The Netherlands marks its entrance as the newest member of the Close The Glass Loop partnership, making history as the first new country to join Close the Glass Loop since inception in June 2020.
A higher recycled content is essential to decarbonize the glass packaging chain. Making glass from recycled glass reduces energy and CO2 emissions. This is already happening, but it can and must go further.
Close the Glass Loop Netherlands wants to accelerate closing the cycle through more collaboration across the entire value chain. The aim is to keep glass in the future as a safe and sustainable packaging for companies and consumers. The kick-off meeting of Close the Glass Loop Netherlands took place February 29 at the Ardagh Group glass factory Dongen. During the meeting a number of concrete activities have been initiated among the participants to close the glass loop.
Close the Glass Loop, in collaboration with its partners and national platforms, monitors the journey towards attaining its ambitious goal of achieving a 90 percent glass collection for recycling rate. Every year, during the month of June, coinciding with the anniversary of the platform’s launch, Close the Glass Loop unveils its annual report on the glass recycling rates for EU27, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Norway