Approaching the midway point of 2022, Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) – recognized as a state and national leader in waste reduction and recycling – has shattered its glass recycling record by collecting 420 tons in the first six months of the year.
According to PRC executive director Darren Spielman, “Now in our fourth year of glass recycling, PRC is on pace in 2022 to collect four times the tonnage of its inaugural year in 2019.”
PRC’s current glass recycling efforts in western Pennsylvania include permanent sites, weeklong engagements of its Traveling Glass Recycling Bin and one-day bin appearances at its hard-to-recycle collection events.
“At the current pace, we’re on track to collect more than 800 tons of glass bottles, jars and jugs this year,” said Spielman. “We credit much of this success to the support of our partners Owens-Illinois, Inc, CAP Glass and Michael Brothers Hauling & Recycling. Behind the scenes, Michael Brothers has built an infrastructure to collect and transport glass that has made it possible to increase tonnage year after year.”
Published in the August 2022 Edition