GPI Pays Tribute to Six “Friends of Glass”
GPI recognized six “Friends of Glass” during Recycle Glass Week 2010, honoring those companies, organizations, and persons making significant and innovative efforts to promote or participate in glass container recycling for bottle-to-bottle use. Each “Friend of Glass” award is made of 100% recycled bottle glass by Weisenbach Recycled Products in Columbus, Ohio.
Here are the 2010 “Friends of Glass” Honorees:
Website - Container Recycling Institute
Hospitality Industry - MGM Resorts International
Organization/Community - We CAN Recycle Inc.
Best Friend of Glass - Boulevard Brewing Company
Best Friend of Glass - Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Best Friend of Glass - LiDestri
“We appreciate the efforts of these 2010 honorees to bring awareness to the value of glass container recycling. We need these and many more friends of glass to ultimately reach the goal of using 50 percent recycled glass in the manufacture of new containers by the end of 2013,” says Joseph Cattaneo, GPI president. Learn more about the 2010 Friends of Glass
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About the institute
The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) is the trade association representing the North American glass container industry. Through GPI, glass container manufacturers speak with one voice to advocate industry standards, promote sound environmental policies and educate packaging professionals. GPI member companies manufacture glass containers for food, beverage, cosmetic and many other products. GPI also has associate members that represent a broad range of suppliers and closure manufacturers.
