Plastic cotton buds, drink-stirrers and meat trays are among single-use plastics banned from sale or manufacture in New Zealand, from 1 October, 2022. Photo: 123RF
Cotton buds, drink stirrers and PVC food trays are among a raft of products that have been banned under new waste rules; the first of three key phases to ban throw-away plastic and polystyrene packaging. So what does it mean for recycling? Kathryn is joined by Ministry for the Environment's Director, Waste and Resource Efficiency Shaun Lewis and Wellington City Council's Solid Waste Manager Stefan Borowy.
