Industry Testimony
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GPI Joins Trade Associations, Asks the Senate Finance Committee to Not Repeal Valuable Net Operating Loss (NOL) Provision, February 5,2021
GPI Submits Comments to the EPA on National Recycling Strategy, December 4,2020
GPI Joins Broad Business Coalition in Support of Fair Tax Treatment for PPP Loans, December 3, 2020
- GPI Comments to the U.S. EPA - National Recycling Goals & Metrics, October 2, 2020
- GPI Encourages HHS and USDA To Maintain Current Alcohol Consumption Guidelines, August 13th, 2020
- GPI Joins Other Industries in Comments Opposing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Electric Transmission Incentive Proposal, July 1, 2020
- GPI Submits Testimony to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for Hearing on Recycling, June 17, 2020
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GPI Voices Support for RECOVER Act to House Leadership, June 4, 2020
- GPI Submits Testimony on Glass Recycling and Manufacturing for U.S. House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change Hearing, March 5, 2020
- GPI Asks Tucson City Council Reconsider Glass Recycling Strategy & Refocus on End Markets, December 14, 2020
- GPI Encourages Iowa Retailers to Follow Governor's Guidance for Bottle and Can Redemption August 12, 2020
- GPI Submits Comments to the Dept. of Interior, Encouraging Approval of Rulemaking to Lower Soda Ash Royalty Rate, December 17, 2019
- GPI Encourages the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) to Approve 250ml Single-Serve Wine Sales, June 26, 2019
- GPI Encourages the Surface Transportation Board to Act on Rate Reform Task Force Report Recommendations, June 18, 2019
- GPI Submits Comments Ahead of Surface Transportation Board Hearing on Demurrage and Accessorial Charges, May 8, 2019
- GPI Submits Testimony to District of Columbia in Support of Bar and Restaurant On-Premise Glass Recycling Program, December 16, 2019
- GPI Joins Several Manufacturing and Customer Organizations, Requesting Changes to Florida Recycling Legislation, October 16, 2019
- GPI Outlines Industry Priorities for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programs, (Maine, Dept. of Environment), July 19, 2019
- GPI Provides Testimony for Connecticut House Bill 7294, Legislation to Strenghten Connecticut's Bottle Bill Recycling Program, April 30, 2019
- GPI Testimony to Florida House and Senate Appropriations Committee, Opposing Legislation that Threatens Curbside Glass Recycling Programs, April 17, 2019
- GPI Testimony in Support of Iowa House File 181, Legislation to Strenghten and Update the Bottle Bill Reycling Program, February 28th, 2019
- GPI Provides Testimony Opposing Florida Senate Bill 816, Legislation that Threatens Glass Recycling Statewide, February 28, 2019
- GPI Press Release in Support of California Assembly Bill 815, Dual Stream Curbside Recycling for California, February 22, 2019
- GPI Opposes Washington Senate Bill 5854, Which Would Eliminate Single Stream Glass Recycling, February 19th, 2019
- GPI Opposes Washington House Bill 1795, Which Would Eliminate Single Stream Glass Recycling, February 6, 2019
- GPI Requests Administration Renominate Deb Miller to Surface Transportation Board (STB), October 17th, 2018
- GPI Supports Public Hearing and Input Opportunity for Liqeufied Natural Gas Exports (LNG) Exports (Amendment to H.R. 4606), September 6th, 2018
- GPI, Rail Customer Coaliton Issue Press Release on Surface Transportation Board (STB) Nominations, April 24th, 2018
- GPI Submits Comments to Maryland Dept. of Environment on Agency's Proposal to Revise Recycling and Recovery Metrics, October 26, 2018
- GPI Requests Fair Benchmark for NOx Emissions Standards in San Joaquin Valley, California, September 28, 2018
- GPI Highlights the Important Role Vermont's Bottle Bill Recycling Program Plays in Quality Glass Recycling, April 17, 2018
- GPI Opposes Iowa House File 575, Legislation that Would Repeal Iowa's Bottle Bill Recycling Program, March 20, 2018
- GPI Supports Connecticut Governor's Proposal to Strengthen Bottle Bill Recycling Program, March 2, 2018
- GPI Letter to Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality, In Opposition to Proposed Commingled Recycling List that Excludes Glass, February 28, 2018
- GPI Supports Hawaii Seante Bill 3099, Setting an 85% Recovery Benchmark for Containers Bottle Bill Program, February 12, 2018
- GPI Opposes Efforts in Maine to Reduce the Redemption Value of Beverage Containers in Bottle Bill Program, February 6, 2018
- GPI Opposes Efforts to Weaken Recycling Contracts in Florida (House Bill 1149 and Seante Bill 1308), January 18 and 22, 2018
- GPI Joins Select Organizations in Key Meeting with Surface Transportation Board Commissioners, December 6th, 2017
- GPI Joins Trade Associations Requesting Congress not Levy Taxes on Association Revenue, November 2, 2017
- GPI Joins the Rail Customer Coalition in Requesting Increased Communications with the Surface Transportation Board, November 2, 2017
- GPI Comments to the Federal Energy Regualtory Commission (FERC) on Grid Reliability and Energy Resiliency (DoE's Energy Proposal), November 1, 2017
- GPI Urges EPA to Recodify Waters of the US (WOTUS) Back to Preexisting Rules, September 25, 2017
- GPI and Rail Customer Coalition (RCC) Urge Congressional and Agency Action on Rail Service Issues, August 14, 2017
- GPI and Member Companies Urge Congress to Support H.R. 806 and S. 263, The Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017, July 18, 2017
- GPI Urges House Natural Resources Committee to Vote YES on H.R. 1399, the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act, June 22, 2017
- GPI Joins Key Customer Organizations, Encouraging House Appropriatons Committee Members to Increase Truck Weight, May 25, 2017
- GPI Joins the Rail Customer Coalition in Support of Patrick Fuchs, Anne Begeman to STB and STB Permanent Chair Positions, May 23, 2017
- GPI Urges Senate Finance Committee to Retain Interest Deductibility as Part of Tax Reform, May 22, 2017
- GPI Supports Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Reform, March 20, 2017
- GPI Provides Final Comments on CalRecycle Packaging Reform Effort, October 31, 2017
- GPI Thanks California Legislators for Extending and Improving Cap and Trade Program, August 14, 2017
- GPI Urges Massachusetts TEU Committee to Reject Bottle BIll Repeal and Replace Legislation, June 13, 2017
GPI Member Company Presidents and CEOs Join Industry Leaders, Urging Trump Transition Team to Promote Rail Shipper Initiatives at the Surface Transportation Board, December 15, 2016
GPI Aligns with Rail Shipper Coalition to Submit Comments to Surface Transportation Board, urging they Adopt Competitive Swithcing Proposal, October 27, 2016
Glass Container Industry Joins Dozens of Trade Organizations, Urging Congress to Support Competitive Switching Proposal for Rail Shippers, September 7, 2016
GPI Aligns with Rail Customer Coalition, Urging the Surface Transportation Board to Move Quickly on Rate Case Challenge Reform, August 1, 2016
GPI Asks House Members to Vote Yes on H.R. 4775, The Ozone Standards Implementation Act, June 6, 2016
GPI Urges Congressional Appropriators to Set Aside Sufficient Funds for Improvements to Rail Shipping, Arbitration Dispute and Improved Rail Metrics, February 9, 2016
GPI Urges California Air Resources Board (CARB) to Extend Full Industry Assistance in Cap-and-Trade Program, November 4, 2016
In Support of the Massachusetts Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program (BCRRP), October 14, 2016
GPI Urges California Air Resources Board (CARB) to Continue Maximum Assistance for State's Glass Container Manufacturers, Post 2020, September 19, 2016
GPI Provides Testimony for Maryland House Bill 862, to Create a Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program for the State, March 4, 2016
GPI Provides Support for California Assembly Bill 2576, which would Appropriate Revenue from the State's Cap and Trade Program to Enhance Glass Recycling Efforts, February 24, 2016
GPI Provides Testimony for Maryland Senate Bill 367, to create a Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program for the State, February 18, 2016
GPI Supportive of Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett's Delay of City's Mixed Waste Processing Facility, (aka dirty MRF), February 17, 2016
GMP (Glass Container Industry Union Workforce) Supports Maryland Senate Bill 367, to Create a Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program and Improve Glass Recycling, February 10, 2016
GPI Urges all Members of Congress to Support S. 1562 and H.R. 2903, the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015, December 8, 2015
GPI Joins Other Members of the Recycling Industries Coalition (RIC) to Push Back Against Proposed Mixed Waste Processing Facility for Berkeley County, SC, November 19, 2015
GPI Urges Congressional Leadership to Pass S. 808, Which Would Improve Service to Rail Shippers, November 18, 2015
GPI Joins Other Associations in Requesting that Congress Maintain the Current Ozone Designation of 75 ppb, November 7, 2015
GPI Urges OSHA to Continue Current Guidelines on Accident and Injury Reporting Requirements, October 28, 2015
GPI Supports Efforts to Delay Positive Train Control (PTC) Requirement to Ensure Delivery of Commodities to Glass Container Manufacturing Plants via Rail, October 23, 2015
GPI Supports Federal Legislation (S. 2031) to Reduce the Royalty Rate Paid by Soda Ash Companies, October 1, 2015
GPI Comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the Proposal to Lower the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), March 18, 2015
In Support of H.R. 767, the Fair BEER Act, to Reduce the Federal Excise Tax on all Brewers, February 18, 2015
GPI Provides Testimony in Support of Iowa's Bottle Bill Recycling Program, October 19, 2015
In Oppositon to the Indianapolis Covanta Proposal to Construct a Mixed Waste Processing Facility, September 10, 2015
In Opposition to Modifying Maine's Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program, April 23, 2015
In Support of Maryland Senate Bill 684, to Create a Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program for the State, March 10, 2015
In Support of Maryland House Bill 982, to Create a Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program for the State, March 4, 2015
In Opposition to Revising Iowa's Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program, February 9, 2015
In Support of Increased Funding for Recycling Efforts and Grants for Indiana, February 2, 2015
Glass Container Industry Highlights Concerns with EPA's Proposed Power Plant Rule, December 1, 2014
GPI Testimony to OSHA Concerning Proposed Rulemaking on Crystalline Silica, March 28, 2014
GPI Offers Recommendations to OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking, February 11, 2014
GPI Responds to Inquiries from the Indiana Legislature on Recycling Opportunities for the State, October 17, 2014
GPI Testifies on the Importance of Glass Recycling to Indiana State Legislature, September 25, 2014
GPI Opposes Mixed Waste Processing Facility (MWPF) for Indianapolis, July 16, 2014
GPI Provides Testimony in Support of Improving Massachusetts' Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program, March 6, 2014
GPI Provides Testimony in Opposition to Removal of Liquor Containers from Vermont's Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program, February 25, 2014
GPI Provides Testimony in Support of a Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program for Maryland, February 20, 2014
GPI Offers Testimony to Minnesota Legislature on Recycling Efforts, January 14, 2014
GPI Provides Testimony on Massachusetts Single Stream Study Bill, June 27, 2013
GPI Voices Support for Reinstatement of Funding for North Carolina Recycling Programs, May 15, 2013
In Opposition to an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Program for North Carolina, May 13, 2013
In Support of Container Recycling Refund Program for Texas, April 22, 2013
GPI Submits Testimony in Support of Strengthening Iowa's Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program, April 3, 2013
GPI Encourages Indiana State Legislative Leadership to Consider Beverage Container Recycling Program, April 1, 2013
GPI Offers Guidance to Vermont on Draft Analysis of Recycling Program Costs, March 29, 2013
In Support of Legislation to Create a Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program for Texas, March 26, 2013
GPI Initial Comments to Draft Vermont State Solid Waste and Recycling Analysis Report, March 12, 2013
GPI Recommendations for California Cap and Trade Program Auction Revenues, March 8, 2013
GPI Testimony in Support of Maryland Bill HB 1087: Bar and Restaurant Recycling Bill, March 8, 2013
GPI Testimony in Support of Maryland Bill SB 641: Statewide Container Recycling Incentive Program, March 5, 2013
GPI Letter to FDA in Response to Petition Related to Bisphenol-A, September 17, 2012
GPI Response to Questions from House Energy and Commerce Committee from Recycling Hearing, August 24, 2012
In support of improving national recycling data U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing, June 27, 2012
GPI Comments to the EPA on the National Dialogue on Sustainable Financing for Recycling at the Municipal Level, February 9, 2012
Communication to California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Benchmarking for Glass Container Facilities, September 18, 2012
GPI Comments to CARB on Leakage of Jobs Due to Impact of the Cap and Trade Program, August 30, 2012
In support of legislation to recommend a container deposit refund program for Maryland, March 2, 2012
In Support of Legislation to Recommend a Bar and Restaurant Recycling Program for South Carolina, May 2, 2012
GPI comments to improve the EPA's Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Report, September 30, 2011
GPI Letter to CARB on the impact of the Cap and Trade Program, August 8, 2011
Testimony in Support of Reducing the Royalty Rate on Soda Ash Production, August 2, 2011
In Support of Legislation to Reduce the Federal Excise Tax on Beer, April 15, 2011
