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September 8, 2017
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Kiwi ingenuity helps crush transport costs post-quake
The opening of new glass breaking technology in Christchurch today is aimed at reducing the impact of the Kaikoura earthquake on the recycling industry. Innovative Christchurch-based company 5R Solutions Ltd has come up with a way to tackle the problem of high transport costs for glass...
June 9, 2017
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Recycling on the go
Visitors account for a good portion of recyclable glass in tourism hot spots like Queenstown. The Glass Packaging Forum has provided funding for a colour-separated public bottle bank and the related service costs for Pak n’ Save Queenstown. It is proving to be a great way to...
May 5, 2017
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April 30, 2017
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Festival funding keeps the glass flowing
It’s not only businesses, councils and community recyclers who make use of GPF funding. The organisers of Splore, a boutique music and arts festival outside Auckland, sought funding to improve glass recycling at the event. The festival has a strong environmental theme and in keeping with...