Nelson first in New Zealand to trial industry funded kerbside soft plastic collections
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/350394078/nelson-set-trial-collecting-soft-plastics-kerbside
Lyn Mayes, Scheme Manager, Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme says the purpose of this trial is to explore the viability of recycling soft plastic packaging at kerbside, and whether this collection model is economically viable and deliverable at scale.
“As part of the trial we will also gather data on household willingness and community demand for such a collection service; levels of contamination in the collections and, importantly, whether the model is sustainable and cost effective.
“Ultimately, we want to make it easier for Kiwis to recycle soft plastics at home, and we hope this trial will provide us with valuable information required to inform the future scope of a collection model. We have studied trials in the United Kingdom and Australia and can benchmark the results of this trial in Nelson with overseas experience,” says Lyn.
Households participating in the trial will be provided with orange soft plastic recycling bags and asked to put their soft plastic bags and wrappers into the orange bag and put it out for collection every fortnight (on a different day from the kerbside recycling operation).
The trial is free for selected households to participate, and is 100 percent funded by The Packaging Forum; and will be limited to the first 1,000 eligible households to register.
