[Usa] Gpi Aims For 50% Recycling Growth

In recognition of the environmental value of post-consumer cullet, or recycled glass, member companies of the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) have agreed to the goal of using at least 50% recycled glass in the manufacture of new glass bottles and jars by 2013. New US EPA data shows the glass recycling rate has already risen to 28.1% in 2007, up 3% from 2006. With this new momentum, an estimated 3.2M/tons were recovered compared to 2.9M in 2006. Using the EPA's benefits calculator, the GPI estimates energy savings from 50% recycled content in all glass packages manufactured in the USA could save enough energy to power over 45,000 households for a year.