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...
Losing recyclable glass to landfill is a thing of the past at the Waimarino Recycling Centre in Ohakune thanks to a grant from the Glass Packaging Forum....
The increase in glass recycling in and around Alexandra has seen the Alexandra Wastebusters operation become a hub for the area, requiring greater capacity to store glass for transport. Glass from the town and surrounding settlements has increased over the past three years, culminating with a...
A New Zealand-made cosmetics company is taking its sustainability practices to the next level, with the help of the Glass Packaging Forum, by developing a take-back and refill programme. As a company whose ethos is founded on people, planet and being animal-friendly, Aleph Beauty Operations Manager...
MEDIA RELEASE: The Glass Packaging Forum’s long-standing advocacy for separate kerbside glass collections has been backed by a recent report from WasteMINZ. The Recommendations for standardisation of kerbside collections in Aotearoa report, prepared for the Ministry for the Environment and published this month, recommends local authorities...
Glass Packaging Forum Scheme Manager Dominic Salmon. The Glass Packaging Forum is disappointed but unsurprised to see the Kiwi Bottle Drive attacking the Glass Packaging Forum’s record on improving glass recycling in New Zealand. Since the GPF was formed in 2006, there has been a 28% increase...
Government’s announcement today (29 July) declaring a host of products, including single-use plastic packaging, priority products under the Waste Minimisation Act is a huge leap in the right direction in New Zealand’s war on waste....
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...