Members of the New Zealand Packaging Accord have met to discuss ways to tackle the issues currently facing glass packaging collected for recycling. The meeting follows ACI Glass' decision to reduce its price for used glass packaging. The Accord members are aware of the potential implications on glass recycling in New Zealand. All have agreed that a solution should be developed without delay. The Packaging Accord is a voluntary industry agreement to reduce and reuse packaging. Accord targets include recovering a proportion of the remain packaging materials. ACI Glass provide 99% of the market for New Zealand's used glass packaging. From 1 Jan/05 ACI reduced the price it pays for recovered glass per tonne, with a further price reduction for clear flint glass scheduled for May 2005. The strength of the NZ$ has meant large volumes of glass products have been imported.
