We’re all about glass
About Glass Packaging ForumRecover it, Recycle it,
Our purpose is to connect businesses that sell glass-packaged consumer goods with those that collect and recycle glass. This enables glass to be returned to the furnace or made into alternative products, with the aim of zero container glass to landfill.
Established in 2006, the Glass Packaging Recovery Scheme (GPRS) — formerly the Glass Packaging Forum (GPF) — promotes the environmental benefits of glass packaging and manages the accredited GPRS Product Stewardship Scheme. 2026 marks our 20th anniversary.
Partners For Change
Glass recovery is influenced by a large number of factors, most outside of the GPRS’s control.
The Forum therefore works hard to build strong relationships with local and central government, waste management companies, recyclers and other community groups to promote and facilitate best practice for the recovery of glass.
Stewarding our future
GPRS provides financial assistance, in the form of grants, to provide infrastructure to improve glass recovery, facilitate glass recycling and fund research into alternative uses for glass.
The GPRS represents its members’ interests within industry and government and seeks to continuously improve the performance, relevance and awareness of product stewardship for glass.
The GPRS recognises the significance of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, and the part the GPRS Product Stewardship Scheme plays in allowing New Zealand consumers and businesses to meet this goal.
Steering Committee
Chris Grant
Committee Chair
5R Solutions
www.5rsolutions.com
Sara Tucker
Lion
www.lion.co.nz
Nicola Voice
Woolworths
www.woolworths.co.nz
Penny Garland
Visy Recycling
www.recycleglass.co.nz
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