OUR PLASTIC PACKAGING: OUR BUSINESS THE TRUTH ABOUT RECYCLING PLASTIC CONTAINERS
HOW MUCH PLASTIC DO WE USE IN NZ?
Vs
EACH YEAR,KIWI HOUSEHOLDS GET THROUGH A STAGGERING
854 MILLION
1.76 BILLION
767
MILLION
87% OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS ARE EASILY RECYCLED NO!
THERE ARE
LIMITED MARKETS FOR PLASTICS
3
46%
4
6
NO!
7
26% THAT'S
2678 TONNES
15
%
OF NZ'S PLASTIC CONTAINERS THAT DON'T ALWAYS GET A SECOND LIFE
YET ONLY
NO!
62% OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS ARE PLACED IN RECYCLING BINS
NO!
WHY AREN'T MORE PLASTICS RECYCLED IN NZ? IT'S NOT JUST CONSUMER ERROR
181 MILLION CONTAINERS IN NZ LACK VISIBLE INFORMATION ON WHETHER THEY ARE RECYCLABLE!
46 MILLION
CONTAINERS ARE MADE FROM
ARE COVERED BY PLASTIC SLEEVES, WHICH PREVENT THEM BEING RECYCLED CORRECTLY
COLOURED PLASTIC
PREVENTING THEM FROM BEING RECYCLED INTO LIKE-FOR-LIKE ITEMS. THEY MAY ONLY BECOME BINS OR PALLETS, WHICH MAY NOT BE RECYCLED AGAIN
SLEEVELESS
CLEAR
HOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR PLASTIC PACKAGING MORE RECYCLABLE? BY MAKING IT:
258 MILLION
ADD
LABELLING
1 +
AVOID
MIXED MATERIALS E.G.
PLASTIC STUCK TO CARDBOARD
+
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO DESIGN FOR RECYCLABILITY GO TO WASTEMINZ.ORG.NZ
