CORONA COLLAB SUPPORTS BAN OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC IN BALI
Corona, Parley for the Oceans and World Surf League have partnered with a series of pro-surfers and artists to create a range of limited-edition…
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ALL FOODSTUFFS STORES GO PLASTIC BAG FREE
As of January first, all 550 plus Foodstuffs stores will be bag free at the checkout – that includes New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square,…
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Flax Baskets may be the new plastic alternative
Christchurch supermarket Raeward Fresh has introduced traditional Maori flax baskets as an alternative to plastic produce bags. The initiative has been dubbed the Kai…
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Removing plastic bags may not be the answer to our waste woes
Countdown supermarkets made the shift to remove single-use plastic bags in their checkouts earlier this year, in an attempt to eliminate unnecessary waste in…
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MANAWATU FAREWELLS PLASTIC BAGS
The ban on single-use plastic bags continues as they have begun disappearing from Manawatū supermarkets with more to follow suit. Marton’s New World and…
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WAIHEKE STEPPING UP PLASTIC WAR
As the Government progresses with its ban of single-use plastic bags, the Waiheke Local Board aims to step up the war on waste and…
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THE SOUTH OUSTS PLASTIC
Upholding their commitment to having all single-use plastic carrier bags phased out of all stores by 2018, Countdown has announced that from October 8th…
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COUNTDOWN BATTLE WITH BASKETS
As more Countdown supermarkets no longer provide single-use plastic bags, stores in Orewa and Silverdale have lost a significant number of plastic baskets as…
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