Recaptured Heat from O-I Glass Plant Heats Homes in Reims, France
Recaptured Heat from O-I Glass Plant Heats Homes in Reims, France Homes in a historic Reims, France, neighborhood are now being heated in part by recaptured heat from the nearby O-I Glass manufacturing plant. The innovative system creates a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. O-I Glass, Inc. and the France-based energy solution company Dalkia […]
Paper Wine ‘Bottles’ Have Flimsy Sustainability Claims Against Glass
Everyone wants to claim they are as beautiful and sustainable as glass bottles, even when the container (aka paper wine bottles) is much closer to a milk carton than a bottle. Maybe imitation is the best form of flattery. If you’re a wine fan, you’ve probably seen some of the headlines touting the earth-friendly attributes […]
Make ‘Plastic Free July’ Lifestyle Changes Stick for Good
Making long-term lifestyle changes you start during Plastic Free July can make a difference for the health of the planet and its people.
Panel: ‘Short-Sighted’ Recycling Pause Due to Covid-19 Damages U.S. Manufacturing
Recycling is not a luxury. Recycled materials that are gathered by curbside and other municipality-backed recycling programs are used to make vital things, like packaging for groceries and hospital equipment. Covid-19 has impacted recycling programs and practices to the point that manufacturers are having a hard time getting enough recycled materials to create every day supplies, and that includes O-I Glass, the world’s largest manufacturers of glass packaging for food and […]
Ambitious ‘Close the Glass Loop’ Campaign Aims to Push EU’s Glass Recycling Rates to 90%
Close the Glass Loop, the ambitious campaign to push glass recycling to new heights in the European Union, officially launches this week. The initiative is groundbreaking in the sense that stakeholders from across the glass packaging ecosystem have pledged their support in order to work together toward the aggressive goal of 90% glass collection rate […]
Scientists Say Reusable Food Containers are Safe During Coronavirus
Yes, refillable and reusable food and beverage containers, like those made from glass, are safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Consistent with other recommendations around COVID-19, basic hygiene is the key when it comes to containers including reusable grocery bags and coffee cups. That’s the strong message a coalition of scientists is sending in a new […]
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 […]
On World Environment Day 2020, Good Recycling Habits are More Critical Than Ever
On World Environment Day 2020, amidst a worldwide pandemic, O-I wants you to know that good recycling habits are more critical than ever.
