By Jonathon Hannon (Chairperson of the New Zealand Product Stewardship Council) On Sunday morning, we received the very sad news that Warren Snow, our treasured friend and co-Founder of the New Zealand Product Stewardship Council (NZPSC), had passed away. As Chairperson of the NZPSC, I extend our heartfelt condolences to Read more…
Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwi rā! E ngā mana, e ngā reo, tēnā tātau. Plastic pollution experts call for a more ambitious and comprehensive National Plastics Action Plan Three organisations working to prevent and mitigate plastic pollution – the Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance (APPA), the New Zealand Product Stewardship Council Read more…
The New Zealand Product Stewardship Council fully supports recent calls for a binding global agreement on plastic pollution, joining a growing list of government and non-government actors. A recent article published in Science co-authored by co-founder of the NZPSC, Dr. Trisia Farrelly, asserts that a global agreement needs to be designed with three Read more…
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 real turning point in how New Zealand manages the products that move through our economy” says Hannah Blumhardt, Coordinator of Read more…
In December 2019, the Ministry for the Environment announced a proposal to raise and expand New Zealand’s waste disposal levy, improve waste data, and set out a plan for investing the increased levy revenue. The proposal is out for public consultation until 3 Feburary 2020, 5pm. The New Zealand Product Read more…
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 District Council earlier this year. “Alongside community groups and many in the zero waste Read more…
This morning, the Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie Sage, announced that the Government will consult on a proposal to regulate certain problematic waste streams. This is one of the most significant steps forward in New Zealand’s waste policy in over a decade. The consultation will consider whether the Associate Read more…
Yesterday 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. The Minister explained that with China shutting its doors to the world’s recyclable waste, New Zealand can no longer continue Read more…
The New Zealand Product Stewardship Council (NZPSC) is concerned about moves to incorporate plastic packaging waste in roading asphalt, following the New Plymouth District Council’s announcement in June 2019 that it has used 500kg of the district’s stockpiled plastic waste to resurface part of Liardet St using an asphalt called Read more…
We are pleased to release our latest report Happy Returns: A proposed model for a Container Deposit Scheme for New Zealand. This new report explains how bottle deposits could be brought back to New Zealand to deal with the country’s beverage container waste, using an evidence-based model that draws on Read more…