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        • Material incorporated by reference
      • Participating in the NZ ETS
        • About participating in the NZ ETS
        • Forestry in the NZ ETS
          • How forestry is affected
          • Decisions
            • Allocations following reconsidered determinations
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          • How synthetic greenhouse gases are affected by the NZ ETS
          • Annual updates to synthetic greenhouse gas levy rates
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          • How industry is affected
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  • Fresh water
    • Why fresh water matters
    • State of our fresh water
      • Environmental reporting
      • Water data on the LAWA website
    • Fresh water and Government
      • Freshwater work programme
        • Freshwater agenda for the next two years
        • Cross-government Water Taskforce
        • Kahui Wai Māori – the Māori Freshwater Forum
        • Freshwater Leaders Group
        • Science and Technical Advisory Group
        • Essential Freshwater Regional Sector Group
        • Catchment-level action
      • Essential Freshwater and the Three Waters Review
      • Funding for fresh water
      • National targets for swimming water quality
        • National targets for improving water quality for swimming
        • Water quality for swimming categories (attribute states) in detail
    • We all have a role to play
      • Managing fresh water
      • On the land
      • In towns and cities
      • At home
      • In your community
      • Choosing water efficient products
        • Water efficiency labelling scheme - information for businesses
    • Freshwater acts and regulations
      • National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
        • About the Freshwater NPS
        • Regional councils' implementation
        • Development of the Freshwater NPS
          • Supporting impact papers for the NPS
      • National environmental standards
        • National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking Water
        • Proposed National Environmental Standard on Ecological Flows and Water Levels
      • Regulations for measurement and reporting of water takes
      • Water conservation orders
        • About water conservation orders
        • Existing water conservation orders
          • Table of water conservation orders
          • Ahuriri River
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            • Making the water conservation order
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          • Grey River
          • Kawarau River
            • Making the water conservation order
            • Making the 2011 amendment order
            • The 2013 amendment order
              • Making the 2013 amendment order
              • Application
                • 1 & 2. Application to amend order
                • 3. The Nevis River
                • 4. Background
                • 5. Nature of application
                • 6. Reasons for application
                • 7. Outstanding fishery and fish habitat
                • 8. Historic, scenic, natural and wild characteristics
                • 9 &10. Recreational characteristics
                • 11. References
                • List of Appendices
              • Further information
              • Special Tribunal report
              • Environment Court report
          • Lake Wairarapa
          • Manganuioteao River
          • Mataura River
          • Mohaka River
          • Motueka River
          • Motu River
          • Oreti River
          • Rakaia River
            • Making the water conservation order
            • Making the amendment order 2011
            • Making the amendment order 2013
          • Rangitata River
            • Making the water conservation order
            • Rangitata final decision
          • Rangitikei River
          • Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere
            • Making the water conservation order
            • Making the amendment order
        • Current applications
        • Former applications
          • Hurunui River
            • Key steps in the application
            • Application
            • Application appendices
              • Appendix A: Description of the waters
              • Appendix A: Maps and photos
              • Appendix B: Outstanding values and characteristics
              • Appendix C: Restrictions or prohibitions sought
            • Further information
            • Special Tribunal report
            • Withdrawal of application
          • Buller River
            • Key steps in the amendment application
            • Application
            • Annex to the application
            • Decision legal issue
            • Special Tribunal report
            • Environment Court report
            • Letter of decline
      • Governing how fresh water is managed
    • Freshwater guidance and guidelines
      • Guidance on the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
      • Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality
      • Microbiological water quality
      • Ecological health
      • Irrigated land in New Zealand
    • Freshwater consultations
      • Action for healthy waterways
    • Popular fresh water pages
      • Freshwater work programme
      • National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
      • Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality
    • MfE Data Service
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  • Marine
    • Why our marine environment matters
      • Engaging in international dialogue
    • State of our marine environment
      • Environmental reporting
    • Marine and Government
      • Proposed National Environmental Standard for marine aquaculture
      • Regulating decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations in the EEZ
      • Proposed Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary
        • About the proposed sanctuary
        • About the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill
        • Photos
        • Videos
    • We all have a role to play
      • What you can do
      • Managing our marine environment
      • Fiordland Marine Guardians
      • Marine pages for kids
    • Marine acts and regulations
      • EEZ and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012
      • Regulations under the EEZ Act
      • Fiordland Marine Management Act
      • Marine pollution regulations
    • Rights and obligations by marine zone
    • MfE Data Service
    • Cabinet papers and related material search
    • Publication search
  • Land
    • Why land matters
    • State of our land
      • Environmental reporting
    • We all have a role to play
    • Land acts and regulations
      • National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health
        • About the standard
        • Interim review
        • Developing the standard
      • National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry
        • About the standards
        • Initial proposal development
          • About the initial proposal
          • Feedback on the initial proposal
          • Feedback on the revised proposal
      • Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941
    • Guidance and guidelines on contaminated land
      • What is contaminated land?
      • What to do if land is contaminated
      • Hazardous Activities and Industries List
        • What should be included on LIM for former horticultural land – legal advice
          • Former hort land Crown Law 14 Dec
          • Former hort land Crown Law 17 Dec
      • Contaminated land management guidelines
        • Environmental Guideline Value (EGV) database
      • Contaminants from specific industries or activities guidelines
      • How New Zealand manages contaminated land
    • PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances)
      • Latest updates
        • PFAS and PFOA, Documents released under OIA
      • About PFAS
      • PFOS/PFOA in NZ
      • PFAS Investigations
      • Health
        • New Zealand Food Safety report
      • PFAS - Frequently Asked Questions
    • NZ Landcare Trust
    • Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund
      • About the Fund
      • How to apply
      • Priority list
      • Funding for 2016/17
    • Consultations about land
      • Protecting our valuable land – our proposal, your views
    • MfE Data Service
    • Cabinet papers and related material search
    • Publication search
  • RMA
    • About the RMA
    • Improving our resource management system
      • A comprehensive review
      • Amending the RMA
    • RMA processes and how to get involved
      • An Everyday Guide to the RMA
      • Resource consent processes
        • Resource consent process
        • Applying for resource consent
      • Plan-making for public and councils
        • Getting involved
        • Streamlined planning process for councils
        • Collaborative planning process
        • Submitting planning documents under Schedule 1
        • Applying for an extension of the two-year time limit for issuing decisions of a planning process
      • Designation of land in district plans
      • Heritage orders in district plans
      • Nationally significant proposals
        • How projects qualify
        • Proposals of national significance
          • Taranaki combined cycle power station
          • Hauauru ma raki - Waikato wind farm proposal
          • Te Mihi geothermal power station
          • Te Waka wind farm proposal
          • Transpower's North Island Grid Upgrade Project
          • Turitea wind farm proposal
      • Applying for heritage protection authority status
      • Applying for requiring authority status
        • About requiring authorities
        • How to apply
        • Changes to a requiring authority
        • List of requiring authorities
          • Ardmore Airport Ltd
          • Auckland International Airport Ltd
          • BellSouth New Zealand
          • Broadcast Communications Ltd
          • Christchurch International Airport Ltd
          • Invercargill Airport Ltd 
          • Mainpower NZ Ltd
          • New Zealand Rail Limited
          • New Zealand Transport Agency
          • North Otago Water Harvesting and Irrigation Company Ltd
          • Palmerston North Airport Ltd 
          • Tasman Energy Limited
          • Transpower New Zealand Ltd - Notice
          • Transpower New Zealand Ltd
          • Tranz Rail Ltd
          • Waikato Regional Airport
          • Wellington International Airport Limited
        • List of revoked requiring authorities
      • Mana Whakahono ā Rohe: Iwi participation arrangements
    • National direction
      • National policy statements
      • National environmental standards
        • National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities
          • About the National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities 2016
          • Developing the National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities
      • National planning standards
        • About the national planning standards
        • First set of national planning standards and supporting information
        • Implementing the first set
        • Developing the first set
          • Development phases
          • Discussion papers
          • Research informing development of first set
      • Regulations for administrative matters
        • List of regulations
        • Forms, fees and procedure
        • Discount on administrative charges
        • Transitional fees, rents, and royalties
        • Infringement offences
        • Exemption to discharging contaminants
        • Resource Management (Exemption) Regulations 2017
      • Priorities for national direction
    • National Monitoring System
      • About the NMS
        • Developing the NMS
      • Data explorer
        • Data for 2017/18
        • Data for 2016/17
        • Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16
        • Complete datasets
      • Reporting on the data
        • Overview of the reporting
        • Plan-making
          • About plan-making
          • Plan-making processes
          • National instruments driving plan-making processes
          • Timeframes associated with plan-making processes
        • Resource consents
          • About resource consents
          • Resource consents processed
          • Resource consents processed within statutory timeframes
          • Requests for further information
          • Extensions of resource consent application processing time
          • Charges for resource consents
          • Resource consent applications subject to discounts
        • Complaints, monitoring, compliance and enforcement
          • Resource consent monitoring
          • Complaints about breaches and alleged breaches of the RMA
          • Enforcement actions
        • Māori participation
          • Iwi/hapū involvement in resource management processes
          • Iwi/ hapū management plans
      • What information is collected
      • Key caveats and disclaimer
        • Key caveats and local authority practices by topic area
      • Citing the NMS
      • Before the NMS - the RMA Survey of Local Authorities
    • RMA roles and responsibilities
      • Central government
      • Local government
        • Compliance, monitoring and enforcement by local authorities
      • Minister for the Environment
      • Reviews and investigations of local authorities
        • Otago Regional Council investigation
        • Environment Canterbury review
          • About the Environment Canterbury review
          • Environment Canterbury commissioners
          • Environment Canterbury review Cabinet papers and Ministry advice
        • Far North District Council review
    • Previous RMA amendments
      • About the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017
      • About the Resource Management Amendment Act 2013
      • About the RMAA (Simplifying and Streamlining) Act 2009
      • List of all RMA or amendment acts
    • RMA resources
      • Find a council plan
      • RMA forms
      • Applications and submissions advice
      • Quality planning
      • Making Good Decisions Programme
      • Environmental legal assistance funding
    • Popular RMA pages
      • An Everyday Guide to the RMA
      • National environmental standards
      • National policy statements
    • Publication search
    • Cabinet papers and related material search
      • Regulatory Impact Statement: Environment Canterbury governance arrangements
  • Waste
    • Why reducing, reusing and recycling matter
    • Circular economy
    • Waste and Government
    • We all have a role to play
      • What you can do to help reduce waste
        • Prevent Waste
        • Reuse
        • Recycle
        • Shop smart
      • Responsible product management
        • About product stewardship
        • Applying for accreditation
        • Businesses taking responsibility for their products
        • Regulated product stewardship
      • The Ministry's role
      • Role of territorial authorities
      • Waste Advisory Board
        • About the board
        • Board members
        • How to make a nomination
    • Waste strategy and legislation
      • Waste Minimisation Act
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Posters for businesses on the phase out of single-use plastic shopping bags

Let your customers know about the phase out of single-use plastic shopping bags. Put up a poster in store. Poster: We support the phasing out of single-use shopping bags. So from 1 July we are no longer supplying them

Poster for printing

The poster is available in black and white, and in colour. It is also available in A4 and A3 sizes.

Click on the links below to download posters.

Black and white A4 poster

Black and white A3 poster

Colour A4 poster

Colour A3 poster

Other posters and signs

Other posters and signs in various languages are also available to print, see Signs to communicate the plastic bag ban in community languages [WasteMINZ website].

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Single-use plastic shopping bag ban: Toolkit for businesses

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