Sherry talks to WasteMINZ Organic Materials Sector Group Chair, Chris Purchas, on greenwashing. WasteMINZ have recently released a new set of guidelines for businesses and consumers on the advertising of compostable products and packaging. She also asks Chris's views on the response from countries against the offshore shipping of New Zealand recyling.
The WasteMINZ report recommends products to not state ‘planet friendly’ or ‘eco-safe,’ with pictures of happy seals and polar bears, if not backed up by science, or following an established standard.
The term biodegradable is one of the most mis-used phrases, and companies cannot claim something is biodegradable in landfills as no reliable standards currently exist to measure this. Similarly with degradable, as “the length of time they take to break down can be hundreds or thousands of years and can result in microplastics, which enter the food chain and are harmful to all animals and humans.”
Tonkin and Taylor sustainability engineer Kate Boylan, runs the Internal green team at her workplace and shares how to get business and groups and individuals on board with Plastic Free July. Sherry talks to Kate about on her work in setting up safe landfills, construction and demolition waste, and establishing a circular economy. According to Plastic Free July Aotearoa, “New Zealanders still use 309 million single use coffee cups, 541 million straws and 105 million single-use bottles per year. the average person uses about 31kg of plastic packaging each year.”
Sherry begins by asking Kate what the biggest issue is currently in New Zealand’s sustainability process.
As the baby boomer generation retires, organisations will need to cope with decreased labour supply and a loss of valuable skill sets. In light of this, a study was conducted exploring how and why it is important to keep these workers engaged in the workplace. To find out more, Olivia Holdsworth spoke to the lead author of the study Professor Tim Bentley and began by asking what prompted this study.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A morning of coffee and some food chat, plus a Wake Up Call to set you up nicely; David Slack joins Rachel for a chat about clean cars and international politicians; Tess caught up with Warpaint for a wee interview where she geeked out; and Troy brings in some party tunes. It's some Thursday Breakfast for ya.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A beautiful sunrise sets us up for a good Breakfast, Rachel reckons; Search & Destroy! puts another person in the draw; His Worship talks congestion, housing reports, and waste from big corporations; another round of bMovies with Ant Timpson and resident Fashun expert, Penelope Noir; and Dr. Rebecca Deed joins us in studio for some Ready, Steady, Learn about the makings of wine. Oooh, fancy.
Maya Newell is an Australian director visiting NZ as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival. Her film, In My Blood it Runs follows the story of a young aboriginal boy Dujuan - a child-healer, a good hunter and fluent in three languages. And yet, at school, the teachers say he is failing as his strength and talents go unnoticed. He is also facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and police in a climate that saw proof of torture occurring in a youth detention facility in Don Dale. The film is made in collaboration with Dujuan's family as he navigates an education system that is set up for him to fail. Lillian Hanly spoke with director Maya Newell and started by asking her to describe the film.
Last week the government announced their overarching child and youth wellbeing strategy, which sets out a shared understanding of what's important for the wellbeing of young New Zealanders. Jemima spoke to Childrens Commissioner, Andrew Becroft, about the strategy and how it will be implemented practically. They also discussed the Commissioner's call for all schools to introduce anti-bullying programmes.
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