With the UN global plastics treaty negotiations now well underway, it is vital that Indigenous Peoples are at the decision-making table. The Tāngata Whenua Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty (TWC) is a collective of Māori plastic pollution experts including community leaders, educators, scientists, businesspeople, and researchers, who are committed Read more…
Earlier this year, the Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance has teamed up with the Indonesian Forum for Living Environment (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia, WALHI) to co-convene Break Free From Plastic’s False Solutions Working Group for the Asia-Pacific region from September 2022 – March 2023. This Working Group has been developed to Read more…
We had a fantastic line up of presenters at our Hui on 11 December 2022. We did our best to record the sessions with no real technical expertise, and we had challenges hearing some of the talks due to heavy rain – so apologies for the poor quality of some Read more…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…the return of the APPA end-of-year hui! The APPA Committee are very excited to welcome some of Aotearoa’s plastic pollution prevention and zero waste community’s brightest for a range of wānanga, presentations, interactive events and inevitably lively discussions about our collective plans going Read more…
Save the date for this free public event e hoa mā as the wonderful Miriama Kamo will be hosting a panel of zero waste and plastic pollution experts as part of the Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance’s 2022 End-of-Year Hui! When: 6.30pm-7.30pm, Sunday 11 December 2022Where: Sustainable Coastlines Flagship (55 Madden Read more…