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James Ferrier: Polystyrene pollution an environmental disaster 15 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read Ōwhiro Bay resident Jade Lorier with polystyrene balls which blew off the back of an uncovered trailer. Photo / Supplied, RNZ Ōwhiro Bay resident Jade Lorier with polystyrene balls which blew off the back of an uncovered trailer. Photo / Supplied, RNZ NZ Herald OPINION Coast lovers were angry this week at polystyrene waste dumped along 7km of Wellingtons south beaches. Picking up th...

Wellington City Council fines contractor after polystyrene waste scattered along coastline 14 Apr, 2021 04:36 AM 3 minutes to read Ōwhiro Bay resident Jade Lorier with a few of the polystyrene balls. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald Wellington City Council have handed out a $200 fine after an "irresponsible" driver allowed a load of polystyrene balls to scatter across more than 7km of Wellingtons south coastline, including a marine reserve. "We were alerted to a widespread scattering of polystyrene ...

Polystyrene waste scattered across Wellington coastline 11 Apr, 2021 07:40 PM 5 minutes to read Ōwhiro Bay resident Jade Lorier with a few of the polystyrene balls. Photo / Supplied RNZ By Karoline Tuckey, of RNZ. Residents are calling on authorities to do more to punish polluters, after polystyrene waste was scattered across more than 7km of Wellingtons south coastline, including a marine reserve. Ōwhiro Bay resident Jade Lorier was among those out collecting the waste from streets and fron...

Photo by Jade Lorier Report from RNZ by Karoline Tuckey Residents are furious that polystyrene waste has been scattered across more than 7km of Wellington’s south coastline, including a marine reserve, and are calling on authorities to do more about such incidents. Ōwhiro Bay resident Jade Lorier was among those out collecting the waste from streets and front lawns, and said it was blowing into streams, drains and out to sea. Polystyrene is not biodegradable. “I’m really worried about th...

Ōwhiro Bay resident Jade Lorier with a few of the polystyrene balls. Photo: Supplied / Jade Lorier Ōwhiro Bay resident Jade Lorier was among those out collecting the waste from streets and front lawns, and said it was blowing into streams, drains and out to sea. Photo: Supplied / Jade Lorier Polystyrene is not biodegradable. "Im really worried about the health of our stream. Weve got native eels, as well as fish, Im worried about the wildlife in the marine reserve," Lorier said. "Were tryin...