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As part of a wider plan to reduce the amount of rubbish ending up in New Zealand’s landfills, the Government is to fund the upgrading of seven high-tech recycling plants from Northland to Canterbury announced Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

The Government is introducing environmental standards for tyres stored outdoors announced Associate Minister for the Environment, Eugenie Sage.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Following the success of the phase out of single-use plastic shopping bags, the Government now has plans to phase out more single-use and problem plastics to reduce waste and protect the environment announced Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

As part of a broader plan to divert waste from landfill, the Government today announced $10.67 million for new infrastructure as part of the Resource Recovery Network across the Auckland region.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

From 2021 permits will be required for New Zealanders wanting to export hard-to-recycle plastic waste.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

The Government is stepping up action to deal with environmentally harmful products – including plastic packaging, tyres and e-waste – before they become waste.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

As part of a broader plan to reduce the increasing amount of rubbish ending up in New Zealand’s landfills, the Government is to fund new recycling infrastructure and expand the national waste levy scheme.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Waste reduction and recycling programmes in Kaipara are set to get a boost with Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage today announcing a $361,447 grant from the Ministry for the Environment’s Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF) Sustainable Kaipara.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

An extra 4,000 tonnes of offcuts and scraps of untreated wood per year will soon be able to be recycled into useful products such as horticultural and garden mulch, playground safety surfacing and animal bedding as a result of a $660,000 investment from the Waste Minimisation Fund, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Budget 2020 will create almost 11,000 new jobs in regional New Zealand to restore our environment.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Agriculture
  • Conservation
  • Environment

Creating jobs in the vital waste reduction sector is the focus of the latest application round for the Waste Minimisation Fund, which opens today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Government Ministers today welcomed the release of an official statistical report highlighting the key issues affecting our rivers, lakes, streams, catchments and aquifers.

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Environment

A new campaign #FeelsGoodtoRefill by the Ministry for the Environment, encouraging people to use refillable water bottles and reduce waste, is being launched today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

A new report on New Zealand’s plastic rubbish and recycling practices is being welcomed by the Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

E mihi ana ki te rangi

E mihi ana ki te whenua

E mihi ana ki ngā maunga

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Restoration efforts for a significant wetland in the Hawke’s Bay are getting more support announced Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation
  • Environment

New Government funding announced today will help communities make a difference in tackling environmental issues Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage announced in Hawkes Bay today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Thank you Professor Juliet Gerrard and your team for the comprehensive and extremely helpful report and recommendations.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

The Government will phase out more single-use plastics following the success of its single-use plastic bag ban earlier this year and the release today of a pivotal report for dealing with waste.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Work to look after nature and restore freshwater quality in Te Hoiere/Pelorus River catchment is getting a significant boost, thanks to new Government funding support Minister for Conservation Eugenie Sage announced in Canvastown

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation
  • Environment

The Government today released the next phase of its plan to tackle New Zealand’s mounting waste challenges. Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage released proposals to increase funding support for councils, community organisations and businesses for projects to recover and recycle more materials and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Associate Minister for the Environment, Nanaia Mahuta and Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage today announced a new toolkit to support councils to give nature a helping hand to restore indigenous biodiversity and halt further decline.

  • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation
  • Environment

A unique project enhancing the mana and wellbeing of the environment and the people of the Hokianga is to receive $300000 over three years from the Ministry for the Environment’s Community Environment Fund.  Ass

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

More food is set to be rescued and redistributed in Northland as part of the Government’s plan to reduce the amount of waste ending up in landfills announced Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage in Whangarei today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment