Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

Yes - and make bio degradable disposable products cheap to buy

No it shouldn’t be banned but biodegradable products should be heavily encouraged

No, however disposable products that contain less than 35% of biodegradable material should be banned

Increase consumer incentives to buy more biodegradable products by making it cheaper or more affordable.

Take responsibility instead of sending them off to Indonesia burn it here. Surely then there’d be more concerted opinions on this.

Yes but decease the prices of biodegradable materials and make them more affordable for companies and consumers to use rather than the non biodegradable materials

Bio degradable win put into a plastic bag that is put into the landfill is still not biodegradable so just stop making it to start with and make it out of full natural resources that can be thrown out into the environment

i dont think they should be banned but i think they should be used less and not selled as much here in NZ

This should be home compostable, biodegradable is not sufficient

No bit encourage to use

In general they should be banned, but there may be some industries where plastic items are needed for a set purpose.

Introduce a national recycling scheme

Yes, and put in place an incentive for businesses to increase their level of sustainability on products that are lower than 75% biodegradability

Yes. Also, New Zealand should introduce a deposit scheme on all aluminium and glass bottles to push Kiwis to recycle and push companies to reuse their packaging as is done in other parts of the work effectively.

it is a process it will be reduced over time

Develop better recycling plants in NZ

Focus on making disposable products that are easy to recycle and/or compost

If the price of biodegradable disposable products is lessened

Yes but only with implications, consequences on manufacturers and producers, NOT consumers

Encourage not ban

Ban disposal products and single use products and packaging that are not 99.99% biodegradable

Anything that can not be recycled in nz should be banned

Not unless it can be clearly demonstrated that the process for making biodegradable materials is less harmful not just the end product.

Should be encouraged not banned, selling disposable home items in stores instead of non biodegradable

There should be appropriate timed phase out strategies that acknowledge the feasibility of alternatives

Where practical, yes

Not until a better alternative is found

Add additional tax to pay for plastic processing.

Mixing plastics isn’t the answer

I don't think it should be banned. But more options such as paper or another substitute to plastic should be offered/encouraged to get.

No we need to look into & build more real recycling technologies in this country that can reuse or repurpose our waste more efficiently like Swedin. Big machines that burn waste & turn it into energy & filter out clean airflow. Turn cardboard into compressed wood logs to sell back to people. It’s not rocket science it’s just investment.

Yes but also push and incentives recycling and educate people on how to be more stustainable

No, instead create disincentives to consumerism

We can’t use plastic straws or have plastic bags but CEO’s, millionaires, politicians etc etc can gallivant all over the world in their planes and jets? Like that makes sense. Yes we do need biodegradable things but they need to not have toxic substances like paper straws have just been found to have. Like, come on. Test it before releasing it to the public.

No, because some are essential (e.g. medical usage) but heavily encourage biodegradable products

Actually, work on a system where we can recycle, follow the lead like Germany. NZ is 20 years behind

Yes, if it will improve environmental sustainability.

Yes, but furthermore single use products should be compostable and the street side trash collection should collect compostable trash for industrial composting.

No, we should not be mixing biodegradable materials with plastic as it destroys recycling processes

Yes but only if a sustainable alternative is provided

No. Ban all plastic packaging

Cut off the Indians hands who litter

Yes, as long as the biodegradable products are affordable.

the old maccas straws need to be brung back

yes, but other climate issues should be addressed first

ban them but allow single use straws for disabled people who provide evidence that they cannot use an alternative

Yes for domestic products but for disposable products in scientific or medical applications, this may be unrealistic

Yes, but should be done gradualy

Yes, But only for the plastic products that have been over produced.