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practice kerbside service....</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2097" class="post-2097 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-and-funding"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/fritter-festival-proves-going-green-can-be-easy-and-delicious/" title="Fritter Festival proves going green can be easy and delicious"> <img width="1100" height="390" src="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fritter-Festival-1100x390-1.jpg" class="attachment-blog_image_in_grid size-blog_image_in_grid wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fritter-Festival-1100x390-1.jpg 1100w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fritter-Festival-1100x390-1-300x106.jpg 300w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fritter-Festival-1100x390-1-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fritter-Festival-1100x390-1-768x272.jpg 768w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fritter-Festival-1100x390-1-700x248.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> <span>March 28, 2024</span> </span> <span class="post_category"> <span>In</span> <span><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/category/grants-and-funding/" rel="category tag">Grants and Funding</a></span> </span> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/fritter-festival-proves-going-green-can-be-easy-and-delicious/" title="Fritter Festival proves going green can be easy and delicious">Fritter Festival proves going green can be easy and delicious</a></h2> <p class="post_excerpt">A Northland festival, which attracted around 4,000 people, has kept over 80% of its waste from going to landfill, thanks in part to a grant from the Glass Packaging Forum (GPF)....</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2093" class="post-2093 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-government-advocacy"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/reducing-waste-increasing-recycling-is-a-clear-case-of-separation/" title="Reducing waste, increasing recycling is a clear case of separation"> <img width="1100" height="390" src="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Glass-separate-crate-in-Napier-supplied-by-NCC1100x390.jpg" class="attachment-blog_image_in_grid size-blog_image_in_grid wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Glass-separate-crate-in-Napier-supplied-by-NCC1100x390.jpg 1100w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Glass-separate-crate-in-Napier-supplied-by-NCC1100x390-300x106.jpg 300w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Glass-separate-crate-in-Napier-supplied-by-NCC1100x390-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Glass-separate-crate-in-Napier-supplied-by-NCC1100x390-768x272.jpg 768w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Glass-separate-crate-in-Napier-supplied-by-NCC1100x390-700x248.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> <span>March 28, 2024</span> </span> <span class="post_category"> <span>In</span> <span><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/category/government-advocacy/" rel="category tag">Government and advocacy</a></span> </span> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/reducing-waste-increasing-recycling-is-a-clear-case-of-separation/" title="Reducing waste, increasing recycling is a clear case of separation">Reducing waste, increasing recycling is a clear case of separation</a></h2> <p class="post_excerpt">With a third of New Zealand’s population living in Auckland, the city has the biggest opportunity to reduce our nation’s waste and vastly increase how much we recycle, minimising the economic and environmental impact of sending recyclable material to landfill....</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2087" class="post-2087 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-and-funding"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/glass-recycling-a-hit-in-matarangi/" title="Glass recycling a hit at Coromandel holiday hotspot"> <img width="1100" height="390" src="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Glass-recycling-bin-1100x390-1.jpg" class="attachment-blog_image_in_grid size-blog_image_in_grid wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Glass-recycling-bin-1100x390-1.jpg 1100w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Glass-recycling-bin-1100x390-1-300x106.jpg 300w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Glass-recycling-bin-1100x390-1-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Glass-recycling-bin-1100x390-1-768x272.jpg 768w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Glass-recycling-bin-1100x390-1-700x248.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> <span>January 24, 2024</span> </span> <span class="post_category"> <span>In</span> <span><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/category/grants-and-funding/" rel="category tag">Grants and Funding</a></span> </span> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/glass-recycling-a-hit-in-matarangi/" title="Glass recycling a hit at Coromandel holiday hotspot">Glass recycling a hit at Coromandel holiday hotspot</a></h2> <p class="post_excerpt">New glass recycling facilities in the beach town of Matarangi, Coromandel have proven a hit with residents and holiday makers after being installed just before Christmas....</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2041" class="post-2041 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-and-funding tag-glass-recycling tag-public-place-recycling tag-sustainability"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/twizel-golf-club-turning-glass-recycling-bogey-into-an-ace/" title="Twizel golf club turning glass recycling bogey into an ace"> <img width="1100" height="390" src="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/shutterstock_1970959490-1100x390-1.jpg" class="attachment-blog_image_in_grid size-blog_image_in_grid wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/shutterstock_1970959490-1100x390-1.jpg 1100w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/shutterstock_1970959490-1100x390-1-300x106.jpg 300w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/shutterstock_1970959490-1100x390-1-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/shutterstock_1970959490-1100x390-1-768x272.jpg 768w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/shutterstock_1970959490-1100x390-1-700x248.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> <span>September 27, 2023</span> </span> <span class="post_category"> <span>In</span> <span><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/category/grants-and-funding/" rel="category tag">Grants and Funding</a></span> </span> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/twizel-golf-club-turning-glass-recycling-bogey-into-an-ace/" title="Twizel golf club turning glass recycling bogey into an ace">Twizel golf club turning glass recycling bogey into an ace</a></h2> <p class="post_excerpt">Players at the Ben Ohau Golf Club in Twizel can now recycle their glass after enjoying a refreshment between tee boxes....</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2006" class="post-2006 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-and-funding"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/kaikoura-glass-headed-for-recycling/" title="Kaikoura’s glass headed for recycling instead of landfill"> <img width="1100" height="390" src="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bunkers-1100x390-1.jpg" class="attachment-blog_image_in_grid size-blog_image_in_grid wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bunkers-1100x390-1.jpg 1100w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bunkers-1100x390-1-300x106.jpg 300w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bunkers-1100x390-1-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bunkers-1100x390-1-768x272.jpg 768w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Bunkers-1100x390-1-700x248.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> <span>September 11, 2023</span> </span> <span class="post_category"> <span>In</span> <span><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/category/grants-and-funding/" rel="category tag">Grants and Funding</a></span> </span> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/kaikoura-glass-headed-for-recycling/" title="Kaikoura’s glass headed for recycling instead of landfill">Kaikoura’s glass headed for recycling instead of landfill</a></h2> <p class="post_excerpt"> Steve Gill of Innovative Waste Kaikoura loads brown glass destined for recycling. Hundreds of tonnes of glass bottles and jars collected in Kaikoura are now being recycled rather than being used for drainage and cover on the landfill thanks to a partnership between Innovative Waste Kaikoura,...</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1983" class="post-1983 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-glass-heroes"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/glass-heroes-the-humble-swappa-crate-nzs-original-refill-scheme/" title="Glass Heroes: The humble Swappa Crate, NZ’s original refill scheme"> <img width="640" height="226" src="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ABC-Site-1970s-1100x390-1.jpg" class="attachment-blog_image_in_grid size-blog_image_in_grid wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ABC-Site-1970s-1100x390-1.jpg 640w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ABC-Site-1970s-1100x390-1-300x106.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> <span>August 21, 2023</span> </span> <span class="post_category"> <span>In</span> <span><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/category/glass-heroes/" rel="category tag">Glass heroes</a></span> </span> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/glass-heroes-the-humble-swappa-crate-nzs-original-refill-scheme/" title="Glass Heroes: The humble Swappa Crate, NZ’s original refill scheme">Glass Heroes: The humble Swappa Crate, NZ’s original refill scheme</a></h2> <p class="post_excerpt">Refill and reuse schemes are experiencing something of a renaissance, but the granddad of them all, ABC Swappa Crate, is still leading the way by a long stretch....</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1988" class="post-1988 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sustainability tag-carbon tag-glass-furnace tag-renewable-energy"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/the-path-to-decarbonising-container-glass/" title="The path to decarbonising container glass"> <img width="1100" height="390" src="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shutterstock_1437322208-1100x390-1.jpg" class="attachment-blog_image_in_grid size-blog_image_in_grid wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shutterstock_1437322208-1100x390-1.jpg 1100w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shutterstock_1437322208-1100x390-1-300x106.jpg 300w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shutterstock_1437322208-1100x390-1-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shutterstock_1437322208-1100x390-1-768x272.jpg 768w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shutterstock_1437322208-1100x390-1-700x248.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> <span>August 10, 2023</span> </span> <span class="post_category"> <span>In</span> <span><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/category/sustainability/" rel="category tag">Sustainability</a></span> </span> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/the-path-to-decarbonising-container-glass/" title="The path to decarbonising container glass">The path to decarbonising container glass</a></h2> <p class="post_excerpt">Glass has some great sustainability credentials but it’s ‘Achilles’ heel’ thas always been the emissions from its production. But this is beginning to change....</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1979" class="post-1979 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-and-funding category-reuse"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/greentech-to-keep-beer-flagons-in-use-again-and-again/" title="Greentech to keep beer flagons in use again and again"> <img width="1100" height="390" src="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/joaquin-romero-E9Vk2OiG23U-unsplash.jpg" class="attachment-blog_image_in_grid size-blog_image_in_grid wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/joaquin-romero-E9Vk2OiG23U-unsplash.jpg 1100w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/joaquin-romero-E9Vk2OiG23U-unsplash-300x106.jpg 300w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/joaquin-romero-E9Vk2OiG23U-unsplash-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/joaquin-romero-E9Vk2OiG23U-unsplash-768x272.jpg 768w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/joaquin-romero-E9Vk2OiG23U-unsplash-700x248.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> <span>May 25, 2023</span> </span> <span class="post_category"> <span>In</span> <span><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/category/grants-and-funding/" rel="category tag">Grants and Funding</a>, <a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/category/reuse/" rel="category tag">Reuse</a></span> </span> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/greentech-to-keep-beer-flagons-in-use-again-and-again/" title="Greentech to keep beer flagons in use again and again">Greentech to keep beer flagons in use again and again</a></h2> <p class="post_excerpt"> Nada Piatek is the co-found of Again Again which is working on the technology for a beer refill project using universal glass bottles. One of the first movers in reusable coffee cups in Aotearoa New Zealand, Again Again, is now branching out into beer. The company...</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1974" class="post-1974 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-glass-heroes"> <div class="post_content_holder"> <div class="post_image"> <a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/glass-recycling-heroes-solid-start-to-reducing-toothpaste-packaging/" title="Glass heroes: Solid start to reducing toothpaste packaging"> <img width="1100" height="390" src="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Solid-1100x390-1.jpg" class="attachment-blog_image_in_grid size-blog_image_in_grid wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Solid-1100x390-1.jpg 1100w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Solid-1100x390-1-300x106.jpg 300w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Solid-1100x390-1-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Solid-1100x390-1-768x272.jpg 768w, https://www.glassforum.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Solid-1100x390-1-700x248.jpg 700w" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" /> </a> </div> <div class="post_text"> <div class="post_text_inner"> <div class="post_info"> <span class="time"> <span>May 22, 2023</span> </span> <span class="post_category"> <span>In</span> <span><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/category/glass-heroes/" rel="category tag">Glass heroes</a></span> </span> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.glassforum.org.nz/glass-recycling-heroes-solid-start-to-reducing-toothpaste-packaging/" title="Glass heroes: Solid start to reducing toothpaste packaging">Glass heroes: Solid start to reducing toothpaste packaging</a></h2> <p class="post_excerpt"> Solid CEO and founder Laura Nixon and her husband and co-founder Adam McConnochie are forging a new way to sell and buy oral care products in Aotearoa New Zealand. Solid is a classic example of Kiwi cottage industry and out the box thinking, with the company...</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <div class='pagination'><ul><li class='prev'><a href='https://www.glassforum.org.nz/news/'><span class='arrow_carrot-left'></span></a></li><li class='active'><span>1</span></li><li><a href='https://www.glassforum.org.nz/news/page/2/' class='inactive'>2</a></li><li><a href='https://www.glassforum.org.nz/news/page/3/' class='inactive'>3</a></li><li><a href='https://www.glassforum.org.nz/news/page/4/' class='inactive'>4</a></li><li><a href='https://www.glassforum.org.nz/news/page/5/' class='inactive'>5</a></li><li><a href='https://www.glassforum.org.nz/news/page/6/' class='inactive'>6</a></li><li><a href='https://www.glassforum.org.nz/news/page/7/' class='inactive'>7</a></li><li><a href='https://www.glassforum.org.nz/news/page/8/' class='inactive'>8</a></li><li><a href='https://www.glassforum.org.nz/news/page/9/' class='inactive'>9</a></li><li><a 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