November 24, 2021
Emissions reduction plan submissions
The Packaging Forum has made two submissions on the emissions reduction plan...
June 29, 2021
Packaging Forum backs plastics phase-out
The country’s largest packaging industry group has welcomed Government’s move to phase-out difficult-to-recycle and some single-use plastics....
September 10, 2020
Webinar: Recycling, Recyclability and regulations
Join our Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme manager and Ministry for the the Environment expert Dana Peterson to find out about recyclability cover and thresholds, and an overview of the priority product regulation framework....
August 12, 2020
Packaging industry body welcomes hard to recycle plastic phase-out, with caution
The Packaging Forum welcomes Government’s latest move to phase-out difficult to recycle and unnecessary plastic packaging, with caution....
August 4, 2020
The end game for packaging waste
What does recent regulation of plastic packaging as a priority product mean for business? Rob Langford, Independent chair of The Packaging Forum explains....
July 31, 2020
Packaging Forum disputes Greenpeace remarks on plastic beverage containers
Single-use plastic beverage containers, such as plastic bottles, are included in the Government’s latest announcement to tackle waste reduction....
July 30, 2020
Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme ready for move to regulated product stewardship
The Government’s announcement to regulate product stewardship for single-use plastic packaging is broadly supported by the Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme....
July 29, 2020
Pivotal point for packaging in New Zealand
The Packaging Forum, backs today’s announcement by Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage to declared a plastic packaging a priority product....
February 24, 2020
WasteMINZ and Plastics NZ say it’s time for the greenwashing to stop
Plastics New Zealand’s CEO Rachel Barker has called for a crackdown on a practice called ‘greenwashing’ – where manufacturers claim their products are renewable or plastic free when they aren’t....