The Glass Packaging Forum’s (GPF) recently released 2023–2024 annual accreditation report showcases an increase in the proportion of glass bottles and jars recovered and recycled in Aotearoa New Zealand, as well as a decrease in products sold in glass packaging....
Glass bottles and jars from Matakana Island, a haven of biodiversity with a tiny permanent population in Western Bay of Plenty, have a rather unique journey before they can be recycled....
Recycling got a whole lot easier and more impactful for Whanganui residents after the council rolled out a new, best practice kerbside service....
A Northland festival, which attracted around 4,000 people, has kept over 80% of its waste from going to landfill, thanks in part to a grant from the Glass Packaging Forum (GPF)....
With a third of New Zealand’s population living in Auckland, the city has the biggest opportunity to reduce our nation’s waste and vastly increase how much we recycle, minimising the economic and environmental impact of sending recyclable material to landfill....
New glass recycling facilities in the beach town of Matarangi, Coromandel have proven a hit with residents and holiday makers after being installed just before Christmas....
Players at the Ben Ohau Golf Club in Twizel can now recycle their glass after enjoying a refreshment between tee boxes....
Steve Gill of Innovative Waste Kaikoura loads brown glass destined for recycling. Hundreds of tonnes of glass bottles and jars collected in Kaikoura are now being recycled rather than being used for drainage and cover on the landfill thanks to a partnership between Innovative Waste Kaikoura,...
Refill and reuse schemes are experiencing something of a renaissance, but the granddad of them all, ABC Swappa Crate, is still leading the way by a long stretch....
Glass has some great sustainability credentials but it’s ‘Achilles’ heel’ thas always been the emissions from its production. But this is beginning to change....