New Zealand's Dunedin based NGO Our Seas Our Future (OSOF) welcomed (20-Nov-2018) the decision by Air New Zealand to phase out the use of single use plastics items onboard services, estimating it will reduce use of approximately 24 million disposable plastic items p/a. The organisation called on other businesses to attempt similar measures. "An opportunity exists for Air New Zealand to be a leading organisation in transitioning away from single use plastics", OSOF commented. [more - original PR]
Air New Zealand to reduce plastic use by 24m items p/a with phasing out of single use items
21 November, 2018