Plastic Bags
Thousands of plastic bags unearthed by wild weather
Tens of thousands of plastic bags have been unearthed on a West Coast beach, sparking environmental concerns.
Bags not: Supermarkets' ban just a drop in the ocean
Doubts are being raised about whether supermarkets' ban on plastic bags will make a difference to widespread plastic pollution.
Will supermarket plastic bag ban make a difference?
Doubts are being raised about whether the moves by supermarkets to ban plastic bags will make that much difference to the plastic pollution. Last week Countdown committed to phasing them out by the… Audio
Changing habits will take longer than banning plastic bags
Single use plastic bags might be on their way out but 'binning the bag' may take a bit of getting used to for many New Zealanders. Nita Blake-Persen reports. Audio
Countdown joins the bandwagon banning plastic bags
Countdown joins the party and bans single use plastic bags but Our Seas Our Future lobby group says there is more work to be done to clean up the oceans. Audio
Voting for a new pay-for-your-plastic world
New World announced a vote on whether customers should pay for single-use plastic bags, and already over 120,000 people have cast their votes. Audio
Pacific countries step up battle against the plastic bag
Pacific countries are moving to ban plastic after publicity around the "garbage patch" in the south-west Pacific. RNZ Pacific's Dominic Godfrey reports. Audio
Retailers say competition laws block charge on plastic bags
The retail industry says it wants to introduce a levy on single-use plastic bags, but would be accused of price fixing by the Commerce Commission and an exemption would be too costly and lengthy. The… Audio
New surcharge on plastic bags at convenience stores
Fiji will introduce a surcharge on plastic bag use at service station convenience stores from August. They hope to reduce that number by half the approximately four and a half million plastic bags… Audio
Plastic - not so fantastic?
Sam Judd of Sustainable Coastlines on plastic, paper and cotton bags. Audio
No plastic bag ban for NZ Countdown supermarkets
Countdown supermarkets in New Zealand won't stop giving customers plastic bags, despite plans from their Australian parent company to phase out their usage.
Plastic bag levy
Would getting rid of bottled water be better than trying to get rid of plastic bags? Audio
'It's so bad for the environment, and it's our future'
Children from several schools created their own placards and protested outside Parliament today demanding the government ban plastic bags.
Plastic bag charge could backfire, retailers say
Proposed plans to make supermarkets charge for plastic bags could have a negative impact on the environment, a retailers' association says.
Plastic bags: Free or fee?
Green MP Denise Roche has drafted a bill to introduce a levy on single use plastic bags in a bid to reduce the number of bags which are discarded each year. It's part of her war on waste. But ACT… Audio
Push to ban plastic bags in Chch
Christchurch City Council is being urged to ban single-use plastic bags.
Ditching plastic bags cheaper for the company, it says
Countdown has announced it's banning plastic bags from its new Waiheke supermarket - making it the first in the chain to do so. Alex Ashton asked Countdown, and the Auckland public, their thoughts. Audio
Waiheke Countdown bans plastic bags
The Countdown supermarket on Waiheke Island is banning plastic bags. The Waiheke Local Board Chair, Paul Walden, explains why. Video, Audio
Plastic-Free Palmy - Trisia Farrelly
A busy shopping street in Palmerston North is set to become the first plastic-bag-free street in New Zealand. Massey University's environmental anthropologist Dr Trisia Farrelly spearheaded the… Audio
Auckland Council to now look into bylaw banning plastic bags
Auckland City councillors have taken the first step towards turning the city into a plastic bag-free zone. Audio