Article 5KKJ4 New Zealand to ban most single-use plastics by 2025

New Zealand to ban most single-use plastics by 2025

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Tess McClure in Wellington
from Environment | The Guardian on (#5KKJ4)

Ban on plastics including cotton buds, packaging, cutlery, straws and fruit labels to be phased in from next year

New Zealanders will be farewelling their plastics - bags, ear buds, spoons and straws - as the government attempts to match the country's reality to its clean green" reputation.

Currently one of the top 10 per-capita producers of landfill waste in the world, New Zealand has announced it will ban a swathe of single-use plastics, including cotton buds, bags, cutlery, plates and bowls, straws and fruit labels.

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