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Plastic Shopping Bag
Kerbside collection: check your council
Kerbside rules differ across New Zealand — bins, crates and accepted materials all vary — so your council's own guide is the only reliable answer for where this goes at home.
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Large quantities can be taken to a refuse transfer station.
Impact: Plastic bags contribute to landfill overflow and can harm wildlife if ingested or if they become entangled in them. They also break down into harmful microplastics.
Did you know? Plastic shopping bags can take hundreds of years to decompose in landfills, breaking down into microplastics which pollute our environment.
Your council is the authoritative source for local collection rules.