From beer, liquor and wine bottles to glass spaghetti and salsa jars, glass is considered one of the healthiest and most sustainable packaging materials on the market. SWACO currently captures about 50% of glass from the recycling program. The all-natural materials found in glass make it infinitely recyclable. In fact, a recycled glass container can go from the recycle bin to a store shelf in as little as 30 days.  

Ohio’s Glass Reliant Companies

Ohio companies depend on recycled glass to manufacture new products that consumers across the world use every day. Companies such as O-I Glass, Inc. employs about 1,000 people between its headquarters in northwest Ohio and manufacturing plant in Zanesville. There is high demand for the container glass that is being recycled. So much so that Rumpke set up the first and only glass recycling facility in Dayton, Ohio. Companies like O-I Glass, Rumpke and Johns Manville work together to keep the circular economy moving in Ohio.  

Rumpke

Rumpke is well-known in Ohio as a solid waste and recycling company, which operates 15 landfills in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Rumpke is the top recycler in Ohio and owns and operates its own glass recycling facility in Dayton. Companies across Ohio and the country buy that recycled glass which then is used for new products such as clear liquor bottles, spaghetti and pickle jars, amber beer bottles and fiberglass for insulation and roofing materials.  

Get to know more about Rumpke by downloading its business profile or watch this video on Rumpke’s glass recycling efforts.