News Archive

Scroll back through British Glass' own news and comment, as well as news from our members.

Following four years of work on improving the recycling of flat glass waste across Europe, the FISSAC* project has held its final conference.…
In light of the recently published ‘Plastic Promises: What the grocery sector is really doing about packaging’ by the Green Alliance, which mentions…
Waste industry experts are warning that facilities for returning glass bottles in retail stores will not be able to cope with the huge rise in…
British Glass recently hosted a joint event under the The HSE's industry advisory committee for the glass, glazing, concrete, ceramic…
The European glass packaging industry sets in motion “Close the Glass Loop” - a major stewardship programme to boost glass “collection for recycling…
British Glass, the representative body for the UK glass industry, attended a meeting yesterday (12 November) held by members of the Labour party’s…
Two members of British Glass were victorious at the Packaging Awards 2019 at The Grovesnor House Hotel in London on Thursday night (7 November).…
Claims about the carbon-saving benefits of including glass in the Scottish recycling Deposit Return Scheme are being disputed by waste and drinks…
Great progress has been made in the collection of glass for recycling with rates across Europe rising to a record 76% on average according to the…
Serious concerns are being raised over proposals to include glass bottles in the forthcoming Scottish deposit return scheme for drinks containers.…