Distilleries and Breweries Making Hand Sanitizer Lean on O-I’s Glass Packaging
O-I is part of the food and beverage supply chain which has been deemed essential by many governments around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Breweries and distilleries who have pivoted to produce hand sanitizer are leaning on O-I glass packaging for the critical supply. Breweries and distilleries worldwide are pivoting from alcoholic beverages to […]
Please Continue to Recycle: Glass Industry Unites Behind Message
Please continue to recycle—and tell everyone you know to do the same. O-I, other glass manufacturers, and the European and United States-based glass trade organizations have come together to remind consumers and municipalities that, even during the COVID-19 health crisis, recycling is important and needed. Glass is endlessly recyclable, and materials from a recycled glass […]
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 […]
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 […]
