Only about a third of the glass used in the U.S. gets recycled. That’s much lower than Europe, where some countries have recycling rates above 90%. So what gives? And what can we do about it?

Hambro Recycling is expanding in Northern California by launching four new mobile recycling sites in Redding and Palo Cedro.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Back in April, the Piney Woods Conservation Group launched ‘Kick Glass Hburg,’ a first of its kind recycling program turning glass bottles into sand. Six months later, the ...

The City Council on Tuesday approved new pilot glass recycling and composting programs. A contract with Hill City Ventures for glass recycling will cost $45,000. A contract with NewTerra Compost, of ...

Omaha's new recycling drop-off location is officially open. The site, located near 72nd and Farnam, accepts all recyclables. Glass must be sorted into the purple containers, while all other materials ...

One major perk of this new glass recycling pilot program, once the bin is full, the glass inside will be purchased by a company that will get it recycled. FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — Between cans, ...

A team of Japanese scientists explored how typical PV panel component materials affect the ability to re-use end-of-life PV cover glass. Specifically, they measured contamination by materials, such as ...

Bottles pass through the hot end of the recycling line at Ohio-based Owens-Illinois — one of the companies that buys cullet from CAP Glass, transforming it into food and beverage containers. When you ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is making it easier for residents to recycle glass. Albuquerque’s Solid Waste Management Department is launching a new drop-off location at the Palo ...

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. Owens Brockway, the glass company that operates a recycling and manufacturing facility in Northeast ...

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Oregon’s largest glass recycling plant, Owens-Brockway Glass Container in Northeast Portland, will permanently close its production facility and lay off 90 of its employees early next month.