Had a fender-bender? You're not alone. Around 115,000 new and used bumpers are replaced annually across New Zealand, with many destined for the landfill at their end or life.
But now the Motor Trade Association of New Zealand has developed a new programme, called plastic2eco, where the bumpers are re-purposed as fencing products by Waiuku recycling business Future Post.
The plan is to expand into Hamilton, New Plymouth, and other Auckland suburbs, before being rolled out across the North Island later this year and into the South Island around mid-2026.
MTA sector manager is Larry Fallowfield.
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