{"id":6380,"date":"2021-10-04T15:42:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T02:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/?p=6380"},"modified":"2021-10-04T15:42:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T02:42:20","slug":"plastic-pollution-experts-call-for-a-more-ambitious-and-comprehensive-national-plastics-action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perc.ac.nz\/wordpress\/plastic-pollution-experts-call-for-a-more-ambitious-and-comprehensive-national-plastics-action-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic Pollution Experts Call For A More Ambitious And Comprehensive National Plastics Action Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three New Zealand organisations working to prevent and mitigate plastic pollution, Para Kore, Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance (APPA) and the New Zealand Product Stewardship Council (NZPSC) welcome the Ministry for the Environment\u2019s recently-released <a href=\"https:\/\/environment.govt.nz\/publications\/national-plastics-action-plan\/#:~:text=The%20National%20Plastics%20Action%20Plan%20will%20help%20us%20speed%20up,a%20low%2Dcarbon%20circular%20economy.&amp;text=Plan%2C%204.3%20MB-,On%20average%20each%20New%20Zealander%20sends%20at%20least%2060%20kilograms,rates%20for%20plastics%20are%20low.\">National Plastics Action Plan<\/a>, but say it could go much further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PERC co-director and Co-Founder\/Trustee of APPA and NZPSC, Trisia Farrelly, says <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The Plan begins rightfully noting the \u201copportunity to change behaviours, and redesign products, services and systems to avoid using plastics, and enable plastic reuse and repair,\u201d and notes important work already underway, like phasing-out some single-use and hard-to-recycle plastics.<br><\/p><p>\u201cWhat\u2019s critically missing, however, is a comprehensive list of actions and timebound, measurable plastic pollution reduction targets,\u201d says NZPSC trustee, Dr. Trisia Farrelly.<\/p><p>\u201cWe want to see a plan with actions to support a shift towards a safe and regenerative economy with reduce, reuse, refill and repair at the forefront, and a regulatory pathway to protect human health and our environment from hazardous plastics,\u201d Dr. Farrelly adds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full press release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/PO2109\/S00190\/plastic-pollution-experts-call-for-a-more-ambitious-and-comprehensive-national-plastics-action-plan.htm\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three New Zealand organisations working to prevent and mitigate plastic pollution, Para Kore, Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance (APPA) and the New Zealand Product Stewardship Council (NZPSC) welcome the Ministry for the Environment\u2019s recently-released National Plastics Action Plan, but say it could go much further. 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