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Amongst those was the Container Return Scheme which would incentivise the return of beverage containers and lift collection and recycling rates.<br><br>The Ministry\u2019s report acknowledges that most submitters said this would help Aotearoa New Zealand transition to a low-emissions and circular economy, change consumer and manufacturer behaviours, and result in less waste.<br><br>Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Juressa Lee says this decision demonstrates a disconnect with the public.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cSuccessive Kantar Better Futures reports have placed plastic waste in the top ten list of issues that most concern New Zealanders, along with overpackaging and landfills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re about to enter another Plastic Free July where we\u2019ll be encouraged to do better as individuals to address the plastic pollution crisis we\u2019re in. And&nbsp; July 1st is when the next phase of the government\u2019s ban on some hard to recycle plastic comes into effect. This is the perfect time to go one step further, do what New Zealanders want, and bring back the container return scheme.<br><br>\u201cMany submissions also favored keeping milk bottles in the scheme which makes sense. The CRS could increase beverage container collection rates to 90%, keeping bottles out of our environment and landfills.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThere are many benefits to a Container Return Scheme, providing jobs for local communities. We believe CRS is the way toward refill and reuse systems and infrastructure, ultimately turning off the plastic tap and shifting us to a circular economy. Everybody wins.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cApproximately one billion plastic bottles are sold here in Aotearoa every year, and with no concrete plans for a CRS and a lackluster National Plastic Actions Plan, the government is lacking the courage and urgency required for real, systemic change,\u201d says Lee.<\/p>\n\n<p>Earlier this year, Greenpeace Aotearoa launched a petition, calling for the govt to <a href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/plastic-container-return-scheme?utm_source=Facebook&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=Plastics&amp;utm_content=repeater\">bring back the container return scheme<\/a> and has received more than 12,000 signatures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cAll the work on the CRS has been done, and it could be back on track with just the flick of a switch. 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