Author: Jane Nixon
The big brother of the ban on hard-to-recycle plastics is about to progress as the second tranche of the phase-out approaches. It means New Zealand will become the first country in the world to ban plastic produce bags as the haste to reduce waste moves forward. It started with phasing out plastic microbeads in 2018. The following year single-use shopping bags were banned. Last October, a raft of throw-away plastic items like PVC food containers and polystyrene takeaway food and drink packaging were discontinued in the first tranche of the phase-out.