Marty Hoffart
Transforming Recycling plan
How will the Government's new recycling plan across the country and will it make recycling less confusing? The Ministry for the Environment's proposed Transforming Recycling plan includes a 20 cents… Audio
Glass industry opposes a beverage container return scheme
Organisations supporting a beverage container return scheme say opposition from the glass industry could derail the project at the eleventh hour. A container return scheme incentivises people to… Audio
Plastic bladders being dumped in landfills with no controls
Huge plastic bladders each weighing as much as 20,000 plastic bags are being dumped in landfills with no controls.
Government and other agencies are largely blind to the growing problem of flexi… Audio
Government moves to regulate harmful waste
Producers of plastic packaging, e-waste, paint, tyres, farm plastics, refrigerants and agrichemicals will soon be required to to take environmental responsibility for their products at the end of… Audio
Plastic bottle refund scheme touted to improve recycling
Zero waste network chairman, Marty Hoffart joins the discussion on the government exploring a plastic bottle refund scheme to encourage more recycling. Audio
Zero Waste NZ says the UK is "kicking New Zealand's butt"
Waste warrior Marty Hoffart says a 50 cent tax on disposable coffee cups in New Zealand will make people move to reusable cups. Audio
Ideas for 19 September 2011
When it comes to recycling is New Zealand ahead of the pack? Audio