Glass recycling, nationwideTe mahi kōata tukurua, huri noa i te motu
The Glass Packaging Forum is focused on the recovery of glass containers and jars from across Aotearoa New Zealand and returning them to the furnace to complete a ‘full circle’.
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Ko te aronga matua o te Glass Packaging Forum, he kohikohi i ngā ipu kōata me ngā pātara mai i ngā rohe katoa o Aotearoa, ā, ka whakahokia ki tētahi umu hei whakatutuki i te ‘huringa tukurua’.
Using recycled glass to produce new bottles and jars means furnaces can run at lower temperatures, reducing carbon emissions.
It also means using less virgin materials such as sand and soda ash. Every tonne of recycled glass saves approx 670kg of C02 emissions compared to making the glass from scratch).
On average, a glass bottle or jar made in Aotearoa New Zealand contains 69% recycled glass.
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This project is part of Te Taiao | Nature at Te Papa.
