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Plastic cutlery at picnics and parties could be a thing of the past depending on the outcomes of a consultation document, which is out for comment until early November.
‘Reducing the impact of plastic on our environment’ examines the phasing out of some hard-to-recycle PVC and polystyrene packaging, and oxo-degradable plastic products, as well as seven single-use plastic items such as plastic straws, drink stirrers, produce bags, tableware (plastic plates, bowls, cutlery) and non-compostable fruit stickers.
The proposals are designed to address marine pollution and waste to landfill issues. When single use plastic bags were banned in NZ last year, it resulted in 1.1 billion fewer plastic bags ending up in landfills or the ocean. Feedback on the latest proposals closes on November 4.
Info: mfe.govt.nz/reducing-impact-of-plastic-on-environment. The consultation document can also be read with this story online at localmatters.co.nz
