Research, case studies and resources for a thriving future

Plastic recycling is not a circular solution. Compostable packaging is, so why are we not talking about it?
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Plastic recycling is not a circular solution. Compostable packaging is, so why are we not talking about it?
The October polystyrene and PVC single-use plastic bans explained.
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Some polystyrene and PVC plastic containers are banned — the government’s solution? Use more plastic
More single-use plastic bans and your guide to compostable sushi packaging.
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Your guide to compostable sushi packaging
Circular economy versus linear economy, recycling and our plastic crisis.
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How a circular economy will assist us in the plastic crisis
More single-use plastic bans this July. Plastic straws now banned in NZ.
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Plastic straws — their beginnings and the upcoming ban
The Government is introducing new regulations to ban some single-use plastics that begin October 2022. But will it make any difference? 
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How valid is the upcoming plastic ban, and will it make any difference? Part 3.
Plastic recycling was never going to work, and the industry knew it. A brief history of how plastic became so far reaching, our lives would be altered.
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Plastic recycling was never going to work, and the industry knew it
In conversation with Josie Evans of Excelso Coffee Roasters.
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In conversation with Josie Evans of Excelso Coffee Roasters
5 ways to make your food service business more sustainable
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5 ways to make your food service business more sustainable
What does FSC® mean and why we're members.
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What FSC® means and why we're members
More single use plastic bans come into force October 2022. Some polystyrene and PVC plastic products will be banned with further bans mid-2025.
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How valid is the upcoming plastic ban, and will it make any difference? Part 2.
The Government is introducing new regulations to ban some hard-to-recycle and single-use plastics October 2022. Tranche 2 will come into effect July 2023.
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How valid is the upcoming plastic ban, and will it make any difference? Part 1
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