Far North Council to landfill 190 tonnes of plastic waste
Far North District Council has moved to landfill a stockpile of No 1 (PET) plastics that were intended for recycling. Photo / NZME
A year’s worth of plastic waste, once collected for recycling, may now end up in the landfill.
Far North District Council (FNDC) ran out of space for the 190-tonne stockpile, which grew after markets for type 1 (PET) plastic started to fade around three years ago and has not
