A ban on non-compostable labels on New Zealand-grown fruit and vegetables comes into force on July 1. However, that doesn't mean consumers can put the stickers in their home compost from then on; most of this season's produce has already been packed with the current plastic labels attached, meaning non-compostable stickers will still appear on fruit and veg until next year. Also, label suppliers haven’t found a home compostable glue for the labels yet.
The Ministry for the Environment said the label adhesive didn’t have to be home compostable until July 2025, when global manufacturers were expected to have such an adhesive available. Non-home compostable plastic produce labels that were affixed to produce prior to 1 July were exempt from the ban.
Source: stuff.co.nz
