Glass Forum will join the MORE FM Winery Tour 2011
Glass Matters at the 2010 MORE FM Winery Tour
Glass Forum Principal Sponsor at the 2010 Waste Management Institue Conference
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The Forum will team up again with Civic Events the promoter of the MORE FM winery tour, to manage the waste at each gig with an emphasis on the recovery of glass packaging next year.
Artist line up, dates and venues will be released to the public in November this year.
Following two successful Hip Hop concerts in Auckland in 2009 to promote recycling to young people, the Glass Packaging Forum teamed up with the 2010 MORE FM Winery Tour to take the message to a wider audience.
The 18 shows started at Ascension Wine Estate in Matakana, Warkworth on February 5 and finished at Villa Maria Estate in Auckland on March 6, with a nationwide tour of 16 locations along the way. The Glass Packaging Forum organised glass recycling and promoted GLASS MATTERS at each location so that the estimated 50,000 people attending the concerts were able to recycle their bottles.
The Forum looks forward to working with Civic Events in 2011 to manage recycling.
To view photos of the 2010 gigs go to the Winery Tour website.
John Webber, General Manager of the Glass Packaging Forum said the decision to support the Winery Tour was a natural next step for its nationwide, public education programme:
"Our research shows that whilst the majority of people polled said they supported any initiative to promote anti-litter and recycling messages to young people, many suggested that other age groups need to be targeted through their own musical genre. The Winery Tour and the performers on the tour appeal to all ages and we believe that this tour will have as powerful an impact as the rap artists have had with our young people.
"Research also highlighted the importance of having the right recycling infrastructure to allow public place recycling. 74% of those polled said they wanted to see recycling at concerts. We need to make it easy for people to recycle so that's what we are going to do with our GLASS MATTERS recycling bins.
"It is our view that future programmes will have broader scope with regard to the message and materials. We are currently working on ways to achieve this and look forward to involving other sectors of not only the packaging but commerce in general."
John Webber, Glass Packaging Forum
The Forum report on the amount of glass recovered at each venue is found below. New Zealanders are now recycling 66% glass each year and an improved infrastructure for recycling at events and away from home is key to continual improvement.
In 2007, the inaugural More FM Winery Tour was launched nationally in wineries around New Zealand. It was a national sell out success of eight stunning wineries and estates from Matakana in the North to Millbrook in the South. The event has grown in popularity year on year and now in its fourth year has increased to 18 shows throughout 16 stunning locations, and this year presented Tim Finn, Bic Runga and Dave Dobbyn on stage together along with Boh Runga and Che Fu. The Tour delivers a unique concert opportunity in environments that combine some of NZ's most spectacular scenery with the vibe of this country's creative energy, making the shows a platform for fans to enjoy the best live music, wine, food and environment that NZ has to offer.
John Webber, General Manager: 021 949 215
Lyn Mayes, Communications: 021 471 261
The Forum is again proud to be a principal sponsor alongside Hill Laboratories for this year's 2010 Conference - The Value of Good Science.
This year's conference will be held 12-15 October 2010 at Sky City Auckland. Click here for further details.
Tuesday, 12 October the Forum will host a site tour - Tour de Glass to demonstrate recovery, remake and reuse of post consumer glass packaging.
Wednesday, 13 October the Forum is proud to host the "Closing the Loop" workshop in which it will discuss its accreditation status re product stewardship.
Friday, 15 October the Forum hosts a breakfast workshop which features motivational speaker Dr Tom Mulholland - Healthy Thinking - Managing the Waste Between Our Ears.
The above is a brief synopsis of what is on offer at the conference and we would encourage all involved in the waste industry, packaging or otherwise to attend. Networking opportunities are historically deemed invaluable.
Product Stewardship Scheme Accredited |
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Minister for the Environment, the Hon. Dr Nick Smith congratulates the Glass Packaging Forum as the first packaging sector to achieve accreditation status for their
Glass Product Stewardship Programme
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Product Stewardship Definition |
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Product stewardship moves responsibility for waste to those involved in the production and supply of the product (and its packaging) and indirectly to the consumer by ensuring the costs of its disposal are reflected in the purchase price. It involves those who know the most about the product - the businesses who make and sell it- in designing the solution. Ministry for the Environment's |
