The volume of glass CHBDC collects is already such that the current storage system needs upgrading. The Central Hawke’s Bay District Council (CHBDC) will be ready should its glass recycling service be expanded next year, thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Glass Packaging Forum. The grant...
Whangarei’s first community-led and operated resource recovery centre has been given a helping hand to ensure its glass recycling goes smoothly, with a grant of $5,000. The funding, which comes from the Glass Packaging Forum, will enable the Whangarei Heads Community Resource Recovery Charitable Trust to...
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...
The increasingly popular Taranaki beach camp at Kaupokonui will be able to offer its residents and visitors glass recycling for the first time this summer, thanks to a grant from the Glass Packaging Forum. The grant, of $1,100, means the Kaupokonui and Districts Beach Society could...
A mainstay in Oamaru’s recycling and reuse efforts, the Waitaki Resource Recovery Park, has received a $18,400 boost from the Glass Packaging Forum (GPF) to help them manage the increase they’ve seen in glass volumes for recycling. The grant will not only increase the amount of...
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....