Summer festivals and events are getting greener according to data collected by The Packaging Forum.
The Packaging Forum is delighted to partner with The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP).
New research released today identifies the geographic location of composting facilities where event waste (food waste and food packaging waste) can be processed. The research has been carried out by Waste Minimisation social enterprise Beyond the Bin and was co-funded by the Packaging Forum’s Public Place Recycling Scheme.
The Packaging Forum’s Governing Board has elected Andrew Hewett, Head of Communications at Coca-Cola Amatil NZ as its new Chair. Andrew is also Chair of the Public Place Recycling Scheme. Alistair Sayers, Packaging Manager at Frucor Beverages was appointed as Chair of the Glass Packaging Forum’s Steering Committee.
A new initiative to introduce recycling bins, so that shoppers can take back their used soft plastic bags to supermarkets and retail premises, was announced today by The Packaging Forum.
The Packaging Forum has today released “The National Litter Survey”, which is the first national study looking at New Zealander’s litter in over a decade.
The Glass Packaging Forum’s Public Place Recycling Scheme has allocated $46,000 to projects designed to increase recycling and reduce litter in high traffic public places.
At its annual symposium today the Glass Packaging Forum (the Forum) reported on the performance of its two accredited packaging product stewardship schemes and set out new targets for packaging.
Environment Minister Amy Adams today announced the accreditation of two product stewardship schemes that cover the recycling of plastic, aluminium, paper, glass and cardboard packaging.
The Packaging Forum has partnered up with Plastics NZ and a group of New Zealand organisations with a shared passion for sustainability to establish Good Caps - a pilot programme designed to educate...
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Understanding PFAS in food packaging...
This document is a summary of a recently commissioned report on the latest research and information on PFAS in food packaging....
The Packaging Forum has made two submissions on the emissions reduction plan...
Strong support for the key proposed use case principles give us a clear steer for the path to product stewardship....
The Better Packaging Co says it has produced the world's first mailer and poly bags using 100% recycled ocean bound plastic pollution....
All Meadow Fresh one and two-litre milk bottles are now made using 30% recycled plastic, reducing the amount of virgin plastic used by 250 tonnes a year....
The Packaging Forum held its AGM where the Glass Packaging Forum and Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme electing their steering committees....