New Zealand’s only voluntary product stewardship scheme for container glass has been given the go ahead for another seven years....
A grant from the Glass Packaging Forum has improved glass handling and storage facilities for one of Hawke’s Bay’s biggest recycling collectors....
The Tauranga City Council and Glass Packaging Forum are working together to improve glass recycling in the region amid recent changes to the recycling landscape. The Forum recognises the challenges these changes have created and have been in discussions with the Council to help prevent glass,...
When it comes to transporting glass for recycling, efficiency is key, particularly considering the challenges of New Zealand’s geography....
Tonnes of glass in the Queenstown District which used to go to landfill will now be recycled thanks to a grant from the Glass Packaging Forum. The Forum has been in discussions with the Queenstown Lakes District Council to help improve the quantity and quality of...
Check out the latest Packaging Forum newsletter - The Packaging Word Newsletter Autumn 18...
Recycling is set to become far more accessible for residents and visitors in the Marlborough Sounds and Awatere Valley. A $10,000 grant from the Glass Packaging Forum has enabled the Marlborough District Council to expand its Rural Community Recycling programme to include Okiwi Bay in the...
Check out the latest Packaging Forum newsletter - Packaging Word Newsletter Summer - Issue 13...
Events are not only a source of colour-sorted glass to go back to the furnace, but a chance to educate the public about glass recycling. And this event company has bins with a story to tell! Clean Event, an Auckland-based company working with the majority of...
The Whangaparaoa Community Recycling Centre has found a way to harness the power of the sun as it gears up for the busy festive season. The recycling centre recently began using a solar-powered wheelie bin lifter for glass recycling after being granted $11,000 by the Glass...