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Did she or her office receive any written correspondence, briefings, or other correspondence from an organisation in opposition to the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging between 7 April 2026 and 25 August 2026, broken down by organisation and date?

Answered Question 38978 (2026)
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Rachel Brooking

Member for Dunedin · Labour Party

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  • Did she or her office receive any written correspondence, briefings, or other correspondence from an organisation in opposition to the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging between 7 April 2026 and 25 August 2026, broken down by organisation and date?

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Hon Nicola Grigg

Member for Selwyn · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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Neither my office nor I received any correspondence from an organisation in opposition to the proposed phase-out of PVC, polystyrene and PVdC in food and beverage packaging during the period from 7 April 2026 to 25 August 2026. Stakeholders consulted during officials' targeted engagement in 2025 were generally supportive of addressing these hard-to-recycle plastics.