 On February 5th, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario Canada launched "Bag it Back," a bottle deposit/return program for wine, beer, and spirits containers purchased in Ontario.
"The deposit program should stimulate overall recycling, and specifically glass," says Usman Valiante, a senior policy analyst with the Corporate Policy Group in Ontario. "More glass can now be recycled back into new bottles and other high-end uses like fiberglass." Find out more
Get the Toronto Sun's "behind-the-scenes" look at what motivated the program
Packaging Leaders Define "Sustainability"
 Find out how seven packaging leaders define "sustainability." It's all on Packaging Digest's latest Podcast.
Kevin Stevens, V.P., Sales and Marketing, North American Glass Containers, O-I, Joseph Cattaneo, President of the Glass Packaging Institute, and representatives from design, consumer products and other industry sectors all participated. Read more
PACKAGING TRENDS
New Products Packaged in Glass
 Trend Alert: In response to heightened consumer demand, organic and non-organic food and beverage brands are increasingly choosing glass packaging because of its superior "green" and "sustainable" characteristics. Take a look at 20 new products packaged in glass!
Vitro Wins Big in WorldStar Packaging Competition
Three Glass Perfume Containers Take Top Honors at Awards
 Vitro won top honors at the 2006 WorldStar Awards sponsored by the World Packaging Organization for its "Be Magic," "Irresistible," and "Sexy Red" glass perfume containers, manufactured by Vidriera México. Vitro received the highest honor, the "Prize for Excellence" award, for its three winning glass packages in each of their respected categories, a reflection of Vitro's dedication to developing cutting-edge, innovative, quality glass containers. Read more
GPI Responds to Packaging Strategies Article
Read GPI President Joseph Cattaneo's Letter to the Editor published in the February 15, 2007 issue of Packaging Strategies in response to "Glass Packaging Needs Marketing transparency in 2007."
RECYCLING NYC Roundtable Puts Recycling on the Agenda
 A Roundtable on the Future of Recycling in New York City is set for March 26 – 27, 2007, effectively putting recycling on the City's agenda. The Glass Packaging Institute is a Roundtable sponsor and will participate as a source of expertise.
"New York's new Solid Waste Management Plan identified goals and major challenges related to optimizing recycling, which the Roundtable will address head-on," says Allen Zerkin, who teaches at NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and will be the Roundtable facilitator. "That creates a tremendous opportunity for some fundamental changes, and for building the political will to do it." Read more
1000 WORDS 
The Coca-Cola Company celebrated Black History Month with a television ad featuring a Coca-Cola glass bottle timeline to highlight 60 years of achievements in black history with the musical accompaniment of Smokey Hormel and Lee Allen's legendary jazz tune, "Blues For Tiny." Watch the Ad (and the evolution of the classic Coca-Cola glass bottle)
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