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Kāpiti residents encouraged to continue recycling bags
Kāpiti residents encouraged to continue recycling plastic bags
The Council is advising residents to continue
bundling different types of recyclables using plastic bags
if they wish, while encouraging them to choose reusable bags
as much as possible.
Due to international market conditions plastic bags from Kāpiti are currently not recycled, but were in the past and opportunities are being actively sought. Bundling into the bags also speeds up the kerbside sorting process.
A Waste Management NZ facility at Seaview sorts and sells different plastic grades collected in Kapiti to local and international recyclers. Due to very low oil prices plastic manufacturers are currently using more virgin and not recycled material – and that has limited on-selling opportunities for plastic bags. This may change as oil prices change.
Waste
Management do recycle all other 1-7s plastics. To find out
more about, including what is collected and recycled in
Kāpiti, please visitwww.kapiticoast.govt.nz/recycling-plastic-bags
Some background context here, for further questions please call
the customer services team on 0800 486
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