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NZ glass recycling on the up – accreditation report

The Glass Packaging Forum (GPF) has released its 2018-2019 annual accreditation report highlighting the performance of glass recovery nationally, including recycling, mass balance data, funding, and stakeholder engagement. The report is an annual requirement of its Government accreditation and demonstrates industry’s long-term stewardship of glass. GPF Scheme...

Reuse is king at Kapati craft distillery The Bond Store

When it comes to sustainability the waste hierarchy is the simplest and often best guideline, and it’s no different for packaging. In the hierarchy reuse is king and no other packaging material is better suited to this than glass. While reusing glass bottles and jars at scale around New...

GPF COVID-19 update

New Zealand moving to COVID-19 Alert Level 4 has had wide-ranging impacts across society, with recycling among those. The Glass Packaging Forum has been working to ensure the flow of recycled glass to the furnace continues. Read more. ...

Grant keeps South Island glass recycling on the up

South Island glass recycling has been given a boost after the Glass Packaging Forum helped upgrade the 5R Solutions hub in Christchurch. The Forum funded a grant of just over $11,500 for the construction of storage bunkers at 5R Solution’s new glass recovery facility in Hornby, which opened...