Glass bottles and jars continue to be one of, if not the, most recycled products in New Zealand. This according to the Glass Packaging Forum’s (GPF) recently released annual report which noted a recovery rate of all glass bottles and jars sold in New Zealand of...
Click to enlarge. The Glass Packaging Forum is dedicated to keeping glass bottles and jars out of landfill so they can be recycled, reused or repurposed, but without data on how much glass is manufactured, imported and moved around New Zealand, and what’s happening to it,...
The Glass Packaging Forum recently completed its 2019-2020 annual accreditation report. The GPF runs the only Government accredited, voluntary product stewardship scheme for glass bottles and jars in New Zealand. Report highlights: The glass recovery rate climbed to 75% (despite glass consumption increasing)Grant funding totaled $215,472 for 15...
The Glass Packaging Forum (GPF) has released its 2018-2019 annual accreditation report highlighting the performance of glass recovery nationally, including recycling, mass balance data, funding, and stakeholder engagement. The report is an annual requirement of its Government accreditation and demonstrates industry’s long-term stewardship of glass. GPF Scheme...