Republic Services Seattle Recycling Center Certified Gold by Glass Recycling Foundation

In 2024, the GRF awarded $137K in grants that helped to divert 2,700 tons of glass from landfills. Read about the projects increasing glass recycling throughout the US.

Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority (CCRRA) was recertified at the gold level for its material recovery facility (MRF) in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

Eureka Recycling MRF in Minneapolis, MN, has received GOLD certification in glass recycling.

In 2023, the GRF awarded nearly $150k in grants supporting projects that diverted 1660 tons of glass from landfills. The 2024 grant application is May 29 - July 10, 2024.

Murphy Road Recycling and its All American MRF in Berlin, Connecticut has received GOLD certification in glass recycling.

The fourth annual survey, administered by RRS, queried more than 260 recycling coordinators, solid waste staff, material recovery facility operators, glass processors, and brand and manufacturer representatives.

Calling on haulers, material recovery facilities (MRFs), community program managers, recycling coordinators, glass processors, and end users and/or manufacturers to weigh in on glass recovery efforts before the September 22 deadline.

In 2022, the GRF awarded nearly $200k in grants supporting projects that divert almost 600 tons of glass from landfills. The application period for grants is now open through July 7, 2023.

Join the Glass Recycling Coalition (GRC) to learn more about its material recovery facility (MRF) glass certification program and discover how your MRF can set itself apart from others by becoming certified.

Balcones Resources MRF in Austin, TX is recertified from Silver-level to Gold-level after glass cleaning equipment upgrades.

The Glass Recycling Foundation publishes first-ever Impact Report highlighting efforts with Glass Recycling Coalition to increase glass recycling opportunities in the U.S. Plus, America’s leading brewer, Anheuser-Busch joins efforts to improve glass recycling in the beverage industry.

March 8, 2022

Hear from a diverse panel of Oklahoma experts regarding how to set up glass recycling programs.