GREELEY, Colo. — The City of Greeley invites the community to recycle their glass at the O-I Glass Glass4Good ™ recycling drive on Sunday, June 2, from 2-5 p.m. at Crabtree Brewing Company, 2961 29th Street. O-I, one of the world’s leading producers of glass containers, will provide a charitable donation to the United Way of Weld County based on the weight of collected glass.
During the event, community members are invited to recycle their glass and learn about the benefits of glass recycling. In exchange, adults 21 and older will be given a free growler produced by O-I which they can then pay Crabtree to fill. Visitors can also contribute to a DIY mosaic glass project Crabtree staff will create onsite.
Attendees should rinse any glass donations before deposit. Beer, wine, spirits, and non-alcoholic glass bottles; glass food jars; and drinking glasses are all eligible for recycling. The city’s two glass recycling locations — which also includes Andersen's Sales & Salvage, Inc., at 1490 E. 8th Street — do not accept windows, solar panels, heat-resistant glass, computer or TV screens, light bulbs, mirrors, or ceramics.
In response to growing demand for recycled glass, O-I created Glass4Good Recycling, a community-based recycling program that incentivizes glass recycling by enhancing local recycling infrastructure with the potential of generating local charitable donations in the communities where O-I employees live and work.
Through collaboration with the City of Greeley, residents can safely and properly recycle their glass at designated collection sites located at Crabtree Brewing Company and Andersen's Sales & Salvage, Inc. Since inception, about 80 US tons of glass have been recycled through the Greeley Glass4Good program.
After processing, the collected glass from Greeley’s program is used at O-I’s closest facility in Windsor and formed into new glass — sometimes in as little as 30 days. To further impact the community through glass recycling, O-I also provides a charitable donation to the United Way of Weld County based on the weight of collected glass.
O-I Glass, Inc. (NYSE: OI) is proud to be one of the leading producers of glass bottles and jars around the globe. Glass is pure, healthy and completely recyclable, making it the most sustainable rigid packaging material. Headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, O-I is the preferred partner for many of the world’s leading food and beverage brands. Led by a diverse team of approximately 23,000 people across 68 plants in 19 countries, O-I achieved revenues of $7.1 billion in 2023. Learn more: o-i.com / Facebook / X / Instagram / LinkedIn