date:Dec 10, 2019
astic has been produced and over 80 per cent of it has ended up in landfills or discarded into the environment. New Zealand has serious problems with managing its waste, compounded by the recent decision of China to stop buying plastic waste.
The government have proposed raising the waste levy by up to $50 over the next three years, from $10 a tonne to $60 a tonne in 2023. The Provincial Growth Fund has also allocated $40m for projects that turn waste into useful products. Polling suggests the