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Click here to view the New Zealand Packaging Accord 2004 [2.1MB pdf]
Click here for summary of the New Zealand Packaging Accord 2004
SUMMARY:
New Zealand Packaging Accord 2004 Objective:
Improving the sustainability of packaging used in New Zealand by:
- better partnerships, policies and processes
- brand owners and retailers taking the primary responsibility for product
stewardship throughout the packaging lifecycle
- greater material and energy effi ciency in the production, use and recovery
of packaging materials
- supply chain initiatives that foster markets for sustainably-made packaging,
including more use of recovered packaging materials.
The following are 2008 national
recycling targets for recovery of packaging materials (by weight as a percentage
of consumption):
| aluminium | – 65 percent |
| glass | – 55 percent |
| paper | – 70 percent |
| steel | – 43 percent |
| plastic | – 23 percent |
Accord duration
This Accord will stand for five years with an option for renewal subject to parties
agreeing and satisfactory annual progress being reported in annual reviews available
to the public.
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