GPI is thrilled to announce Recycle Glass Week 2010, which will be held September 12 - 18! Keep checking back for exciting updates on 2010 activities and events. In the meantime: Choose Glass. Recycle Glass. Tell your friends about glass! Every time you recycle a glass bottle, you save energy and our planet.

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]”!

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View recycling survey results.

Show your support for glass container recycling by getting a recycling t-shirt! »

Help Little Bottle spread the Word about Glass Recycling

Little Bottle in New York City!

Little Bottle met thousands of glass recyclers in NYC and got his posters on the Today Show!

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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.

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