Schnappa Rock owner Nick Keene. Nick Keene is the owner of popular Northland restaurant and bar Schnappa Rock, in Tutukaka, which has been working hard to embed recycling and sustainability into its DNA. The Hospitality industry faces unique challenges for recycling glass which Nick, as a...
The Western Bay of Plenty is set to roll out a new kerbside service, which includes a best practice separate glass recycling collection, on 1 July 2021....
The Whangarei district’s sustainability work has received a major boost with a grant of over $42,000 from the Glass Packaging Forum. The grant will improve glass recycling through the upgrade of storage bunkers at the Re:Sort Centre in Whangarei, run by Northland Waste. “The Whangarei District...
A GPF grant will help with the construction of a concrete pad for new storage bunkers (similar pictured). Not only is Kaipara district’s population growing, but the of volume glass it recycles too – so much so the council’s has had to upgrade its storage facilities. This...
A Hawke’s Bay company’s good old Kiwi ingenuity and practicality is paving the way for improving recycling in the hospitality industry....
A GPF grant will help the Waiheke Community Resource Recovery Park deal with its high volume of green glass over peak seasons. Auckland’s first community resource recovery park has been given an $18,000 boost for its glass recycling, just in time for summer, when the volume...
When it comes to glass recycling – just like any recyclable material – there is a good way to go about it, and there’s the best way....
Hamilton’s move to a kerbside collection service with separate glass crates has meant a substantial increase in the glass collected – so much so the Glass Packaging Forum has stepped in with a $22,000 grant to help manage it. EnviroWaste Services was awarded the contract for...
The Uretiti Transfer Station glass storage bunkers (pictured before the upgrade) needed to be upgraded after the Whangarei District Council moved to separate glass recycling crates. Moving to the best practice method of separate glass recycling crates in Whangarei has seen volume begin to exceed storage...
A recent move by some of Kāpiti Coast District’s recycling collectors to a system where all glass bottles and jars are recycled has been welcomed by the Glass Packaging Forum. Kāpiti Coast District Council Waste Minimisation and Services Officer Katharina Kennedy explains previously some glass had...