{"id":5339,"date":"2019-04-11T12:20:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T00:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/?p=5339"},"modified":"2024-07-12T08:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T20:58:14","slug":"west-coast-dump-disaster-prompts-calls-for-new-bottle-deposit-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/west-coast-dump-disaster-prompts-calls-for-new-bottle-deposit-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast dump disaster prompts calls for new bottle deposit scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The West Coast dump disaster and newly released information about dozens of landfills nationwide being susceptible to failure from sea level rise has prompted further calls from environment and zero waste advocates for urgent Government action.<\/p>\n<p>Greenpeace New Zealand and Kiwi Bottle Drive have teamed up to call on the Government to deliver a national container deposit scheme (CDS) to help deal with the issue.    <\/p>\n<p>Greenpeace\u2019s Steve Abel says landfills don\u2019t cut it, particularly in this new era of sea level rise and extreme weather events due to climate change. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe West Coast dump disaster, which has seen decades of waste spewed into the ocean and washing up on beaches, shows that landfills are not a permanent solution to waste,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to stop dumping trash in the earth and instead reduce our waste production and divert plastics and other rubbish from landfills. Container deposit is a proven way of doing that.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Holly Dove of Kiwi Bottle Drive says the zero waste advocate group currently has a petition before the Environment Select Committee calling for a CDS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now as much as 70% of our containers end up in landfill rather than being recovered and recycled. With a container deposit scheme, we could see up to 90% of plastics &#8211; including drink bottles &#8211; collected and reused and recycled,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to the Coalition Government Parties supporting this call in the wake of the West Coast dump disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>in their February BlueGreen discussion document The National Party came out in support of a CDS.<\/p>\n<p>Greenpeace and Kiwi Bottle Drive are calling on Green Party Minister, Eugenie Sage, to add a CDS  to the Government\u2019s list of priority waste strategies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch schemes have had proven success around the world. 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