... More >>
The greenwashing needs to stop!
Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 8:42 am | WasteMINZ
To meet consumer demand for plastic alternatives companies are turning to an increasing array of packaging options and products that claim to be better for the environment. But are they? More >>
The future of packaging, is it compostable?
Monday, 4 March 2019, 11:49 am | WasteMINZ
Compostable packaging and products are hitting the shelves in ever-increasing numbers – but are they the panacea to New Zealand’s waste woes? Commercial composting facility operators in New Zealand think not. Only eight commercial composting facilities ... More >>
Effort to reduce food waste needs more work
Monday, 11 February 2019, 9:19 am | WasteMINZ
New research from Love Food Hate Waste has revealed that New Zealanders are making efforts to reduce their food waste but it is not enough to have a significant national impact. More >>
Kiwis urged to go single-use plastic free in July
Monday, 2 July 2018, 10:17 am | WasteMINZ
With the recycling industry in turmoil, it is now more important than ever that Kiwis reduce their consumption of single-use plastic, which is why New Zealand’s waste and recycling industry body, WasteMINZ, is urging Kiwis to go single-use plastic-free ... More >>
Government action needed to avert recycling crisis
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 8:29 am | WasteMINZ
Action needed to enable effective waste management
Monday, 22 January 2018, 5:20 pm | WasteMINZ
Government policy changes and action needed to enable effective waste management Local Government is calling on Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage to make key changes, which will allow central and local government to work together effectively ... More >>
WasteMINZ Awards for Excellence
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 11:30 am | WasteMINZ
Conscious Consumers and Auckland Council were presented the top awards at 2017 Waste Management Institute New Zealand (WasteMINZ) Awards for Excellence in Hamilton on Wednesday 8 November. More >>
NZ’s second community fridge launches in New Brighton
Monday, 26 June 2017, 7:10 pm | WasteMINZ
A second Community Fridge is opening in New Zealand. This time it is located in the Christchurch suburb of New Brighton. Local woman Trudy Burrows is the driving force behind the fridge which is located in the grounds of St Faiths Church on 46 Hawkes ... More >>
New Be A Tidy Kiwi unveiled at WasteMINZ
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 3:51 pm | WasteMINZ
A refreshed version of New Zealand's much loved anti-littering character was unveiled today at the WasteMINZ Conference, the Auckland Litter Prevention Steering Group (ALPSG) said today. More >>
New Zealand joins the global fight against food waste
Monday, 30 May 2016, 12:19 pm | WasteMINZ
New Zealand is the latest nation to join the global fight against food waste with the Love Food Hate Waste campaign launching on 1 June. More >>
