In New Zealand it is easy to see the effects after countries stopped accepting our rubbish.<p>We have a few landfill, but they are slowly piling up now. And NZ has always been popular for its green landscapes.<p>So now the gov, councils, and local businesses started prohibiting some types of plastics.<p>But it is still at early stages. Supermarkets have banned single use plastic bags, but pretty much everthing you buy still has plastic that goes to the landfill.<p>Recycling here is also different from latin america. In latam normally you have multiple recycling bins... one for glass, one for plastic, one for paper, etc.<p>Here we have a single container for plastic. Some times you find multiple bins, but that's still rare.<p>In my company, there is one huge bin for cardboard only downstairs. One for paper (but only for confidential docs to be properly destroyed), and the bins in the kitchen areas, where you are supposed to throw only milk packages.<p>I looked around where I could dispose oil, and a restaurant owner told me to just dump in the sink. He said there is a company that goes around the CBD collecting used oil, but only from businesses that pay for that.<p>There is a place that collects electronics waste. But the collection places and dates are sparse, and I see a lot getting dumped in the normal waste.<p>We still have a long way to go. At least the council here reports on landfills and is doing their part trying to promote green ideas <a href="https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/building-and-consents/types-resource-consents/earthworks/Pages/landfills.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/building-and-consents/ty...</a>