For Marta Mamelka-Potts, Glassmaking ‘Feels Like Home’
For Marta Mamelka-Potts, the very sounds and smells of glassmaking are familiar and comforting. Marta is a Continuous Improvement Leader for the Rocky Mountain Bottle Company, a joint venture between Molson Coors and O-I Glass in Colorado. Her background is steeped in glassmaking and her childhood memories are filled with visits to Huta Szkła Wymiarki, […]
‘Recycle for Pennsylvania’ Makes Glass Recycling Easy
There are more than 400 liquor licenses in Erie County, Pennsylvania. But in 2016, commercial recycling programs stopped collecting glass; it was dropped from curbside recycling in 2018. Prism Glass Recycling of Erie estimates the county sends roughly 7,000 tons of glass to landfills each year. The new Recycle for Pennsylvania program is bridging the […]
O-I’s Rio de Janeiro Plant Offers Brazilian Sign Language Training
In 2018, O-I’s Rio de Janeiro plant employees asked management a vital question: What was the best way to connect with the plant’s 17 deaf employees? During a Diversity and Inclusion training on unconscious biases, the question came from shop floor employees. After discussing with the Unlimited Employee Resource Group (ERG) team for the entire […]
Julia Vitrum Plant Produces Improved Cullet for O-I Italy
Glass is an ideal packaging material to support a low-waste circular economy. The Julia Vitrum Cullet Treatment plant in Italy is one of our creative, innovative and collaborative solutions to ensuring more glass stays in the manufacturing loop and out of landfills. The project is a joint partnership between O-I and Italian glass manufacturer Zignago […]
Beginning New Jobs While Navigating a Global Pandemic
Starting a new job is always challenging, but starting a new job while navigating the first global pandemic in a century? That presents a new level of challenge. O-I Glass is among the leading global manufacturers of glass packaging for food and beverage brands. When the Covid-19 crisis unfolded, it deeply impacted our 25,000-plus employees […]
A Truly Glassy Holiday Gift Guide
You want the holidays to be perfect and the gifts you give to be exceptional and memorable. If you’re struggling to find the perfect gift for the person who has everything, this glassy holiday gift guide is sure to add sparkle to your shopping list. If you’re like us, you already have a vintage bottle […]
New Colombian Cullet Hub Will Increase O-I’s Cullet Supplies
O-I is opening a new recycling hub for cullet suppliers in Barranquilla, Colombia. A cullet hub is a material collection center where we buy cullet from suppliers in the local area, in this case, the Atlantic Coast, which is more than 550 miles from O-I’s plant. The opening of the facility, located on Colombia’s northern […]
O-I Poland Named to ‘Golden Hundred’
O-I Poland was recently named one of the “Golden Hundred,” an annual list of 100 companies that contribute heavily to the economy and employment in Poland’s Podkarpacie Region. The list acknowledges companies that showed resilience during the complex business and social environment of 2020 and the COVID-19 global pandemic. Named 14th out of 100 top […]
Networking Air Compressor Systems for O-I’s Plants in France Spells Energy Savings
O-I’s facilities across France have invested in centralized computer control systems for air compressors, which translates into lower energy needs, fewer emissions, and substantial cost savings. It’s part of our journey to be the most sustainable producer of the most sustainable rigid packaging. A plant’s compressed air system serves vital functions, driving machine movements and […]
Peru’s Plaza Vea Supermarkets Make Recycling Easy with #ReciclaConsciente
Plaza Vea, one of Peru’s largest and most popular supermarket chains, is hoping to make recycling easier for its customers with a new national recycling campaign. The campaign is called #ReciclaConsciente and it’s designed to both educate about recycling in Peru as well as facilitate it. O-I is among the partners. There are two parts […]
