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Accreditation Report 2019-2020

The Glass Packaging Forum recently completed its 2019-2020 annual accreditation report. The GPF runs the only Government accredited, voluntary product stewardship scheme for glass bottles and jars in New Zealand. Report highlights: The glass recovery rate climbed to 75% (despite glass consumption increasing)Grant funding totaled $215,472 for 15...

Grant helps up Whangarei’s glass recycling game

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...

Kaipara glass recycling on the up

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...

The glass is greener on Waiheke Island

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...