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Your March Newsletter has arrived! Conference Keynote Speakers, PIDA Awards Open, EECA Grant Funding and more...
Auckland Branch Members enjoyed a day in the sun at the Huapai Golf Course at the Annual Auckland Branch (Ambrose) Golf Tournament
Your February Newsletter has arrived! Earlybird Conference Registrations, Fishing Tournament, Law Changes, MfE New Waste Data and more...
Plastics New Zealand is pleased to welcome a number of new Members to the Association
With new standardised recycling rules in place across most of the country, some items are no longer accepted in kerbside bins but can still be recycled - so what do you do with them?
Recycle right at kerbside - National Standardisation starts 1st February
Your December Newsletter has arrived! CEO's 2023 Year in Review, Earlybird Registraions now open for Conference 2024, L & L Webinars Update and more...
2023 has been an interesting year on many fronts. It’s been a real ‘mixed bag’ for the industry, with some of our members doing extremely well, while many others found it challenging
As the end of 2023 looms nearer, it’s easy to wonder where the last 12 months have gone. Safe to say, it’s been a good year for our Circular Economy programme - read on to review the highlights!
Your November Newsletter has arrived! CEO's Update International Matters, Upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinars, Circularity and more...
Learnings from Greenlea Premier Meat’s CircularConnect Phase 1 Project
Plastics companies joined forces during Operation Clean Sweep Clean Up week to help clean up local waterways and parks.
NZ has a heavily reliance on raw materials imports, and our businesses are often geared towards exports, or supplying parts and packaging to those who do export. Over the last few weeks, discussions and announcements have been made to international regulations, or those in our export markets. Proposed changes may impact your business in the future
CircularConnect continues to support businesses on their Circular Economy journey. October saw the completion of Jemco Manufacturing’s Phase 2 project investigating the feasibility of different packaging formats.
Hanga-Aro-Rau is proposing a New Zealand Certificate in Plastics Engineering and Fabrication and three micro-credentials, tailored to meet the unique needs of the plastics fabrication industry.
First Co-chairs to National Industry Advisory Group announced - Our own Rachel Barker, Plastics NZ CEO
Learnings from IP Plastics Phase 2 CircularConnect Project
Mental Health Awareness Week is the annual campaign that helps Kiwis understand what boosts their wellbeing and improves mental health.
PPL win big at the Window & Glass Association Design Awards with their Closed Loop Recycled Coil System
Juvenate’s journey towards circularity supported by CircularConnect co-funding!
It's with great sadness that we share the loss of one of the NZ plastics industry's Life Members.
If you didn't make it to conference this year, here’s a snippet of what you missed!
Investing in upskilling your teams can help future-proof your business while increasing productivity, quality, innovation, and retention.
It's with great sadness that we share the loss of one of the NZ plastics industry's long serving individuals.
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