Recycle Glass Week Runs September 21-27
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Glass Recycling Week is coming up in a few weeks and many glass manufacturing companies (with the help from the Glass Packaging Institute) will be holding several awareness events.
GPI spokesperson Kristen LeKander said by creating more awareness about the environmental benefits of glass container recycling, GPI members hope to help the glass container industry reach a nationwide goal of 50 percent recycled content in the manufacture of new glass bottles and jars by 2013. Doubling the U.S. glass container recycling rate (28 percent in 2007) would allow manufacturers to use 50 percent recycled glass to make new glass containers, saving enough energy to power 21,978 homes for one year and removing 181,550 tons of waste from landfills every month.
Glass Recycling Week is officially observed or should I say celebrated on September 21st through September 27th, to find glass recycling events happening near you visit GPI.
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