19 Jul 2023

Great Barrier Island getting rid of single use plastic cups

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 19 July 2023

Aotea Great Barrier is planning to be the first place in Aotearoa to eliminate single use plastic cups.

It's part of a broader goal for the island to be zero waste by 2040.

Joanne O'Riley is a Director at Anamata Resource Recovery and waste minimisation facilitator. She talks to Jesse.

takeaway coffee cup disposable

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