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The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council launched a Plastic Packaging consumption survey in 2020, managed by Dynata as an independent data collector. Dynata aggregates responses and provides the data for analysis and reporting. Grocery sector data from the 2022 survey supported Valpak's plastic packaging flows report for the Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship Scheme design project. The questionnaire, refined with input from Plastics NZ and The Packaging Forum, has remained

In 2023, APCO (owners of the ARL) initiated discussions with New Zealand paper recyclers to establish a recyclability threshold for complex fibre packaging, subsequently putting on hold the application of the ARL recycling label on these products. As a result, guidance regarding complex fibre packaging now differs between Australia and New Zealand. To assess the prevalence of complex fibre packaging in mixed paper bales within New Zealand, APCO, The Packaging Forum, and the

The Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship scheme report is now available.

Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship scheme industry briefings - have you registered for a session? Over the next two weeks, the PPPS team is holding four industry briefing sessions on the stewardship scheme design for plastic packaging.

Join us for an online presentation on Proposing the way forward for caps and lids collection and recycling, an update on the pilot programme's structure prior to the full Caps and Lids Recycling Scheme implementation.

The CarbonWise app allows businesses to take meaningful action to reduce commuting emissions. It measures, reports, and engages employees...

The Ministry for the Environment will begin engaging with food and grocery companies in coming months regarding next steps in the Government’s waste strategy.

A voluntary agreement between leading food sector businesses to reduce food waste across NZ’s food supply chain will be launched next month.

FGC and The Packaging Forum are to jointly lead a project to co-design a Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship Scheme for New Zealand.

The recycling of packaging in New Zealand is set to increase thanks to a new partnership between FGC and the Australian Packaging...

FGC established a Sustainability Committee in July 2019. It consists of seven sub-committees that tackle all issues of sustainability as...