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Product stewardship schemes in New Zealand

New Zealand has several voluntary product stewardship schemes in operation. Some schemes are run by a single company. Other schemes are agreements between several businesses, and sometimes across different types of products. Only refrigerant gas collection uses any regulations.

The following are product stewardship schemes currently in operation in New Zealand:

Agpac – takeback of used farm wrap.
AgRecovery – takeback of used agrichemical containers.
Dell New Zealand Ltd – takeback of any computer equipment.
Enviropaints Limited – takeback of paint.
Exide Technologies – takeback of vehicle batteries.
Fisher and Paykel Appliances Ltd - takeback of whiteware
Hewlett-Packard New Zealand takeback of computer equipment from their corporate clients.
IBM New Zealand – takeback of computer equipment from their corporate clients.
New Zealand Packaging Accord – addresses packaging waste.
Recovery – a trust set up to collect and destroy ozone depleting refrigerants.
Paintwise – Resene Paints’ takeback of paint.
Telecom New Zealand Ltd – takeback of cellphones and accessories (any type of cellphone).
Tyre Track – tracking of end-of-life tyres.
Used Oil – used oil collection and disposal scheme.
Vodafone New Zealand Ltd – takeback of cellphones and accessories (any type of cellphone).

In 2006 the Ministry case studied 5 of these schemes.