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Major glass users in New Zealand have agreed to pay a voluntary levy on imported glass to cover a shortfall between the costs of collecting the glass and the price paid for it by glass recyclers.
Glass and beverage companies, consumer groups and government yesterday launched a national glass recycling campaign that follows the plastic bag recycling campaign launched two years ago.
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