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  • Container return scheme will benefit recycling and the oceans

    Eugenie Sage March 13, 2022 9:31 AM
    The work Green Ministers did last term is continuing to make a difference, with the announcement today that the Government is planning to introduce a beverage container return scheme.
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  • Waste strategy needs to learn from nature

    Eugenie Sage October 15, 2021 11:06 AM
    Anything less than a transformational national waste strategy and waste legislation will not be enough, the Green Party said today.
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  • Greens welcome progress on hard to recycle and single use plastics, but more needs to be done

    Eugenie Sage June 27, 2021 12:10 PM
    The Green Party welcomes progress on the phase-out of some hard to recycle plastics and some single-use plastics, but says more must be done.
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  • More action on waste – Government funds recycling infrastructure, moves to standardise kerbside collections

    Eugenie Sage August 26, 2020 9:51 AM
    $36.7m Government investment in high-tech recycling plants nationwide Plan to standardise and improve the nation’s kerbside collections As part of a wider plan to reduce the amount of rubbish ending up in New Zealand’s landfills, the Government is to fund the upgrading of seven high-tech recycling plants from Northland to Canterbury announced Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage today.
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  • New rules for the outdoor storage of tyres

    Eugenie Sage August 25, 2020 3:21 PM
    The Government is introducing environmental standards for tyres stored outdoors announced Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie Sage. “A National Environment Standard under the Resource Management Act will provide consistent rules across the country around the environmental risks of outdoor tyre storage with regional councils responsible for implementation,” said Eugenie Sage.
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  • Government announces plan to tackle problem plastics and seven single-use plastic items

    Eugenie Sage August 12, 2020 8:09 AM
    Following the success of the phase out of single-use plastic shopping bags, the Government now has plans to phase out more single-use and problem plastics to reduce waste and protect the environment announced Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage.
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  • Government to regulate environmentally harmful plastic packaging, tyres, e-waste

    Eugenie Sage July 29, 2020 3:30 PM
    The Government is stepping up action to deal with environmentally harmful products – including plastic packaging, tyres and e-waste – before they become waste.
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  • Government steps up action on waste - funds recycling infrastructure and expands levy scheme

    Eugenie Sage July 15, 2020 9:00 AM
    As part of a broader plan to reduce the increasing amount of rubbish ending up in New Zealand’s landfills, the Government is to fund new recycling infrastructure and expand the national waste levy scheme. $124 million Government investment in recycling infrastructure Plans confirmed to increase and expand the waste levy to divert material from landfill, and recycle revenue into resource recovery and waste minimisation Innovative construction and demolition facility opened in Auckland with $3.1 million in support from Government’s Waste...
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  • Funding for Kaipara district community waste programmes

    Eugenie Sage July 09, 2020 4:35 PM
    Waste reduction and recycling programmes in Kaipara are set to get a boost with Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage today announcing a $361,447 grant from the Ministry for the Environment’s Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF) Sustainable Kaipara.
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  • Reducing waste and creating jobs - Minister announces 2020 Waste Minimisation Fund applications open, focus on COVID-19 recovery

    Eugenie Sage May 01, 2020 3:26 PM
    Creating jobs in the vital waste reduction sector is the focus of the latest application round for the Waste Minimisation Fund, which opens today.
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