Recycle Glass Week 2009 was a huge success! More than 50 events in 22 states provided over 20 tons of glass for bottle-to-bottle recycling and led to two permanent collection locations for glass containers in Colorado and Indiana. Find out more about Recycle Glass Week 2009 below.
Event Highlights & Gallery
Current Tally: Over 20 Tons of Glass Collected for Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling!
USU Student Wins Recycle Glass YouTube Competition!
Tyler Larson, Utah State University, is the winner of GPI’s second-annual Recycle Glass Week university student YouTube video competition! Check out his video “One Choice [can make a difference]”!
Little Bottle in New York City!
Little Bottle met thousands of glass recyclers in NYC and got his posters on the Today Show!
Announcing the 2009 Friends of Glass
GPI president Joseph Cattaneo (left) provides 2009 Friend of Glass award to Rep. Jay Inslee, 1st Congressional District, Washington State (right), for leadership in creating environmental awareness and protection of U.S. manufacturing industries.
The 2009 “Friends of Glass” honorees include: Earth911.com, the City of Ft. Collins, Colorado, Representative Jay Inslee, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, and more.
What people are saying about Recycle Glass Week:
Needing to Recycle Glass, Household Items, Car Parts, and More? Look No Further
L.A. Green Bean
Tomra partners with GPI, Voss Water for Container Recycling Program
Recycling Today
Glass Manufacturers Unite to Promote Recycling Awareness
Recycling Today
‘Little Bottle’ and ‘Captain Cullet’ among Recycle Glass Week Highlights
Greener Package
Muskogee to be part of recycling event
Muskogee Phoenix
Moms Lead Recycling Efforts
Indiana Living Green
Get Excited for Recycle Glass Week
Earth911.com
Use our Carbon Calculator to find out how much energy you can save by recycling your glass containers.
Popular South African wine brand Two Oceans is now available in the US. All Two Oceans wines from the 2010 vintage carry the Sustainable Wine South Africa (SWSA) seal, backed by a sophisticated tracking system in which bottle contents can be traced back to source at every stage of the supply chain to confirm the integrity of their production. The top-selling wine is packaged in a 750 mL glass bottle.
