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Anti plastic campaigners and plastic producers find fault with government scheme

Anti-plastic campaigners and plastic producers find fault with government scheme Katie Todd © Getty Disposable white plastic tableware. Plate, spoons, forks, straws for drinks. Plastic processing problem. Ecology environmental care. Flat lay. Grey background Anti-plastic campaigners and plastic producers are both critical of the four-year plan to phase out the harmful packaging, saying it falls short on plastic bottles and PVC. The government s released details of its three-stage plan to delete difficult-to-recycle items from shelves and keep an estimated two-billion single-use plastics out of landfills each year. There will be no more PVC meat trays, plastic cotton buds or polystyrene takeaway containers by late next year, then in mid-2023, the country will wave good-bye to plastic fruit labels, straws, produce bags, cutlery, bowls and plates.

Study Finds Children s Winter Health Impacted by Bedroom Temperatures

Nearly half of children sleep in bedrooms that are too cold, study finds

A further 13 per cent slept in rooms that were too hot or humid, with the hottest bedrooms reaching more than 34C. University of Auckland Professor of Child Health Susan Morton said the best indoor temperature was between 19C and 25C. Children living in poverty were more likely to live in houses with temperatures outside of that, and had poorer overall health. “Those who were living in families experiencing more poverty, those who were likely to be in overcrowded situations, with younger mums and with less support available to the family more generally,” Morton said. Dean Kozanic/Stuff A study of more than 2000 New Zealand children has found nearly half are sleeping in bedrooms that are too cold, with a further 13 per cent sleeping in rooms that are too hot or humid.

Half of children studied sleeping in bedrooms that are too cold, study says

A study of more than 2000 New Zealand children has found nearly half are sleeping in bedrooms that are too cold. About 1000 children in the study were going to sleep in bedrooms that were too cold. Photo: 123rf The pioneering study was a joint project between the building researchers BRANZ and the University of Auckland longitudinal study, Growing Up in New Zealand. It got eight-year-olds to spend two days collecting temperature and humidity information at home and school. The results made for sober reading, with about 1000 children going to sleep in bedrooms that were too cold - at or below 19C - with the temperature in some rooms dropping to under 4C by the morning.

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