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	<title>Unpackit Packaging Awards</title>
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		<title>50 nominations for the Worst Packaging Award and counting&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/50-nomination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn’t happen often – one of New Zealand’s biggest companies launches an innovative new packaging which hits the headlines. But not for all the right reasons.  Despite a massive marketing campaign, Anchor’s new “lightproof” triple layer bottle doesn’t seem &#8230; <a href="http://www.unpackit.org.nz/50-nomination/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Packaging free lunches</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more schools and parents are moving towards packaging free lunches. Packaging free lunches means less litter in the school grounds and looking after the environment. The great thing about packaging free lunches is that you have more control &#8230; <a href="http://www.unpackit.org.nz/packaging-free-lunches/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>If recycling is the answer, we’re asking the wrong question</title>
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		<comments>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/if-recycling-is-the-answer-we%e2%80%99re-asking-the-wrong-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recycling is a basic foundation of our clean green brand, which so many of our businesses depend on.  If we stopped recycling in New Zealand, you can bet that within a week our “clean green” brand would be exposed as &#8230; <a href="http://www.unpackit.org.nz/if-recycling-is-the-answer-we%e2%80%99re-asking-the-wrong-question/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Barbie</title>
		<link>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/barbie-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/barbie-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Worst 2011/2012 Shortlist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A classic example of bad toy packaging. Completely over-the-top for the size of the toy, plastic not identified so can’t be recycled. Plus the frustration factor of being time-consuming and tricky to unwrap.]]></description>
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		<title>Disposable Coffee Cup</title>
		<link>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/disposable-coffee-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/disposable-coffee-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Worst 2011/2012 Shortlist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[100 million disposable cups go to landfill in NZ every year – causing a massive amount of unnecessary waste; 100 million crushed cups would build a tower as high as the Sky Tower or fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools. Paper &#8230; <a href="http://www.unpackit.org.nz/disposable-coffee-cup/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Oral B Toothbrush Heads</title>
		<link>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/oral-b-toothbrush-heads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/oral-b-toothbrush-heads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Worst 2011/2012 Shortlist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A finalist in 2011 Worst Packaging Award. Large amount of packaging for two tiny toothbrush heads, plastic cover has no plastic identification number, generic recycling symbol is misleading for consumers.]]></description>
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		<title>Sunsweet Ones</title>
		<link>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/sunsweet-ones-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/sunsweet-ones-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winner of 2011 Unpackit Worst Packaging Award. Individually wrapped prunes, contained in a non-recyclable tube, wrapped in plastic. Just ridiculous!]]></description>
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		<title>Plastic Wrapped Vegetables on a Meat Tray</title>
		<link>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/plastic-wrapped-vegetables-on-a-meat-tray/</link>
		<comments>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/plastic-wrapped-vegetables-on-a-meat-tray/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A popular nomination this year. People are obviously frustrated by the selling of vegetables and fruit on meat-trays, wrapped in plastic. Nominators comments included “they do not need to be packed!!!” and “a waste of plastic”.]]></description>
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		<title>Fantastic Noodles in a cup</title>
		<link>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/fantastic-noodles-in-a-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/fantastic-noodles-in-a-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Worst 2011/2012 Shortlist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[3 different materials; a completely unnecessary plastic wrapper, a lid and a disposable polystyrene cup.  The disposable cup goes straight to landfill since Invercargill is the only kerbside collection we know of that accepts polystyrene.]]></description>
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		<title>Arnott&#8217;s Shapes 12 Pack</title>
		<link>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/arnotts-shapes-12-pack/</link>
		<comments>http://www.unpackit.org.nz/arnotts-shapes-12-pack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sophie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Worst 2011/2012 Shortlist]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[These crackers are packaged in mini “pillow packs” to look like chip packets. Crackers are less fragile than chips, and don’t need super-protective packaging. The same crackers are sold in a larger cardboard box, and can be put into individual &#8230; <a href="http://www.unpackit.org.nz/arnotts-shapes-12-pack/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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