Federal
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 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 Offers Strong Support for S. 951, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017, May 16, 2017
- GPI Supports Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Reform, March 20, 2017
- GPI Supports the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act, S. 567 & H.R. 1399, March 17, 2017
- GPI Urges Members of Congress to Support the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017, February 23, 2017
- GPI Submits Reply Comments to Surface Transportation Board on Competitive Switching Proposal, January 13, 2017
2016
- 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 Joins Rail Customer Coalition (RCC), in Requesting the Surface Transportation Board Consider Equitable Arbitration Procedures for the Rail Shipping Industry, June 13, 2016
- GPI Asks House Members to Vote Yes on H.R. 4775, The Ozone Standards Implementation Act, June 6, 2016
- GPI Urges House and Senate Leadership to Pass H.R. 4775, which would Streamline Requirements and Permit Industry Additional Time to Comply with the 2015 Ozone Standards, April 18, 2016
- GPI Joins other Trade Associations in Requesting the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to Move Forward Quickly on Required Rail Reforms to Improve Shipping for Member Companies and Suppliers to the Glass Container Industry, February 9, 2016
- GPI Urges Congressional Appropriators to Set Aside Sufficient Funds for Improvements to Rail Shipping, Arbitration Dispute and Improved Rail Metrics, February 9, 2016
2015
- 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 Signs onto Letter to the Obama Adminstration, requesting the retainment of the current National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), July 29, 2015
- GPI Signs on to Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee, Encouraing Adequate FY 2016 Funding for the Surface Transportation Board (STB), June 23, 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
2014
- GPI Offers Recommendations to OSHA Crystalline Silica Rulemaking, February 11, 2014
2013
- GPI Testimony in Support of H.R. 957, Legislation to Reduce the Royalty Rate for Soda Ash Production
May 14, 2013
- EPA Letter to GPI in response to comments on the MSW Report, January 17, 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
- 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 Opposition to Legislation that would Alter the Existing Alcohol Regulatory Structure, July 20, 2010
State
2017
- GPI Urges Massachusetts TEU Committee to Reject Bottle BIll Repeal and Replace Legislation, June 13, 2017
- GPI Supports Funding for North Carolina's State Recycling Grant Division, May 15, 2017
- GPI Opposes Repeal of Connecticut's Bottle Bill Recycling Program and Creation Beverage Container Tax to Fund Recycling, March 11, 2017
- GPI Opposes Partial Repeal of Maine's Bottle Bill Recycling Program and Beverage Container Tax, March 10, 2017
- GPI Opposes Repeal of Iowa's Bottle Bill Recycling Program, House Study Bill 163, February 27, 2017
- GPI Provides Strong Support for Fayetteville, Arkansas' Curbside Sort and Drop-Off Recycling Program, February 17, 2017
- GPI Testimony to the California Air Resources Board on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Market-Based Compliance Mechanisms Regulation January 20, 2017
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 Requests the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Continue to Provide Maximum Assistance to the Glass Container Manufacturing Industry, as Participant in the State's Cap and Trade Program, June 10, 2016
- GPI has requested Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner reconsider and the City Council vote down a proposed recycling contract that would remove glass from the city's curbside recycling program, March 20, 2016
- GPI Opposes Repeal of Massachusetts Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program, and Attempt to Implement a 1-Cent Per Container Tax to Fund Single Stream Recycling March 15, 2016
- GPI Requests Connecticut Legislature Reject Attempt to Replace Beverage Container Recycling Refund Program with a Non-Refundable Tax to Fund Recycling Programs for Residents, March 11, 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
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
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 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
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
- 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 Testimony in Support of Maryland HB 1085: Statewide Container Recycling Incentive Program, March 8, 2013
- GPI Testimony in Support of Maryland Bill SB 641: Statewide Container Recycling Incentive Program, March 5, 2013
2012
- Communication to California Air Resources Board (CARB) on Benchmarking for Glass Container Facilities, September 18, 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
2011
- California Assemblymember Galgiani Letter to CARB in Support of an Appropriate Emissions Benchmark for Glass, October 14, 2011
2010
