The Tauranga City Council and Glass Packaging Forum are working together to improve glass recycling in the region amid recent changes to the recycling landscape. The Forum recognises the challenges these changes have created and have been in discussions with the Council to help prevent glass,...
When it comes to transporting glass for recycling, efficiency is key, particularly considering the challenges of New Zealand’s geography....
Tonnes of glass in the Queenstown District which used to go to landfill will now be recycled thanks to a grant from the Glass Packaging Forum. The Forum has been in discussions with the Queenstown Lakes District Council to help improve the quantity and quality of...
Recycling is set to become far more accessible for residents and visitors in the Marlborough Sounds and Awatere Valley. A $10,000 grant from the Glass Packaging Forum has enabled the Marlborough District Council to expand its Rural Community Recycling programme to include Okiwi Bay in the...
Events are not only a source of colour-sorted glass to go back to the furnace, but a chance to educate the public about glass recycling. And this event company has bins with a story to tell! Clean Event, an Auckland-based company working with the majority of...
The Whangaparaoa Community Recycling Centre has found a way to harness the power of the sun as it gears up for the busy festive season. The recycling centre recently began using a solar-powered wheelie bin lifter for glass recycling after being granted $11,000 by the Glass...
The opening of new glass breaking technology in Christchurch today is aimed at reducing the impact of the Kaikoura earthquake on the recycling industry. Innovative Christchurch-based company 5R Solutions Ltd has come up with a way to tackle the problem of high transport costs for glass...
Visitors account for a good portion of recyclable glass in tourism hot spots like Queenstown. The Glass Packaging Forum has provided funding for a colour-separated public bottle bank and the related service costs for Pak n’ Save Queenstown. It is proving to be a great way to...
It’s not only businesses, councils and community recyclers who make use of GPF funding. The organisers of Splore, a boutique music and arts festival outside Auckland, sought funding to improve glass recycling at the event. The festival has a strong environmental theme and in keeping with...