All articles by Juressa Lee
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Aotearoa wants a Container Return Scheme but the government isn’t listening
This month the Ministry for the Environment published the results of its Transforming Recycling submissions process, where 98% of respondents supported the implementation of a national container return scheme.
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Friday was World Refill Day, but what does it mean to refill or reuse?
World Refill Day has returned for its third year. The intention is to grow awareness and help people live with less waste.
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A Global Plastic Treaty can end the age of plastic
Climate-crisis-fueled storms have hit New Zealand hard this year. In January, we suffered unprecedented extreme weather and flooding. We saw firsthand one of the causes of the climate crisis: single-use plastic.
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What it takes to participate in Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
I attended the UN Global Plastics Treaty meeting in November last year as part of the Greenpeace delegation. I was able to observe, for example, the interventions that governments made, including our own government and those of our neighbouring countries.
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Pacific participation crucial in Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
At the end of this month, delegates representing governments from all over the globe will come together to continue discussions towards a Global Plastics Treaty.
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UN plastic pollution report recommendations will result in 100 million tons of plastic pollution every year
Greenpeace Aotearoa says a report from the United Nations Environment Program on how to address the plastic pollution crisis, will allow millions more tons of plastic to end up in the environment.
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Coca-cola’s latest greenwashing an attempt at disguising its biggest polluter status
Greenpeace Aotearoa is calling out the “blatant greenwashing” by Coca-Cola after the world’s biggest plastic polluter announced it will replace its green bottles with clear plastic.
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Kaipara council’s waste to energy investigation is not the solution
Greenpeace Aotearoa is warning that Kaipara District Council’s decision to investigate waste to energy options could lock them into a disastrous deal that will be costly to ratepayers and have…
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Scrapping Container Return Scheme a grave error
The Prime Minister yesterday announced that a slew of climate and environment policies will be binned or deferred, redirecting focus to cyclone recovery and cost of living issues but Greenpeace…
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Plastic polluter Coca-Cola receives early Christmas message from Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa has sent Coca-Cola an early Christmas gift by brand jamming the plastic polluter’s products in Auckland.