O-I Foundation Gifts $50k to Facilitate COVID-19 Vaccine Access in the Region
Donation Kicks Off Fundraising Efforts for Education and Logistics Through VProject (Perrysburg, OH – January 15, 2021) –O-I Glass, Inc. (NYSE: O-I) announced today that it has gifted $50k to the Victory Over COVID-19 Through Vaccination (VProject) through its O-I Charitable Foundation. As Northwest Ohio prepares to enter Phase 1B for vaccine distribution, the VProject […]
O-I Issues 2020 Green Bond Allocation Update
Green Bond Net Proceeds Allocated for Sustainable Projects Perrysburg, Ohio, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In November of 2019, O-I European Group B.V., a subsidiary of O-I Glass, Inc. (NYSE: O-I) was the first packaging Company to issue a Green Bond (EUR 500 million). The company has committed to allocate an amount equal to […]
Inspiring and Enabling Glass Recycling in Northwest Ohio for America Recycles Day
O-I Installs Permanent Glass Recycling Drop-Off at Levis Headquarters (Perrysburg, OH) – In recognition of America Recycles Day 2020 (November 15), O-I Glass, Inc. is opening a permanent glass recycling drop-off for Northwest Ohio residents. Starting the week of November 12, O-I’s glass packaging collection center, located at its global headquarters in Perrysburg, OH, will […]
Colcafé, O-I Partner to Bring Sustainability Message to Life on Instagram
Colcafé is a leading coffee brand in Colombia. It’s been innovating with different in and out promotionals for years. As more and more consumers show they want products that are environmentally friendly, Colcafé and O-I have been working side-by-side to create marketing campaigns that resonate with shoppers and connect to the sustainability of glass packaging. Colcafé’s Popular Glass Jar You could say the Colcafé glass jar is […]
Local and Sustainable Glass Water Bottles Are Natural Fit for Estonian Mineral Water Company
During a time when shoppers say local, sustainable products are more important than ever, one Estonian beverage company is seamlessly bringing the two together with its water bottles. When Haage Joogid CEO Vello Oselin was exploring packaging for Haage Joogid’s mineral water, he chose glass bottles made by O-I’s plant in Järvakandi, Estonia. Not only are glass bottles 100% recyclable, but O-I Järvakandi is less than 100 miles from the Haage spring itself. […]
O-I Melbourne and Two Birds Brewing Create Community, Sustainability Through Glass
As part of a rebranding campaign, Australia’s Two Birds Brewing is telling beer lovers about glass’s earth-friendly benefits. Two Birds Brewing in Spotswood, Victoria, a Melbourne suburb, cares about the environment. Co-founders Jayne Lewis and Danielle Allen love that the results of their hard work are presented to beer lovers in a pure, natural, glass bottle. They also love that […]
Glass is One Way Kererū Brewing Co. Supports a Local, Sustainable Economy
Kererū Brewing Co. in New Zealand has built its brewery on two tenants: support the local economy and support the longevity of the earth. Selling its craft beers in glass bottles made by O-I Glass is one way the brewery makes progress on both of its goals. “My personal feeling about sustainability is that it’s a planet that we’re borrowing, and we really ought better to return […]
Cassels Brewing Builds Community Through Beer and Respect for Nature
Cassels Brewing Co. has a reputation for brewing one of the top stouts in the world. Like many craft breweries, this award-winning brewery takes its role in being a community centerpiece to heart. The Christchurch, New Zealand brewery started in 2009 with a homemade wood-fired brewing system. For the next two years, it grew and generated buzz throughout the beer world. Then the 2011 Christchurch earthquake jolted the city—and the […]
COVID-19 Exposes Recycling Weaknesses that Leave U.S. Manufacturing Vulnerable
As lockdowns due to COVID-19 begin to ease, some glass recycling programs are springing back to life, attracting long lines of people eager to recycle glass bottles and jars. Workers say “folks lined up at the gates” when Springfield, Missouri, recycling centers reopened in early May. More than 1500 people filed in on Day 1 […]
Study Finds More Europeans Choosing Glass Packaging for its Earth-Friendly Benefits
Motivated by glass’s earth-friendly benefits, Europeans are choosing glass packaging more than ever according to a study commissioned by Friends of Glass and the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE). Glass is infinitely recyclable, and Europeans are hearing and acting on the message about glass packaging’s environmental benefits. The survey reached more than 10,000 people in 13 European countries. The results continue to show glass packaging has a […]
