Polystyrene takeaway containers, plastic cutlery and PVC meat trays are among products being targeted for a phase-out over the next few years. Also to go are single-use plastic items, including drink stirrers, cotton buds, single-use produce bags, cutlery, plates and bowls, straws and fruit labels. "We estimate this new policy will remove more than two billion single-use plastic items from our landfills or environment each year." Foodstuffs - owner of PAK'nSAVE, New World and Four Square – has already begun the process of removing single use plastic produce bags from across its supermarkets. • Mid 2023: Single-use plastic produce bags, plastic tableware (plates/bowls/cutlery), plastic straws, non-compostable produce labels.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 27, 2021 04:16 UTC