Welcome to the Glass Packaging Forum

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The Glass Packaging Forum

“creating opportunities for innovative uses of waste container glass”

The Glass Packaging Forum – (GPF) is a non-profit organization, which aims to ensure the ongoing performance of glass as environmentally acceptable packaging.

The Forum was formally established in April 2006, in response to the increase in glass recovery which exceeded the demand from its only existing market at the time i.e. reuse in glass making, and to support and deliver on the objectives, commitments and targets of the New Zealand Packaging Accord 2004.

With the life of the Packaging Accord now complete, the Forum has submitted a Glass Product Stewardship programme to the Ministry for the Environment for consideration for accreditation. It is anticipated that this would be able to sit within a general overarching framework for packaging should that be appropriate.

Glass Recycling in NZ

A Brief History of Glass
Alternative Uses for Waste Glass
Q & A About Glass Recycling in NZ

Co-mingling Recycling

Changes in the way Local Authorities collect household recyclables is having an adverse effect. More »

Successful Grants

Read more about the Glass Packaging Forum’s successful applications. More »
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MORE FM Winery Tour to Champion Glass Message at Shows

The Glass Packaging Forum has teamed up with the promoter of the 2010 MORE FM Winery Tour - Civic Events to take the recycling/recovery message to a wider audience.

Recycling, with an emphasis on glass will be promoted at each of the 18 Winery Tour shows nationwide so that the estimated 50,000 people attending the concerts will be able to recycle their bottles more »

FINN - RUNGA - DOBBYN
ON STAGE TOGETHER
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BOH RUNGA feat. CHE FU

GPF Win Packaging Award

The GPF Class Rap Campaign won the 2009 Schools Educational Programme Award  more »

Latest News

Read about the latest in glass recovery, new initiatives, changes within the industry, political updates and specific product stewardship progress in our newsletters. More »