An international test found NZ packaging often has confusing labelling as to whether it can be recycled or not. New Zealand’s clean, green image is not so squeaky clean when it comes to how recyclable its packaging is, an international trial suggests. Consumer organisations from nine countries, including Consumer NZ, assessed how recyclable the packaging of 11 popular products were in each country. New Zealand came second to last in the trial, with 57 per cent of the packaging assessed as not recyclable. “With 57 per cent of packaging assessed as not recyclable, there’s a lot of room for improvement.

Source: Stuff April 23, 2021 03:56 UTC