‘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 […]
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 […]
VIDEO: A Beautiful Spiced Rum Bottle — for the Eye and the Earth
Jacobite Spirits is a small craft spiced rum distillery in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by a group of friends, Jacobite is as passionate about sustainability as it is about the rum it produces. They call themselves “quite picky” about sourcing everything sustainably, from ingredients to packaging. As Jacobite prepared to launch Charlie’s Chopper […]
O-I Joins Corona in Glass Recapture Summer Pilot Program in Chicago
O-I is joining Corona and the Glass Recycling Foundation (GRF) for a pilot glass recapture program in Chicago. The project’s focus is to build public awareness of the need to keep glass bottles out of landfills and keep them in the manufacturing loop. As part of the initiative sponsored by Corona, the GRF will collect […]
Art, Glass, and The Art of Recycling: O-I and SICOVAD Summer Glass Recycling Campaign
How do you encourage people to recycle glass products? You share with them the value of glass recycling and make recycling both easy and convenient. And what better way to increase the awareness than to kick off a summer campaign that combines art and sustainability? The goal of the Containers Tour 2021 in Gironcourt-sur-Vraine, France, […]
O-I, Beer Institute Talk Glass Bottle Benefits for Beer
Glass should never be trash – that’s one of the takeaways Austin Stein, O-I plant manager at Danville, Virginia, shared during a virtual chat with the Beer Institute’s Jim McGreevy April 28. Stein spoke as part of the Beer Institute’s ongoing “You Ought to Know a Beer Industry Employee,” virtual series. “O-I is one of […]
Pittsburgh’s Pop-Up Glass Recycling Program is a Win-Win
Glass should never be trash – it’s infinitely recyclable and 100% recyclable. While recycling glass is a no-brainer, it’s not always as easy as putting your used bottles and jars in the curbside bin. When waste haulers serving the Pittsburgh metro area stopped accepting glass in curbside recycling bins at the beginning of 2019, the […]
Boomerang’s Durable, Refillable Glass Water Bottle Breaks Convention
Boomerang Water is an on-site, small batch bottling water company providing water for commercial venues like hotels and college campuses, as well as serving families for their homes. The North Carolina based company is on a mission to rid the world of single-use plastic bottles and reshape bottled water through innovation. While serving in the […]
VIDEO: Colorado Brewery Launches Glass Recycling Program
A grassroots glass recycling program has sprung up at Crabtree Brewing in Greeley, Colorado, thanks to a little ingenuity, a little bit of recycling education, and a long friendship between a craft brewer and a glassmaker. Bob Kunkle is a second-generation employee for O-I Glass, one of the world’s largest glass packaging manufacturers. Bob noticed […]
O-I Joins Heineken for Glass Recycling Pilot Program in Brazil
A new glass recycling pilot program from Heineken and O-I in Brazil is rewarding consumers who recycle their glass bottles by creating a reward system.
