by Duncan Wilson | 10 May 2019 | article, Councils, News, Policy & Strategy, Recycling, Waste & Recycling
The Ministry for the Environment has released the Situational Analysis report Eunomia wrote last year. Our work analysed the impact of China’s moves to ban scrap material imports on the New Zealand recycling industry. You can download a copy here:
https://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/waste/national-resource-recovery-project-situational-analysis-report
The situational analysis report has also been quoted in the media:
https://i.stuff.co.nz/environment/112514196/plans-for-more-onshore-waste-recycling-to-be-revealed-by-government
This was part of the Government’s announcement about it’s plans to assist the recycling industry in response to the recycling market crisis. One of the key recommendations was to develop more onshore processing of recovered materials.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/388932/government-reveals-recycling-plans-following-china-s-waste-import-ban
by Duncan Wilson | 14 Nov 2018 | article, Councils, Policy & Strategy, Presentation, Recycling, Reports, Waste & Recycling
Director Duncan Wilson presented on the Impact of China National Sword at this year’s WasteMINZ conference in Christchurch. The analysis concluded that, while the impact has been major so far, we are probably still only at the beginning of the changes that we will see. Recent data highlights the fact that New Zealand’s relies heavily on a small number of countries to take our material. If these countries further restrict the material they accept it could lead to real issues for what we do with our recyclables. A range of actions are likely to be necessary to secure the future of the industry.
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The Ministry for the Environment has also released our report on the impact of China National Sword in NZ.
You can download a copy of the report by clicking the button below:
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