2019 - Federal
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 Joins Reply to Surface Transportation Board, in Support of Reciprocal (Competitive) Switching Proposal, April 4, 2019
GPI Voices Support for Senate Movement on Confirmation of STB Commissioners, January 3, 2019
2019 - State
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 Submits Comments in Opposition to California Senate Bill 1080, As Drafted, September 9, 2019
GPI Outlines Industry Priorities for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programs, (Maine, Dept. of Environment), July 19, 2019
GPI Leads Multi-Industry Letter to Florida Governor, In Opposition to House Bill 771, May 3, 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 Voices Strong Support for Inclusion of SA 138, Soda Ash Royalty Reduction, for Public Lands Bill Package, February 5, 2019
GPI Submits Comments on Proposed NOx Emissions Reductions for the San Joaquin Valley, January, 22, 2019
2018 - Federal
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 Urges Congress to Include Soda Ash Royalty Rate Reduction as Part of Omninbus Budget Bill, March 8, 2018
GPI Member Company Executives Join in Letter to White House, Urging Action on Surface Transportation Board (STB) Commission Appointments, January 16, 2018
2018 - State
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
2017 - Federal
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 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
2017 - State
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 Comments on CalRecycle's Packaging Screening Priority Guidance Document, August 4, 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 Connecticut Legisaltive Effort to Repeal Bottle Bill Program, March 11, 2017
GPI Opposes Partial Repeal of Maine's Bottle Bill Reycling Program, 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 - Federal
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 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
2016 - State
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 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 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 - Federal
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 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
2015 - State
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
2014 - Federal
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
2014 - State
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
2013 - Federal
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
2013 - State
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 HB 1085: Statewide Container Recycling Incentive Program, 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
2012 - Federal
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
2012 - State
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
2011 - Federal
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
2011 - State
California Assemblymember Galgiani Letter to CARB in Support of an Appropriate Emissions Benchmark for Glass, October 14, 2011
2010 - Federal
GPI Comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the Green Guide Revision, December 10, 2010
In Opposition to Legislation that would Alter the Existing Alcohol Regulatory Structure, July 20, 2010
2010 - State
In opposition to the Proposed Repeal of the Container Deposit Refund Program for Delaware, April 21, 2010
2008 - Federal
GPI Comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the Green Guide Revision, May 19th, 2008
