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Your Nov Newsletter has arrived! OCS Clean Up Week Wrap Up, Certification Superstars, Competenz MVC Awards and more.....
Plastics New Zealand wishes all of its Members, their employees and families a safe and happy holiday season
We’re excited to announce the newly audited sites that have achieved certification under the updated Operation Clean Sweep programme this year:
From 3–7 November our amazing industry members hit the streets, parks, and coastlines to give our local environments some well-deserved TLC!
Operation Clean Up Week is here! 3 – 7 November 2025. Join us this week at one of the Clean Up events.
Operation Clean Up Week is almost here! 3 – 7 November 2025
Entries are now open for the Competenz Most Valuable Coach (MVC) award
Recycling Week is here! PPL Plastic Solutions Leads the Way in Sustainable Packaging
Your Oct Newsletter has arrived! OCS Clean Up Week, ACC Essentials Webinar, EOI Conference Sponsorship 2026 and
Congratulations to our latest batch of OCS Superstars who have certified in 2025 under the newly revamped Operation Clean Sweep programme.
Recycling Week is coming. Let’s inspire change. Let’s lead the conversation. Let’s highlight what works.
Your Sept Newsletter has arrived! UN Global Plastics Treaty Wrap Up, Call for Recycling Stories, Turning Unrecycled Plastic into Fuel and more....
Got a good recycling or redesign story? Share it with Plastics NZ ahead of Recycling Week for a chance to win $2,000* towards a spotlight video! Deadline 5pm Mon 13th Oct!
Enviro NZ turns unrecyclable plastic into powerful Process Engineered Fuel (PEF) using advanced tech — driving innovation, sustainability and reducing landfill waste
Your Aug Newsletter has arrived! Save the Date - Conference 2026, Hello from Geneva and more.....
Plastics New Zealand CEO Rachel Barker has been on the ground in Geneva for the UN Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations!
Your July Newsletter has arrived! OCS Clean Up Week, Farewell for Now, ACC Industry Trial and more.....
What a huge and exciting year it’s been for environmental work within the plastics industry – and to thank all of you for your support, enthusiasm, and collaboration throughout.
Operation Clean Up Week is back from 5 – 7 November 2025, and early signs point to our most ambitious effort so far.
New World is preparing to launch a trial of a new returnable container system in two of its stores, supporting Foodstuffs’ wider HereforNZ commitments to reducing single-use packaging and sending less waste to landfill.
Your June Newsletter has arrived! Operation Clean Sweep, ACC Invoicing, Lunch and Learn Webinar Series and more.....
Operation Clean Up Week Returns This November! We’re aiming to build on the energy and enthusiasm from last year’s events.
Plastic pollution is back in the spotlight after a recent NZ Herald article exposed nurdles littering Auckland’s beaches. Evidence points to local plastic-handling sites as the likely source. With public concern mounting, the timing of the latest upgrades to Operation Clean Sweep NZ couldn’t be better.
Your May Newsletter has arrived! Conference 2025 Wrap up, OCS Relaunch, Competenz Award Winners and more...
Have your say on proposed rules for farm plastics, agrichemicals, and waste legislation—make your voice count before 1st June!
Operation Clean Sweep NZ Relaunched: New Audit Cycle, New Resources, Same Important Mission
Congratulations to the Winners & Finalists of the Competenz Training Awards
Plastics New Zealand is proud to announce the release of two major reports from their Waste Minimisation Fund-supported working groups focused on Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Product Stewardship and Construction and Demolition (C&D) plastics.
Plastics New Zealand in collaboration with industry has released two reports outlining strategies for addressing New Zealand’s construction and packaging plastic waste crisis.
Your April Newsletter has arrived! Conference 2025, Two Major Milestones, Pact-Competenz pilot training programme and more...
Notice of the Plastics New Zealand Annual General Meeting & call for Nominations to the Board
Plastic’s New Zealand’s CircularConnect co-funding opportunity draws to a close this week.
Take the opportunity to put something back into your local environment. A great team building exercise and something your staff will feel proud to be a part of
Recycled polystyrene on the rise as quick cost-effective option for aiding construction
Plastics Industry call to recycle building offcuts
