On 15 August 2023, the Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance (APPA) and the Tāngata Whenua Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty (TWC) presented a joint submission (Part A and Part B) to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), providing our whakaaro on the scope, principles, and other critical elements of the Read more…
Liam and Hannah from The Rubbish Trip have been living without a rubbish bin for more than 8 years. Join Hannah for a tour of their incredible zero waste bathroom and get all the answers to the questions you have about ‘eliminating waste’ in this part of the house.
Plastic pollution and throwaway culture are two sides of the same coin and must be tackled together. Join Hannah Blumhardt of The Rubbish Trip, Reuse Aotearoa, the Zero Waste Network and more in this wānanga/Q&A to hear about why replacing single-use plastic with single-use items made from other materials is Read more…
Does compostable packaging actually break down fully in compost?Confused by all the different labels and certifications?Ever felt that compostable packaging might just be greenwashing? Hear all about it from Compost Manager and zero waste researcher and advocate, Liam Prince, live and on-site from the Kaicycle Urban Farm where he works. Read more…
APPA is a core and active member of the #breakfreefromplastic (BFFP) movement. We would love to hear from APPA members who are attending the 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC) in Busan, Republic of Korea. This conference is being held 18 – 23 September 2022. If you are attending, we Read more…
In collaboration with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia/Pacific (of which APPA is a member), APPA Chair Liam Prince moderated a panel discussion with Hannah Blumhardt (NZ Product Stewardship Council, The Rubbish Trip and APPA member), and Dorte Wray (Zero Waste Network Aotearoa) on policies and challenges around Read more…
On Friday 6 December 2019 APPA held our first ever public event – an expert panel discussion at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The event was titled Navigating Plastic Pollution: Understanding the Problem, Finding Solutions. Listen to the full audio here or scroll down to read a Read more…
On Friday 9 August 2019, Minister Eugenie Sage MP announced the Government will be consulting on a proposal to declare a range of problematic waste streams “priority products”, by the end of this year. This would mean that a product stewardship scheme for those products MUST be developed. The proposed products are: Tyres Read more…