It creates 17 million tonnes of waste in New Zealand every year, contributing to environmental damage.
There are numerous recycling and waste minimisation schemes and projects around the country ... we've featured some of them on this show. But how do we create something that covers all country and disrupts the factory to rubbish tip model?
Saeid Baroutian is the Executive Director of CIRCUIT, the Circular Innovations Research Centre at the University of Auckland.
Some of the 5000 cubic metres of glass saved from going to landfill. Photo: Jimmy Ellingham / RNZ
