Editorial: Recycling our Way to Recovery
In conjunction with Recycle Glass Week, GPI president Joseph Cattaneo released the opinion editorial, “Recycling our Way to Recovery,” which describes the economic impact of the recycling industry and how a greater emphasis on recycling, both by consumers and the country at large, could help produce more living-wage jobs domestically.
For its part, the glass container industry, its companies, and thousands of employees set an ambitious goal in late 2008 of using at least 50% recycled glass in the manufacture of new glass bottles and jars by the end of 2013. In several states, glass manufacturing plants are already using 70% recycled glass, or cullet, to make new glass containers, showing that reaching the goal nationwide is possible and imminent. Read the editorial
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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.
