
News & Events
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 awards almost $70,000 in grants to support equipment, education, and pilot project activities that improve glass recycling. Application period open for next round of grants.
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.
September 28, 2021
The Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority (CCRRA), Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and Mazza Recycling Services, Tinton Falls, New Jersey, both received Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Glass Certifications from the Glass Recycling Coalition. The coalition has awarded a gold certification to CCRRA and a bronze certification to Mazza Recycling.
July 22, 2021
The Glass Recycling Coalition has awarded two material recovery facilities (MRFs) with gold-level MRF glass certifications, including Mid America Recycling in Iowa and Single Stream Recyclers in Florida. The GRC's free certification program has recognized more than 10 MRFs that have additional equipment or operational procedures to clean up glass in both single- and dual-stream systems.
June 1, 2021
The Glass Recycling Coalition (GRC), Ann Arbor, Michigan, has announced FCC Environmental Services has received gold-level certification for two material recovery facilities (MRFs) based in Dallas and Houston. According to GRC, FCC Environmental Services is the first to receive gold designation for MRFs without integrated glass beneficiation in the state of Texas and the eighth and ninth MRFs to receive this certification in the country.

Glass Recycling to Improve with Support of Foundation Grants
The Glass Recycling Foundation awards almost $70,000 in grants to support equipment, education, and pilot project activities that improve glass recycling. Application period open for next round of grants.








