As China's 'foreign garbage' ban comes into effect, New Zealand is now obliged to land plastic waste directly in the country. The Chinese government previously stated that since the garbage pollutes the environment, from the beginning of this year, it will stop importing 24 types of 'organic waste'.
New Zealand garbage collectors have begun to think of ways to find new markets, but most recyclers have indicated that it is not worthwhile to ship wastes to overseas markets, but that there is more piles of garbage. So some recyclers have to stop recycling some plastic waste because there is no place to put them. .
This week, Oakland University of Technology informed faculty and students not to throw grade 3-7 plastic waste into the school's trash collection bin. University spokesman Allison Scola said that at the moment, in addition to cans, bottles and some plastic waste The items are still recyclable and the rest are treated as garbage. If the school mixes non-recyclable plastic garbage with recyclables, the recycler will be fined up to $6,000 (approximately RMB 38,424).
Paul Evans, the head of waste recycling agency Waste MINZ, said that the Chinese ban is the main pressure for New Zealand's waste disposal, but it is also an opportunity. 'Manufacturers have been exporting waste for years and the situation will worsen as China introduces a foreign garbage ban. This also gave us a lesson, so we have to think long-term to improve the local waste handling capacity. 'He said.
Deputy Environment Minister Eugenia Saja said that increasing landfill costs is one way to solve the problem, but it is still too early to implement this measure, and other plans for helping to manage New Zealand trash may be in the future. Announced in the month.