The age of excess packaging is coming to an end and businesses need to get with the programme, according to a new report released on Thursday. The Sustainable Business Network released new guidelines for businesses on how to reduce plastic packaging in its Plastic Packaging Masterclass 2020 report. * 'Hidden story' of industrial-sized plastic bladders going to landfills* NZ homes dispose of 1.76 billion plastic containers each year, report revealsThe Government then began to focus more on plastic waste, including banning single use plastic bags in 2019. There had also been a proposal to phase out PVC and polystyrene packaging and further bans on single use plastics, she said. “All businesses need to know about this rapidly changing situation.

Source: Stuff March 03, 2021 17:02 UTC