New Zealanders are recycling record amounts of materials, 2 years on from the signing of the Packaging Accord (2004) by the Packaging Council, the Ministry for the Environment, Local Government New Zealand & the Recycling Operators of New Zealand. In addition, more packaging is recovered per person than goes to landfill. Chair of the Accord, Tony Nowell believes that the Accord's strength is bringing together parties that had previously often worked in isolation to reduce waste: "No sector will achieve its targets without co-operation from its partners & this does present challenges because there are, & always will be, different positions taken by brand owners & retailers, recycling operators, local & central government & packaging manufacturers. By working together we have had some major successes which are recorded in our Year Two Progress report."
