All content written by Sue Coutts
Free plastic bags symptom of out-dated thinking
Published: 2009-04-03 By: Sue CouttsCampaign: GetReal - Stop Free Plastic Bags Campaign Report
Sue Coutts, CEO of Wanaka Wastebusters, responds to Daniel McCaffreys poorly researched opinion piece in the NZ Herald on the 1st April (yes...we noticed that too...April Fools day).
How did we get here?
Published: 2009-04-21 By: Sue CouttsCampaign: GetReal - Packaging is a priority
Why on earth are we spending our time doing this and where did we come from?
Why are we campaigning about this?
Published: 2009-04-21 By: Sue CouttsCampaign: GetReal - Packaging is a priority
Why this and not something else? Are we not already doing the best we possibly can with packaging?
Stick up for what you believe in!
Published: 2009-04-21 By: Sue CouttsCampaign: GetReal - Packaging is a priority
You can make a difference, here is how.
Open letter from The GetReal team and supporters
Published: 2009-05-10 By: Sue CouttsCampaign: GetReal - Packaging is a priority
This is our open letter you can sign up to by becoming a member of GetReal
Absurd packaging - something we can all agree on
Published: 2009-05-12 By: Sue CouttsCampaign: GetReal - Packaging is a priority
The Getreal campaign to get packaging waste taken more seriously is hitting its stride.
Zeroing in on absurd packaging
Published: 2009-05-08 By: Sue CouttsCampaign: GetReal - Packaging is a priority
The GetReal campaigners welcomed the news today that the Zero Waste NZ Trust have come on board in support of their latest campaign to stop absurd packaging.
There's life beyond the plastic bag!
Published: 2009-05-12 By: Sue CouttsCampaign: GetReal - Packaging is a priority
Opinion piece - Sue Coutts (Community Recycling Network spokesperson)
Optional plastic bag 'charge' won't Keep New Zealand Beautiful
Published: 2009-08-31 By: Sue CouttsCampaign: GetReal - Stop Free Plastic Bags Campaign Report
Foodstuffs recanting on their plastic bag 'charge' won't Keep New Zealand Beautiful.
NZ - 22% Pure?
Published: 2009-09-01 By: Sue CouttsCampaign: GetReal - Stop Free Plastic Bags Campaign Report
The GetReal Campaign team is not cracking open the champagne over the news that the Packaging Accords 20% target for reducing plastic bag use has finally been achieved.