Between October 2022 and 2025, New Zealanders will say goodbye to plastic cotton buds, cutlery, straws, bin liners, produce bags, meat trays and takeaway containers. It’s about time we say!
New Zealand is one of the top 10 per capita producers of landfill waste in the world. As a country, we throw out an average of 159g of plastic waste per person every day – WOW!