TP007 README The Current Topic Question New Zealand should ban all single-use plastics by 2025. Te Papa survey-591a5260-cc62-11ea-b8b8-a377588107c4

This dataset contains public responses made through Te Au | The Current, Te Papa’s Nature debate public response project.

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New Zealand Nature subject area: Plastics
Fact: New Zealand creates more plastic waste per person than most other countries – 36% more than Australia (Royal Society Te Apārangi). | He nui atu te mahi para kirihou a ia tangata o Aotearoa i te nuinga o ērā atu whenua – 36% nui atu i Ahitereiria (Royal Society Te Apārangi).
Image: Photo of a plastic drink bottle on a rocky beach by Shaun Lee

Idea: New Zealand should ban all single-use plastics by 2025. | Me whakakore a Aotearoa i ngā kirihou-tukutahi i te 2025. 

Question: ‘How do you feel about this idea?’ | ‘He pēhea ki a koe tēnei take?’

Note: this topic was developed in partnership with Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance (APPA) in association with a panel discussion they ran as a public programme at Te Papa. 

pk: survey-591a5260-cc62-11ea-b8b8-a377588107c4

Collection period: This was first run as the primary topic 23 July 2020 to 14 August 2020. This topic was run again as the primary topic from 1 December 2020 to 10 December 2020. From 14 August 2020 to 1 December 2020, and from 10 December 2020 to 13 April 2023 this topic was available online via a drop down menu and via the accessible form. 

Screenshot: TP007 Screenshot The Current Topic Single Use Plastics.PNG

Topic content CSV: TP007 Plstics survey-591a5260-cc62-11ea-b8b8-a377588107c4.csv

Response data CSV: TP007 survey-591a5260-cc62-11ea-b8b8-a377588107c4-responses personal info masked 

Accessible web form response CSV: TP007 accessible form responses Single Use Plastics personal info masked.csv

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