Pittsburgh, PA, which is celebrating the 150th anniversary of glass manufacturing, is the setting for Glass Day 2007. On May 3 – 4 executives and technology leaders in the U.S. glass industry will meet to focus on innovation and the environment.
"Energy and sustainability are affecting the glass industry more than anything else right now, so these issues are at the top of the agenda," says Dan Wishnick, Industry Manager at Siemens Energy and Automation, which is helping to sponsor the event.
The Entries Are In, But Who Will Win?
GPI's 2007 Clear Choice Awards
 Industry representatives and media joined GPI for a sneak peak at over 110 entries in the 2007 Clear Choice Awards. Judging of the entries and a Viewing of the Entries Reception were held April 4th at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. A team of five judges evaluated entries on aesthetics, creativity, marketability, and form and functionality.
2007 winners will be announced at the Clear Choice Awards Presentation on May 7, 2007 during the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Show 2007 in Chicago. RSVP to join us there. And stop by the GPI exhibit at All Things Organic.
National Inventors Hall of Fame Inducts Michael J. Owens
The National Inventors Hall of Fame announced 41 inventors willl be inducted into the 2007 hall of fame. Among those are Michael J. Owens and his invention that revolutionized the glass industry—the automatic glass bottle-making machine. Learn more
GLASS RECYCLING NYC Pilot Tests Recycling in Public Spaces
 Starting April 2nd New Yorkers can recycling their paper, cans, and plastic and glass bottles at blue and green recycling bins placed in and around the Whitehall and Saint George Staten Island Ferry terminals, as well as Poe Park in the Bronx, Columbus Park in Brooklyn, Union Square Park in Manhattan, Hoffman Park in Queens, and Tappen Park and Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island.
Find out more about this three-month pilot program designed to help boost recycling and educate the City's residents. Read Mayor Bloomberg's news release
WA State Offers Grants to Boost Beverage Container Recycling
Awards of up to $100,000 are being offered to test the use of incentives, excluding "bottle bills," to increase the collection, recovery and recycling of used beverage containers in Washington State. Find out more
LEGISLATION State "Bottle Bill" Legislation in Full Swing
First quarter 2007 was active for state legislators introducing bottle bill deposit programs and expansions. Connecticut, Hawaii, New York, Oregon and Vermont have each introduced expansion legislation for their state's bottle deposit program. While the focus of these expansions is primarily plastic water bottles, non-carbonated beverages, such as tea and juice bottles packaged in glass are also included in several of the bills. More state legislation
1000 WORDS
The Art of Glass
A First Look at GPI's One-of-a-Kind Clear Choice Award
Internationally renowned, Smithsonian-exhibited glass artist Tim Tate creates GPI's NEW Clear Choice Award.
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