Membership fees and work programme update
We are pleased to let you know that fees for The Packaging Forum remain the same for the financial year beginnging 1 April 2021, and will be invoiced in early April....
Working together
The Packaging Forum is a member-based organisation representing the depth and breadth of the packaging industry.
We have the vision that by 2025, all packaging in New Zealand will be reusable, recyclable or compostable. To achieve this, the entire packaging industry will need to work together to ensure the best commercial and sustainable solutions are found.
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What we do
ADVOCACY
We advocate for policy that achieves the highest sustainability outcomes
COLLABORATION
We collaborate to advance sustainable packaging research through design, innovation or introduction of alternatives
SOLUTION DESIGN & DELIVERY
We make it easy for members to do the right thing by investing in onshore solutions and recyclability labelling
PROMOTION
We promote solutions that enable all packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025 or earlier
Our Solutions
We deliver practical solutions to steward packaging materials on behalf of our members.
We have three voluntary product stewardship schemes accredited by the Ministry for the Environment.
Glass Packaging Forum
Helping to increase the quality and quantity of glass bottles and jars going back to the furnace.
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Soft Plastics Recycling
Can you scrunch it into a ball? Then you can recycle it through our programme.
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Public Place Recycling
Love NZ by using our colourful recycling and rubbish bins in parks, sports centre and towns around NZ and Be a Tidy Kiwi.
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Technical Advisory Groups
Our technical advisory groups are made up of members with specialist knowledge and other experts.
They address challenges and possible solutions for particular material streams, as well as well as the issue of litter.
COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING
The work of this group aims to remove the challenges compostable packaging faces in New Zealand.
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FIBRE PACKAGING
Working on end of life solutions and contamination challenges.
LABELLING
Investigating a labelling system that’s simple for consumers and widely recongnised.
LITTER AND RECYCLING ACTIVITIES
Even when packaging can be recycled, some still ends up as litter. We’re tackling litter and supporting litter initiatives across all types of packaging.
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We support
Solutions that are
- Circular
- New Zealand-based
- Industry-led
- Collaborative
- Include all stakeholders
Policies that
- Deliver the highest value sustainability outcomes
- Are evidence-based
- Focus on the full packaging lifecycle
- Maximise quality and quantity of materials
Latest news
Clear need for co-ordinated action on compostable packaging
A recent survey of by The Packaging Forum shows that between them they have completed over 100 compostable packaging projects in the last five years....
Packaging Forum litter reduction project funding up for grabs
The country’s biggest packaging industry organisation is offering funding for projects which aim to reduce litter in New Zealand....
