8th September 2026 Farming / RecyclingA new nationwide rural recycling scheme targeting the recovery of farm plastics is being introduced from March next year, Minister for the Environment Nicola Grigg has announced.
11th May 2026 FSNI / RecyclingFoodstuffs North Island is starting a five-month trial of a new soft plastics compacting system that customers can use in-store at selected New World & Pak’nSave supermarkets.
28th July 2025 RecyclingAuckland’s New World Birkenhead is trialling what Foodstuffs says is New Zealand’s first supermarket-based reverse vending machine, which recycles single-use drink containers.
17th July 2025 Coffee / RecyclingNespresso has partnered with Briscoes to launch coffee capsule recycling stations across all their New Zealand store network.
29th May 2025 Foodstuffs / RecyclingFoodstuffs has introduced recycling collection points at its Waikato stores following a new partnership with The Packaging Forum’s Caps and Lids Recycling Scheme.
16th October 2024 Nestle / RecyclingNestlé’s coffee capsule brand, Nespresso, has introduced a new recycling for its coffee capsule waste.
10th September 2024 Packaging Forum / RecyclingThe Packaging Forum has launched a new Caps and Lids Recycling Scheme which is starting to plug the gap introduced by new kerbside recycling earlier this year.
28th February 2024 Boring Oat Milk / RecyclingNew Zealand oat milk brand Boring is now the only large-scale oat milk brand with recyclable packaging following this month’s change to the nationwide recycling system.
24th January 2024 Recycling / RegulationNew kerbside collection rules introducing standardised recycling across Aotearoa come into place on 1 February.
9th November 2023 Again Again / RecyclingAgain Again is continuing its circular economy drive joining with 36 New Zealand retailers and breweries including DB and Lion for its latest packaging push.
27th September 2023 Anchor / RecyclingCleaning product brand Will&Able, Z Energy, and Anchor Milk are expanding a trial of dedicated, closed-loop recycling bins at selected Z service stations from mid-September.
30th March 2023 NZFGC / RecyclingKerbside recycling changes are set to take place before the Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship Scheme work concludes, raising concerns at the NZFCG.
