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Firm that makes fence posts from waste plastics to build new Blenheim factory - RNZ News, January 2023

Firm that makes fence posts from waste plastics to build new Blenheim factory - RNZ News, January 2023

An innovative New Zealand company that makes fence posts out of waste soft plastics will soon be manufacturing its products in the South Island.

That means collection points for the Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme are expected to be re-established across Nelson and Marlborough.

Future Post managing director Jerome Wenzlick said the company started making fence posts nearly five years ago in Auckland, using soft plastic waste. "We've built all our own machinery and figured out how to use all the different types of waste plastic that no one else can use and get our production up so we can make a post that's the same or better than wood, which is what we're up against."

Click link to read more: Firm that makes fence posts from soft plastics to build Blenheim factory | RNZ News

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