The country also publicized the launch of a fund, so as to look for substitutes for plastic. New Zealand has just made an announcement concerning the prohibition of single-use plastics between 2022 and 2025 in an attempt to improve environmental sustainability.
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New Zealand s Plan to Ban Single-use Plastics
According to the Guardian, New Zealand will ban straws, plastic drink stirrers, and cutlery, and also PVC and polystyrene food and plastic materials for packaging drinks.
In spite of the reputation of New Zealand as one of the world s greenest countries, it has faced some challenges managing waste, bringing about problems in the fight against climate change. The previous year, a report from the government discovered that almost 60% of the rivers located in the country were polluted beyond acceptable extents.
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