{"id":535,"date":"2017-09-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/press-release\/new-worlds-plastic-bag-poll-rigged-says-greenpeace\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:42:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T03:42:23","slug":"new-worlds-plastic-bag-poll-rigged-says-greenpeace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/new-worlds-plastic-bag-poll-rigged-says-greenpeace\/","title":{"rendered":"New World\u2019s plastic bag poll \u201crigged\u201d, says Greenpeace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greenpeace has joined growing public criticism over New World supermarket\u2019s poll on single-use plastic bags, which neglects to offer public the option of an outright ban.<\/p>\n\n<p>Instead, the New World poll only offers three options to pay varying amounts for each bag &#8211; 10 cents, five cents, or no charge.<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace campaign adviser, Steve Abel, says New World is insulting its customers by not even giving them the option to support a blanket ban on the deadly bags.<\/p>\n\n<p>Plastic pollution in the ocean has a devastating impact on marine life. In a recent study, one in three turtles found washed up dead on New Zealand beaches had ingested plastic.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s bewildering that New World has excluded the most basic solution to plastic bag pollution &#8211; banning bags altogether,\u201d Abel says.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe poll seems rigged to support ongoing bag use, either with or without a levy. Without banning single-use plastic bags outright as an option, this poll has zero credibility. Instead, it raises questions about the motives of New World, and its parent company, Foodstuffs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Another of Foodstuffs supermarket brands, PAK\u2019nSAVE, already sells single-use plastic bags. Greenpeace has tried to contact Foodstuffs general marketing manager, Steve Bayliss, in an effort to uncover how much profit the company may currently be making from selling plastic bags.<\/p>\n\n<p>There is no information available at present about how PAK&#8217;nSAVE uses the income generated from plastic bag sales.<\/p>\n\n<p>Foodstuffs has said any income from charging for plastic bags at New World in future would be donated to environmental or community causes .<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIt is self-defeating logic to use the income made from selling plastic bags, to clean up our environment that is being ruined with these plastic bags,\u201d Abel says.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIntroducing levies that go towards charities can also create a positive incentive for people to buy plastic bags.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe best solution is a regulatory ban that is fair and universal for all retailers. If Foodstuffs really are serious about saving turtles and sea-life from plastic pollution in our oceans, then a ban is what they should be supporting and promoting.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cNow is a time for bold leadership from retailers and politicians, not rigged consumer polls. Other countries have successfully banned the bag &#8211; it\u2019s high time New Zealand stepped up too, for the good of our oceans and precious sea life like turtles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace is currently running a petition calling for a ban on single-use plastic bags, and over 35,000 people have signed it.<\/p>\n\n<p>ENDS<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagvote.co.nz\/\">The New World poll can be seen here.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-192 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/donate\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/03\/bffe354e-gp04k5b_medium_res_with_credit_line-1024x683.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/03\/bffe354e-gp04k5b_medium_res_with_credit_line-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/03\/bffe354e-gp04k5b_medium_res_with_credit_line-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/03\/bffe354e-gp04k5b_medium_res_with_credit_line-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/03\/bffe354e-gp04k5b_medium_res_with_credit_line-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2021\/03\/bffe354e-gp04k5b_medium_res_with_credit_line.jpg 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\" title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/act\/donate\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Donate to Greenpeace today. 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