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Demand for good glass will continue to increase
Monday, 30 March 2009, 1:46 pm | Glass Packaging Forum
The Glass Packaging Forum says that rumors of a demise in the glass recycling market have been misleading and inaccurate and welcomes new reports which are addressing the facts. John Webber, General Manager says: “Since talking about unprecedented ... More >>
Unprecedented demand for recycled glass
Monday, 16 March 2009, 11:15 am | Glass Packaging Forum
The Glass Packaging Forum is challenging claims that “glass along with other recyclables holds no value”. John Webber, General Manager says that reports in some media are misleading and inaccurate:- More >>
The changing face of glass recycling
Friday, 7 November 2008, 1:12 pm | Glass Packaging Forum
At the annual conference of the Waste Management Institute in Blenheim this week, the major players in the glass sector (including representatives from manufacturers of glass packaging, brand owners who use glass containers and supermarkets who sell ... More >>
Schools get behind Che Fu glass recycling rap
Friday, 14 March 2008, 9:34 am | Glass Packaging Forum
School children and students from two Auckland schools joined Che Fu at Bastion Point to talk about recycling and to learn about how to enter the nationwide Glass Recycling Rap competition. More >>
Che Fu Raps It Up For Glass Recycling
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 9:55 am | Glass Packaging Forum
“An empty glass bottle…Pick it up, PICK IT UP Round your house round your home… Pick it up, PICK IT UP On your way at school…Pick it up, PICK IT UP Recycle. What?...RECYCLE We like to keep it real green round here, ROUND HERE We like to keep it real clean ... More >>
Glass Packaging Industry Crushes Its Critics
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 4:12 pm | Glass Packaging Forum
The crusher, which is co-funded by the Glass Packaging Forum and Lion Nathan, was formally launched by the Hon David Parker, Minister for the Environment and Nandor Tanczos, spokesperson for the Environment for the Green Party. More >>
Glass recycling hits new high in New Zealand
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 3:59 pm | Glass Packaging Forum
New Zealanders recycled nearly 110,000 tonnes of glass containers in the past year which is an increase of almost 18% over the previous year or equivalent to an additional 17000 tonnes of glass being collected around the country. More >>
New Zealanders know best on container deposits
Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 10:25 am | Glass Packaging Forum
The Glass Packaging Forum says that the poll into people’s attitudes towards container deposit taxes shows that New Zealanders understand that sustainability is about balancing environmental, social and economic considerations rather than just reacting emotionally ... More >>
Next step for Glass Forum is glass crushing...
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 1:54 pm | Glass Packaging Forum
The Glass Packaging Forum is seeking partners to operate a mobile glass crusher to be based initially in the South Island for use by local councils and recycling operators. More >>
Glass Forum asks councils to think carefully
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 1:19 pm | Glass Packaging Forum
The future of New Zealand’s kerbside recycling will be discussed at a workshop in Wellington today. Since a number of Auckland councils have started or announced their intention to introduce co-mingled collections where materials are collected ... More >>
Glass Packaging Forum tells Select Committee
Friday, 27 April 2007, 10:26 am | Glass Packaging Forum
Glass Packaging Forum tells Select Committee that it has raised over $2 million in the last two years through voluntary product stewardship – and legislation isn’t necessary More >>
Recycling - Ak councils should think carefully
Monday, 26 March 2007, 11:22 am | Glass Packaging Forum
Auckland councils should think carefully before they spend $ millions changing kerbside recycling collections More >>
Contractors encouraged to use recycled aggregates
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 9:30 am | Glass Packaging Forum
The Glass Packaging Forum has funded a cost benefit analysis which finds that the premium for processing aggregate with glass cullet over conventional mineral aggregate is around $2 per tonne but this extra cost isn’t recognised in most tenders. More >>
