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 […]
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 […]
O-I’s Sustainability Story with Stone & Wood
We paid a visit to one of Australia’s favorite craft beer providers and O-I Australia’s favorite customers, Stone & Wood. We talked to the craft beer team about their commitment to sustainability. We chatted with James Perrin, the Sustainability Manager of Stone and Wood about a number of sustainability initiatives we’ve worked on over the past few years – “We live […]
O-I Creates a Circular Economy at the Global Headquarters
O-I has introduced a sustainable, returnable water bottle system for their Levis Campus employees. Specially designed O-I bottles, made of 90% recycled glass, are filled and refrigerated with filtered water and provided free of charge to campus employees. When employees are done enjoying their water, the returned bottles are washed, refilled and re-capped ready for […]
O-I Employees Volunteer in Local Communities for a More Sustainable Future
Recently O-I employees in Americas North and Americas South took to the local streets, volunteering their time to do good for the planet. In Toledo, Ohio, O-I employees rolled up their sleeves to volunteer with Partners for Clean Streams (PCS), a local organization, dedicated to the health of the rivers and streams, and the people […]
O-I Earns High Marks for Commitment to Health of the Planet and its People
O-I consistently earns high marks for prioritizing the health of people and the planet, and the company’s commitment is recognized in the most recent Cradle to Cradle Certified™ scorecard. Cradle to Cradle Certified is a globally recognized program that reviews and scores products across various industries based on five categories: material health, material reuse, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and […]
