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Case study: Glass Packaging Forum

By Kiri Speirs on September 4th, 2021 in Case studies, Circular Economy, Product Stewardship
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The Glass Packaging Forum is a voluntary product stewardship programme that has been operating since 2006, with members’ levies funding projects to improve the environmental outcomes for glass, which is infinitely recyclable.

What issues did the Glass Packaging forum need to address?

The issues facing container glass have changed, but the scheme was not as responsive as it could have been. Engaging stakeholders in the identification of issues and solutions was challenging. The The Glass Packaging Forum needed a scheme manager to partner with them to overcome these challenges.


What did we do?

  • Created more robust data collection and analysis methodology with ongoing improvement
  • Fostered closer relationships with councils and the waste industry to understand barriers to better outcomes
  • Implemented strategic funding objectives and criteria
  • Improved communication and engagement with all stakeholders from members to councils, collectors, industry organisations and central government

What did we achieve?

  • Higher level of transparency to all stakeholders, leading to higher level of confidence in the organisation
  • Better informed governance group
  • Reliable mass balance data that can inform decisions
  • Clear objectives and strategies to reach them

“The dedication and expertise of 3R as scheme managers gave me confidence that the Glass Packaging Forum could achieve our goals. 3R became the scheme manager at a critical point in time. They understand the importance of good relationships and through their stakeholder management helped us improve glass supply chain flow throughout New Zealand. 3R have been instrumental in streamlining our strategy, governance, and grant funding process. They have improved the integrity of our data to ensure it is robust and can guide good decision making. Their understanding of product stewardship and ability to bring stakeholders together has been of critical importance in this changing regulatory environment.”

Karen Titulaer, Glass Packaging Forum Steering Committee Chair 2019-2021 (Head of Legal, Risk and Sustainability, Villa Maria Estate Ltd)

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Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

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Consistent with our environmental policy, the intended outcomes of our environmental management system include:

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Our ISO 14001:2015 certification includes 3R Operations, the Paint Product Stewardship Programmes, ChemCollect Service and the SeatSmart Child Car Seat Recycling Programme (owned and operated by 3R).

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New Zealand is “one of the highest generators of waste per person in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)”. The way we currently produce and manage our waste is not sustainable.

The current economy in New Zealand is linear: this equates to a process of take-make-use-dispose. The aim of the government is to move towards a circular economy.

A circular economy can refer to either biological or technical materials.

With biological materials, the cycle could be defined as make-consume-enrich. In this cycle waste returns to the environment and enriches the land.

A technical materials cycle may be more like make-use-return. In a technical materials cycle waste is repurposed and used to make something new.

Whether you need help with biological materials, technical materials, or both; 3R can partner with your business to assess your current waste, then help you reduce it.