Goose Island Brewery Reveals 2020 Bourbon County Stout Bottle Lineup
This week brings good news for beer fans. Goose Island Brewery says it’ll release its insanely popular bottle lineup of 2020 Bourbon County Stout variants on Black Friday, its traditional release day. If you’re a beer lover, you’re likely very familiar with Bourbon County Stout. It’s the kind of beer release that gets people out […]
In 2020, At Least We Have IPAs
2020 is the year no one expected. While summer vacations are indefinitely on hold, and you are long past enjoying “quality” time with the people you live with, we’re all looking for those silver linings. “At least we have _!” You can fill in the blank with “video chat!” or “online shopping!” or “Netflix!” As […]
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 […]
O-I Glass Supports Breweries Involved in the Black is Beautiful Beer Campaign
O-I Glass, Inc. is supporting craft breweries and their collective effort around the Black is Beautiful beer campaign by making beer bottles available to breweries who need them. The Black is Beautiful beer initiative was founded by Weathered Souls Brewing in San Antonio, Texas. Weathered Souls created the Black is Beautiful beer and will donate […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
