Celebrate Recycle Glass Week!

Events Planned Across the Country for Recycle Glass Week, September 12-18

During GPI’s second annual Recycle Glass Week communities across the U.S. will unite with glass container manufacturers, suppliers, and recyclers, to hold local activities and events to build awareness and boost glass bottle recycling. Check out the events happening in your area. More are added every day.

Events include:

Indianapolis, Indiana: Recycling 100—A Broad Ripple Recycling Event
Wednesday, September 15
In honor of Recycle Glass Week, Verallia, formerly Saint-Gobain Containers, and Green Broad Ripple have organized the drop off of 100 recycling bins for Broad Ripple bars and restaurants as part of the Broad Ripple glass recycling program. Join Verallia at Union Jack Pub September 15, 2010 at 2:30pm for the bin delivery. Beverages and appetizers will be served to kick-off this expanded glass recycling effort. Learn more

Winchester, Indiana: Post-Consumer Glass Container Collection Drive
Throughout Recycle Glass Week

Anchor Glass Container's Winchester manufacturing plant has organized a drive to collect post-consumer glass containers, supported by the Mayor and local businesses, during Recycle Glass Week. A tally will be kept of the amount of glass containers brought to the plant for recycling, and a food donation (packed in glass containers) will be made to the local food pantry totaling the value of the glass collected. And this year, the plant will match the dollars from the glass collected to make a larger donation to the food bank. Last year, Winchester collected nearly a ton of glass. More

Salem, New Jersey: Glass Bottle and Jar Collection Event
Throughout Recycle Glass Week
Anchor Glass Container's Salem plant will collect glass bottles and jars throughout Recycle Glass Week. Drop off your glass recyclables and help the environment! The plant is also getting many of the local retailers involved to help spread the word about the value of recycling glass. Find out more

Muskogee, Oklahoma: Community Glass Container Collection Event
Saturday, September 18
O-I employees at the Muskogee manufacturing facility will host a community glass container collection event at the Muskogee Recycling Center on September 18th. Learn more

Houston, Texas: We CAN Recycle Inc Houston G-Cycle Event
Saturday, September 18
Bring all your glass bottles and jars to We CAN Recycle ’s Recycling Center to ensure they head right back into new glass containers. We CAN Recycle is also planning a "Green Market" at the event that day. If you create or sell green items or services, contact We CAN Recycle about booth space. Get involved

Seattle, Washington: WSRA “Recycling Glass for Value” event
Friday, September 24th

The Washington State Recycling Association will hold a “Recycling Glass for Value” event that will feature glass recycling issues. Attendees will tour the Verallia, formerly Saint-Gobain Containers, Seattle glass manufacturing plant and eCullet’s glass processing facility. Register for the event

Across the Country: Saint-Gobain Containers “Captain Cullet” Educational Events
Throughout Recycle Glass Week
Saint-Gobain Containers will educate elementary school students about the importance of choosing and recycling glass in California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin. They’ll also be reaching out to kids across the country through their Captain Cullet website.

Check out the events happening in your area. More are added every day.