Glass Packaging Forum

September 30, 2019 In Events, Grants and Funding, Public Place Recycling, Recycling

Grant helps take glass recycling to the people

Xtreme Zero Waste Raglan senior processor Kaleb Kingi, left, and processor Sean Dillon separate glass into the new trailer. Revelers at festivals and events around the Waikato will have little excuse not to recycle their glass bottles this coming summer after a grant doubled Xtreme Zero Waste’s ability to...

August 20, 2019 In Priority product, Recycling

Consultation on regulated product stewardship opens

The GPF currently runs the country’s only Government-accredited, voluntary product stewardship scheme for glass bottles and jars, with over 100 member brands. By Dominic Salmon, Glass Packaging Forum Scheme Manager It’s finally happened – a New Zealand government has taken the plunge and announced its...

August 9, 2019 In Priority product

Glass Packaging Forum welcomes Government’s decisive action to reduce waste to landfill

The Government’s announcement that it is working towards co-designed and regulated product stewardship for a number of products, including packaging, is a huge step in the right direction for New Zealand’s war on waste, says the Glass Packaging Forum (GPF). Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage today announced a...

July 18, 2019 In Grants and Funding, Infrastructure and Technology, News, Recycling

Government funding a thumbs up for model kerbside glass recycling

Pictured, from left, Smart Environmental Bay of Plenty Area Manager Johnny Dick, Waste Management Project Officer Nicole Banks, Tauranga City Council Team Leader: Waste Behaviour Change Programmes Cayley McLean, Tauranga City Council Manager: Sustainability and Waste Rebecca Maiden, Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage,...

July 8, 2019 In Grants and Funding, Recycling, Research

Ambitious young winemaker with sustainability at heart

3sixty2 wines founder and winemaker Alice Rule. PHOTO: Supplied One of New Zealand’s youngest woman winemakers is putting sustainability at the heart of her professional development as she seeks to drive glass recycling in the industry. Founder and winemaker of 3sixty2 wines, Alice Rule, is conducting research on ways to...

July 3, 2019 In Lifestyle, News, Recycling

Survey shows drinks taste better in glass

Press Release – O-I New ZealandNew Zealand’s only glass bottle manufacturer, O-I New Zealand, in support of some of Aotearoa’s top craft breweries, surveyed attendees at the Wellington Food Show on their thoughts and knowledge about glass. This year’s Wellington Food Show was the biggest yet...

June 6, 2019 In Grants and Funding, Infrastructure and Technology, Public Place Recycling, Recycling

South Island glass recycling on the up

Well over 23,000 tonnes of glass from the South Island was recycled in Auckland in 2018, up over 10,000 from 2016. Media release: Glass recycling in the South Island has seen major improvements recently with over $174,000 in grants being invested by the Glass Packaging Forum (GPF)...

May 22, 2019 In Grants and Funding, Recycling

Grant helps keep Upper Hutt recycling on the up

The upgraded recycling drop-off station in Park Street was part funded by a grant from the Glass Packaging Forum. Photo: Upper Hutt City Council Glass recycling in Upper Hutt has become quicker, easier and more convenient thanks to a grant from the Glass Packaging Forum. The $10,000 grant has...

May 20, 2019 In News, Recycling

Glass not affected by recycling changes

Glass Packaging Forum scheme manager Dominic Salmon. Residents in a growing number of regions may not be able to recycle much of their plastic packaging anymore, but that shouldn’t discourage them from recycling glass, paper, cardboard and metal, say the Glass Packaging Forum. The Forum, which runs the country’s only accredited...

May 19, 2019 In Uncategorized

Accreditation report 2017-2018

The Glass Packaging Forum runs the only Government accredited, voluntary product stewardship scheme for glass bottles and jars in New Zealand. Part of this accreditation is the completion of an annual accreditation report, which you can read by clicking here. ...

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