The Waste Minimization Fund and Plastics NZ w/ Rachel Barker: October 22, 2020

With the world still in chaos, it is still important to remember the impacts of recycling as well as our everyday consumption. Earlier this year in August James talked to the CEO of Plastics NZ, Rachel Barker, about waste minimisation and the circular economy. Having now received 1 million dollars to put towards making plastics part of New Zealand's circular economy. To give a brief overview, the circular economy is based around the ability to use products and resources more than once and renewing their lifecycle instead of going straight to a landfill or polluting our environment. Ultimately most products become part of the circular economy, however some, such as plastics, may take hundreds of years to do so as they decompose. With some urgency to address New Zealand and how we can minimise our waste, James started off by asking about what the waste minimisation fund is all about.