Nine percent of MRF operators say glass is accepted in their recycling program but they landfill it with garbage anyway. On the other hand, 43 percent ship their glass to bottle markets.
Nine percent of MRF operators say glass is accepted in their recycling program but they landfill it with garbage anyway. On the other hand, 43 percent ship their glass to bottle markets.
The country’s recycling and composting rate remains stuck at just over 34 percent, according to the U.S. EPA.
Strategic Materials shut down its Franklin, Mass. facility last month, a development caused by the closure of a massive bottle manufacturer nearby.
Ontario’s Niagara Region sells its recycled glass for use as sandblast media, but what happens if that market slows? An initiative aims to develop a new market for the post-consumer material.
Two public agencies recently analyzed two key recycling challenges: end markets for glass and multi-family recycling collection. Although the agencies looked at specific regions, their findings are applicable to the wider recycling industry.
Glass bottle manufacturer Owens-Illinois will close its plant in Atlanta, citing the costs of necessary capital investments and the continuing decline of beer in the U.S. market.
A glass recycling company backed by a billionaire is betting big it can significantly lift U.S. glass recycling through the use of technology and rail transportation.
The refillable bottle produced by O-I is offered in two sizes. Photo courtesy of Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative.
A glass bottle reuse program in Oregon has taken major steps forward, with glass giant Owens-Illinois creating a standardized refillable bottle for breweries and long-term plans for a wash facility moving forward.
Tennessee’s fourth-largest city has removed glass from its single-stream curbside program.
The state of California is helping to finance a facility that will process glass fines into a product used in high-strength concrete. Meanwhile, state regulators recently approved new reporting and inspection rules for glass sorting and cleanup facilities.
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