• New Zealand to phase out plastic shopping bags from July

  The Government of New Zealand has confirmed that the mandatory phase-out of single-use plastic shopping...
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• Visy Corrugated Packaging Plant, Waikato

  Visy Board New Zealand, a unit of packaging and recycling solutions firm Visy, opened its...
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• New Zealand’s Countdown eliminates plastic straws from stores

  New Zealand-based supermarket chain Countdown has removed single-use plastic straws from its stores to help...
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• NZ Drinks upgrades recycled plastic water bottle plant in New Zealand

  NZ Drinks has upgraded a recycled plastic water bottle production line at its Waikato plant...
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• New Zealand’s Countdown to phase out single-use plastic bags in 42 stores

  New Zealand-based supermarket chain Countdown has committed to phase-out single-use plastic shopping bags by introducing...
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• Unilever to use at least 25% recycled plastic for packaging

  Unilever Australia & New Zealand is planning to use at least 25% recycled plastic for...
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• Deals this week: Pro-Pac Packaging, Bosch, FROMM

  Pro-Pac Packaging (PPG) has agreed to raise A$55.8m ($41.3m) in a fully-underwritten placement of shares.
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• M&As this week: Pro-Pac Packaging, Cooper Standard, Smurfit Kappa Group

  Pro-Pac Packaging has entered an asset sale agreement to acquire PolyPak for NZ$8.8m ($6m).
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• Countdown to use rPET packaging for bakery and delicatessen items

  New Zealand-based supermarket chain Countdown is set to use locally sourced recycled PET (rPET) packaging...
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• Campaigners call for introduction of DRS in New Zealand

  A team of environmental groups and scientists is to send an open letter to the...
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