Thin plastic bags used to pack fruit and vegetables will be banned in New Zealand from tomorrow. The Government says it’s the first country in the world to do so.
The changes also include a ban on plastic produce labels, such as stickers on fruit, as part of a suite of reforms aimed at limiting single-use plastics.
Further details:
The changes ban four types of plastics across New Zealand:
Single-use plastic produce bags
Single-use plastic straws
Single-use plastic tableware (such as plates and cutlery)
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Plastic produce labels
was signed off in New Zealand last year.
Other plastic bans in New Zealand:
These reforms mark the second of a three-stage phase-out of plastics in.
Some polystyrene food and drink packaging was banned in October 2022, along with plastic drink stirrers and stemmed cotton buds were also outlawed.
The phase-three bans will take effect in the middle of 2025. This will stop all remaining polystyrene food and drink packaging, along with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) packaging, from being sold.
