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 […]
Expanded Recycling Supports Sustainability Goals
O-I Canada Celebrates Victory in Quebec O-I Canada has recently achieved a huge victory in the effort to keep glass in the circular economy. In January, Montreal’s Minister of Environment announced an expansion of the province’s recycling depository system, its first since 1984. The updated system will now include wine and spirit bottles in the […]
Dispelling the Myths of Glass Recycling
O-I Meets with DEQ to Educate about Glass Benefits Glass packaging is 100% and infinitely recyclable. It can be made in to a new glass package over and over again, preserving the quality of the product inside. Using recycled glass to make new food and beverage packaging helps reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions […]
O-I Netherlands Supports “Beer Geeks Beat ALS”
At O-I, we strive every day to be responsible and active in the communities in which we live and work in. Giving back to charities is one way in which our employees can feel good about their work while connecting their personal values with our company values. Beer Geeks is a Facebook group in which […]
Northern Virginians Recycle 5 Million Pounds of Clean Glass
Northern Virginians are eagerly embracing a new glass-to-glass recycling program that’s collected nearly 5 million pounds of glass in about six months. In fall 2019, Northern Virginia’s traditional curbside programs stopped collecting glass. Instead, residents could recycle their glass containers at one of the new purple glass-only drop-off bins in the area. The glass from those purple bins is collected, crushed locally, processed at a plant in North Carolina, then sold to companies for […]
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and RECYCLING
O-I Strongly Supports New Recycling Education Legislation Perrysburg, OH, Dec. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE:OI), the world’s largest producer of glass packaging, announces its support for new legislation aimed at educating and increasing recycling rates in the United States. Senators Robert Portman (R-OH) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) have created the “Recycle Enhancements […]
