by Editor | Apr 6, 2023 | News
The only NZ distillery to operate a bottle recycling scheme is calling on local and
central government to provide better support to small businesses innovating to reduce waste and emissions.
The Bond Store is an award-winning distillery in Kāpiti and says small...
by Editor | Mar 15, 2023 | News
The government’s decision to abandon a beverage container return scheme is based on a false economy, according to Sue Coutts a spokesperson for Zero Waste Network. Getting rid of the policy allows big polluters to continue to dump their products at the cost of...
by Editor | Sep 5, 2022 | News
Aotearoa’s first ever Zero Food Waste Challenge Week is being launched from September 19-25 to get New Zealanders talking about and tackling food waste at home. Recent study by KiwiHarvest shows the average Kiwi household throws away at least $1520 worth of...
by Editor | Aug 18, 2022 | News
A promising new method for upcycling polystyrene waste could see it turned into high-value chemicals, potentially of use in the food industry, the New Zealand Science Media Centre reports. A new study reports a method to convert plastic waste into a high-value...
by Editor | Jul 27, 2022 | News
Environment Minister David Parker has reiterated the government’s promise to phase out problem plastics and some single-use plastics. On 27 June 2020 it was announced that the plastics to be phased out (by July 2025) will be: Hard to recycle food and...
