Resources for a plastic inquiry
There are a number of topics you could inquire about relating to plastic waste and sustainability. You could look at the following areas:
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General information about plastic waste and the impacts:
Fruit and Vegetable packaging:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xlNyWPpB8 - U tube clip about plastic bottles
- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11401696 - NZ littering and plastic
- http://osof.org/portfolio/plastic-free-nz/ - Plastic free NZ - Our seas, our future
- http://www.plastics.org.nz/doing-business-in-nz/new-zealand-industry - Plastics NZ, from the perspective of the manufacturers
- https://www.shell.com/inside-energy/turning-the-tide-on-plastic-waste.html - An oil company perspective
- https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/348261/revealed-kiwis-generate-734kg-of-waste-each-per-year - New Zealanders and waste
- http://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-42990391/plastic-pollution-reaching-record-levels-in-once-pristine-arctic - Plastic waste found in the Arctic
- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11401696 - Earth is becoming 'planet plastic'
- https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/342976/waste-import-ban-could-send-plastic-to-landfills - Waste import ban from China could send plastic waste to landfill in NZ
- https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/98471801/chinas-waste-import-ban-makes-recycling-costly-for-nz-businesses - Waste import ban makes recycling costly for NZ businesses
- https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/94879644/researchers-map-plastic-patch-bigger-than-greenland-floating-in-the-south-pacific - Plastic gyre off NZ coast
- http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/david-attenborough-plastic-ocean-sea-blue-planet-pollution-microplastic-a8001641.html - David Attenborough on plastics found while filming Blue Planet 2
- https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/waste-not-want-not/ - NZ Geographic article about waste and recycling - longer and more complex than the other resources on this page.
- www.toko.org.nz/petitions/ban-all-disposable-plastics-in-new-zealand - Petition to ban all disposable plastics in NZ
- http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/01/drinkers-encouraged-to-save-the-environment-and-say-no-to-plastic-straws.html - Straws in NZ
- https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/04/plastic-straws-ocean-trash-environment/ - Straw wars in the US
- https://thelastplasticstraw.org/ - A global movement, 'the last plastic straw'.
- https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/30/retailers-manufacturers-reduce-plastic-use-waste-lily-cole-ellen-macarthur - ways to reduce plastic waste
- https://www.natgeokids.com/nz/kids-club/cool-kids/general-kids-club/meredith-moss-mcdonalds-plastic-petition/#!/register - a young girl's mission to get McDonald's to use paper straws
- www.toko.org.nz/petitions/ban-all-disposable-plastics-in-new-zealand - Petition to ban all disposable plastics in NZ
- https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/30/retailers-manufacturers-reduce-plastic-use-waste-lily-cole-ellen-macarthur - ways to reduce plastic waste
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/28/a-million-a-minute-worlds-plastic-bottle-binge-as-dangerous-as-climate-change - plastic bottle issues and statistics
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2017/jun/29/we-need-to-talk-about-plastic-bottles - Video about plastic bottles
- https://www.huffingtonpost.com/norm-schriever/post_5218_b_3613577.html - Blog about plastic bottle waste in the Huffington Post
- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11884363 - Plastic bottle protest in NZ
- https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/95633368/nzs-first-pet-plastic-processing-plant-opens - The opening of NZ's first plastic recycling plant in August 2017
- www.stuff.co.nz/environment/95248678/the-long-lonely-life-of-a-plastic-bag-new-zealands-singleuse-bag-problem - NZ single use bag issue
- http://action.greens.org.nz/no-plastic-bags - Say no to plastic bags by the Green party.
- https://www.recycling.kiwi.nz/solutions/soft-plastics - Soft plastic recycling in NZ information
- www.toko.org.nz/petitions/ban-all-disposable-plastics-in-new-zealand - Petition to ban all disposable plastics in NZ
- https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/30/retailers-manufacturers-reduce-plastic-use-waste-lily-cole-ellen-macarthur - ways to reduce plastic waste
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/11759608/Five-reasons-why-our-plastic-bag-habit-is-bad.html - 5 reasons carrier bags are bad
- http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36917174 - Change in shopper habits if carrier bags are charged for - UK example
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/single-use-plastic-carrier-bags-why-were-introducing-the-charge/carrier-bags-why-theres-a-5p-charge - Why UK charges for bags, by UK government
- https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/96890019/are-cotton-or-paper-bags-really-better-than-plastic - Are cotton or paper bags really better than plastic?
- https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/340819/countdown-bins-plastic-bags - Countdown to stop using plastic bags
Fruit and Vegetable packaging:
- https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jun/28/fruit-vegetables-plastic-packaging-food-relationship-pollution - About food packaging
- http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/the-reason-why-supermarkets-wrap-fresh-fruit-and-veggies-in-plastic/news-story/809d30379e37da032e2788e6b7eb1c37 - Australia, why food is in plastic packaging
- https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/cost-of-convenience-fruit-and-vegetables-packaged-in-plastic-the-source-of-increasing-waste-in-sydney/news-story/fcadfb7a60783375f1beba46ac60227f - Fruit and veg packaging linked to increased waste in Sydney
- https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/93359298/packaged-vegetables-give-impression-of-higher-value-expert-says - Why do shops package veg NZ
- www.toko.org.nz/petitions/ban-all-disposable-plastics-in-new-zealand - Petition to ban all disposable plastics in NZ
- https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/30/retailers-manufacturers-reduce-plastic-use-waste-lily-cole-ellen-macarthur - ways to reduce plastic waste
- http://www.vegware.co.nz/biodegradable-packaging-paper-carriers/cat_18.html - alternatives to plastic packaging, vegware