Wrap Up Summer with a Celebration of Glass!
Recycle Glass Month is September
The first weekend in September marks the unofficial end of summer with the arrival of the Labor Day Weekend. It’s also kicks off Recycle Glass Month 2011, a celebration of glass and its infinite recyclability.
Recycle Glass Month and glass recycling will be the front-page feature during September on Earth911.com, so check that out. Glass containers can be recycled endlessly back into their original form—a new glass bottle or jar. Other materials can only be “down-cycled” into a different product that will ultimately still end up in a landfill.
Recycle Glass Month events are already in the works. At Nalls Produce in Alexandria, Virginia, the garden center and local food market is tying its Second Annual Nice Neighbor Block Party to Recycle Glass Month, where it will feature a glass recycling education exhibit.
Get ideas for celebrating Recycle Glass Month. Promote Recycle Glass Month with T-shirts, stickers and other items from the Recycle Glass Month online shop. And don’t forget to share your stories on the Recycle Glass Month Facebook page.
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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.
