O-I’s Uses Virtual Reality Training to Enhance Safety
As the leading innovatory in the glass industry, O-I leverages the latest technology to enhance sustainable work practices and employee safety. Our Global Technology team is using Virtual Reality Machine Training (VRMT) to introduce plant workers to virtual simulations of lifelike scenarios. Through VRMT, O-I employees can learn glassmaking processes without going to a factory. “People continue to be at the center of O-I’s strategy. Introducing […]
O-I Offers Digital Curriculum for Earth Day 2020
April 22 marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. While Earth Day this year will look a little different than years past, with our celebrations moving online, at O-I, we still want to help provide a meaningful learning experience for students across the globe. In honor of Earth Day 2020, we put together a digital […]
O-I Works with Robex to Produce Reusable PPE During COVID-19
O-I Glass, Inc. is collaborating with another Northwest Ohio company, Robex, to make reusable face shields, a piece of personal protective equipment (PPE), for members of the Northwest Ohio medical community during the COVID-19 health crisis. Robex, an industrial automation company located next to O-I’s headquarters, reached out to O-I to coordinate a plan to produce face shields for area medical workers. O-I is using its 3D printing capabilities […]
Distilleries and Breweries Making Hand Sanitizer Lean on O-I’s Glass Packaging
O-I is part of the food and beverage supply chain which has been deemed essential by many governments around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Breweries and distilleries who have pivoted to produce hand sanitizer are leaning on O-I glass packaging for the critical supply. Breweries and distilleries worldwide are pivoting from alcoholic beverages to […]
Please Continue to Recycle: Glass Industry Unites Behind Message
Please continue to recycle—and tell everyone you know to do the same. O-I, other glass manufacturers, and the European and United States-based glass trade organizations have come together to remind consumers and municipalities that, even during the COVID-19 health crisis, recycling is important and needed. Glass is endlessly recyclable, and materials from a recycled glass […]
O-I Celebrates Global Recycling Day Looking at the Progress and Future of Glass Recycling
In honor of Global Recycling Day, O-I hosts a podcast discussion with VP of Sustainability, Jim Nordmeyer on glass recycling facts and myths. While March 18 is marked as Global Recycling Day, at O-I we believe every day should be recycling day. Nevertheless, the celebration allows us to reflect on recycling – the progress we […]
Contributing to a Healthier World
O-I Receives Approval for Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets PERRYSBURG, OH, O-I Glass, Inc.(NYSE: OI) is the first glass packaging company to receive approval from the Science Based Targets initiative for its emission reduction targets. O-I commits to reduce absolute scope 1,2 and 3 GHG emissions by 25% by 2030 from a 2017 base year. The SBTi’s Target […]
Glass Benefits Highlighted in Wall Street Journal
On Monday, February 24, the Wall Street Journal published an article “Glass, Once the King of Packaging, Seeks a Comeback,” spotlighting the environmental concerns around plastic and the opportunities for glass as an alternative packaging solution. Highlighting the opportunity for glassmakers to expand and win back business, due to the consumer shift away from single-use […]
Victoria, Australia Makes Glass Recycling Easier
All recycling programs aren’t built the same, and a new plan adopted in Victoria, Australia, is a big win for glass recycling—and maybe a model for other communities. The Victorian State Government announced an overhaul of its curbside recycling system in Feb. 2020. The state’s new four-bin waste recycling system makes it easier for people to recycle. Families in the state will […]
O-I Supports Australia Bushfire Victims
The bushfires currently devastating Australia are proving to be the worst of their kind in decades. At least 33 people and 1.25 billion animals have died to date, while more than 11 million hectares (27.2 million acres) of bush, forest and parks burnt – just partway through the country’s bushfire season. As stories of those […]
