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New Zealand invests in growing its domestic recycling industry to create jobs and dump less rubbish at landfills

  • Written by Jeff Seadon, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand invests in growing its domestic recycling industry to create jobs and dump less rubbish at landfillsShutterstock/corners74

New Zealand’s government recently put more than NZ$160 million towards developing a domestic recycling sector to create jobs as part of its economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Zealanders recycle 1.3 million tonnes of materials each year, but 70% is currently exported. A recent NZ$36.7 million funding boost...

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