A group organized by the Glass Packaging Institute has brought glass recycling service to restaurants and bars in the Chicago area. | Courtesy of GPI
A 2021 commercial glass recycling pilot program in the Chicago area has taken off again, and this time it has signed up double the number of restaurants and bars.
A bill in California’s legislature adds wine and liquor bottles to the state container redemption program. | Josep Curto/Shutterstock
The California Senate passed a bill that would divert large amounts of glass from the curbside stream into the deposit system by applying a California Redemption Value to wine and liquor bottles.
Staff of Mazza Recycling Services proudly feature their bronze MRF glass certificate from the Glass Recycling Coalition. | Courtesy of the Glass Recycling Coalition
The MRF Glass Certification Program has recognized sorting facilities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for their glass recovery efforts.
The Glass Recycling Coalition’s MRF glass certification program recognizes sorting facilities that invest to improve glass quality. | sirtravelalot/Shutterstock
MRFs that are early participants in a glass certification program recently described the benefits of the new initiative.
According to a 2018 industry survey, 27% of MRFs have glass cleanup equipment. | AlxCreate/Shutterstock
An industry group will recognize and promote recycling facilities that take steps to clean up the glass they move downstream.
Fiberglass insulation manufacturer Owens Corning increased its use of recycled materials in 2021. | Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock
A bottle maker received money to help the company use more recycled glass, and a fiberglass insulation manufacturer increased its use of cullet last year. The following are recent headlines related to recovered glass end users.
The online auction for equipment in Jersey City, N.J. includes a number of Sesotec K9 Basic Separator Units, which sort glass by color and remove contaminants. | Courtesy of A.J. Willner Auctions
An auction is being held for glass recycling equipment that belonged to Pace Glass, a once-promising venture that closed recently.
Glass Half Full founders Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz, with the team Mascot, Miss Tchoupitoulas. | Courtesy of Glass Half Full
