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....
Hamilton’s move to a kerbside collection service with separate glass crates has meant a substantial increase in the glass collected – so much so the Glass Packaging Forum has stepped in with a $22,000 grant to help manage it. EnviroWaste Services was awarded the contract for...
The Uretiti Transfer Station glass storage bunkers (pictured before the upgrade) needed to be upgraded after the Whangarei District Council moved to separate glass recycling crates. Moving to the best practice method of separate glass recycling crates in Whangarei has seen volume begin to exceed storage...
A recent move by some of Kāpiti Coast District’s recycling collectors to a system where all glass bottles and jars are recycled has been welcomed by the Glass Packaging Forum. Kāpiti Coast District Council Waste Minimisation and Services Officer Katharina Kennedy explains previously some glass had...
Losing recyclable glass to landfill is a thing of the past at the Waimarino Recycling Centre in Ohakune thanks to a grant from the Glass Packaging Forum....
The increase in glass recycling in and around Alexandra has seen the Alexandra Wastebusters operation become a hub for the area, requiring greater capacity to store glass for transport. Glass from the town and surrounding settlements has increased over the past three years, culminating with a...
A New Zealand-made cosmetics company is taking its sustainability practices to the next level, with the help of the Glass Packaging Forum, by developing a take-back and refill programme. As a company whose ethos is founded on people, planet and being animal-friendly, Aleph Beauty Operations Manager...
The Glass Packaging Forum’s long-standing advocacy for separate kerbside glass collections has been backed by a recent report from WasteMINZ....