O-I has some great news: Glass4Good™ programs recycled 24% more glass in 2025 than the previous year, helping make more recycled glass available for manufacturing.
And since 2021, through innovative, community-driven programs like Glass4Good™, O-I has expanded access to glass recycling while creating meaningful local impact, one bottle at a time.
Across five Glass4Good™ communities, including James City County in Virginia; Danville, Virginia, Warren County, Kentucky; Greeley, Colorado; and Jefferson County, Pennsylvania; residents recycled 392 metric tonnes of glass in 2025. That recycled material was processed into clean cullet and delivered to O-I facilities to be made into new glass bottles and jars.
To put it in perspective, this amount of cullet equates to 922,000 wine bottles recycled, 16 homes where energy use is saved in terms of CO2 emissions (for one year), and 134,000 Kg of CO2 saved overall.
Using recycled glass not only conserves natural resources but also reduces energy use and emissions during manufacturing.
Glass4Good™ goes beyond environmental impact by directly supporting the communities where O-I operates.
The program incentivises glass recycling through charitable donations based on the weight of glass collected each quarter. The more glass collected, the more O-I donates to local organisations, supporting critical missions.
With fourth-quarter 2025 donations, Glass4Good™ officially surpassed a major milestone, raising more than USD 100,000 (USD 104,571, to be exact) for local causes since the program’s inception in 2021.
These funds support initiatives such as education programs and efforts to address homelessness, reinforcing the connection between everyday recycling actions and meaningful community outcomes.
One of the biggest challenges in increasing recycled content in glass containers is the availability of recycled glass. Not all communities have the infrastructure or systems in place to collect glass efficiently.
Glass4Good™ addresses this challenge by working closely with municipalities, nonprofit partners, and suppliers to build practical recycling solutions near O-I plants. By placing convenient collection sites within communities where O-I facilities already exist and by investing in partnerships, the program helps divert glass from landfills and return it to the manufacturing stream, making recycling easier.
This collaborative approach supports O-I’s broader aspiration to increase the global average recycled content in its packaging to 60% by 2030.