O-I GLASS TRANSFORMS PROCESSING OF RECYCLED GLASS WITH INNOVATIVE MOBILE SYSTEM
June 06 2024 - 7:15AM
O-I Glass, Inc. (“O-I Glass” or “O-I” has completed the
development and testing of a transformative, low-cost mobile glass
processing machine that is easily transported and deployed to clean
and crush recycled glass to be used as recycled content. Dubbed
“MOGRA” (MOblie Glass Recycling Asset), the mobile processing
system creates opportunities to recycle glass into furnace-ready
glass where there was previously no infrastructure.
“MOGRA builds on the long tradition of innovating the
sustainable capabilities of glass packaging by enabling O-I to
deploy full-service, closed-loop recycling programs with our
customers and local communities, while generating furnace-ready
cullet for producing glass packaging with increased recycled
content,” said Randy Burns, Chief Sustainability and Corporate
Affairs Officer for O-I. Through the agile, transformative
capabilities of MOGRA, O-I is increasing our network capability to
pursue our sustainability and recycling goals in an effective
manner with a single asset.”
MOGRA systems are engineered to fit on a truck trailer, enabling
it to be moved and co-located at O-I facilities or other locations
anywhere, across the U.S. The system can be unpacked, plugged in,
and operational within a single day, quickly processing glass
packaging for recycling from brewers, distillers, bottlers, or
communities into localized raw material for making glass with
recycled content. The mobility of the MOGRA system increases the
viability of glass recycling by reducing logistical details,
transportation costs and associated emissions.
MOGRA has been engineered to crush glass to a specified size,
while removing any metallic content, such as caps, closures, and
capsules, to improve the overall quality of the glass for
recycling. The mobile system can process up to 6,000 MT of glass
packaging per year.
“As recycled content continues to be a priority in helping our
customers to achieve their sustainability goals, innovative
solutions from O-I will help the company to increase the cullet
content of our glass packaging, and advance the overall
sustainability of our packaging options,” said Burns. “Glass is 100
percent and endlessly recyclable, by solving for gaps in processing
glass for recycling, we are helping our glass packaging to live up
to its full potential in the circular economy.”
O-I has the ambitious goal to increase the recycled content of
its packaging to a global average of 50 percent. Glass is made with
four basic ingredients, limestone, soda ash, silica sand and cullet
(recycled glass). Increasing the volume of cullet used in glass
production conserves natural resources and reduces the energy
needed to produce glass packaging. Cullet melts at a lower
temperature, and every ten percent of recycled glass used reduces
overall emissions by five percent. Each ton of cullet used to make
glass packaging, conserves 1.6 tons of natural resources for future
generations.
As part of the company’s vision to be the most sustainable, and
chosen, supplier of brand-building packaging, O-I glass is
transforming the way glass is made and recycled with innovative,
breakthrough solutions.
“MOGRA has the potential to build on the flexibility of the
flexible and modular capabilities of our MAGMA production
technology and can transform the footprint of glass production as
it is done today,” said Burns. For O-I our journey to a sustainable
future with glass packaging is paved by innovation.”
To learn more about sustainable innovation for glass packaging
by O-I, visit the company’s website at:
http://o-i.com/sustainability.
ABOUT O-I
GLASS
At O-I Glass, Inc.
(NYSE: OI), we love glass, and we are proud to be one of the
leading producers of glass bottles and jars around the globe. Glass
is not only beautiful, it is also pure, healthy, and completely
recyclable, making it the most sustainable rigid packaging
material. Headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio (USA), O-I is the
preferred partner for many of the world’s leading food and beverage
brands. We innovate in line with customers’ needs to create iconic
packaging that builds brands around the world. Led by our diverse
team of approximately 23,000 people across 68 plants in 19
countries, O-I achieved revenues of $7.1 billion in 2023. Learn
more about us: o-i.com / Facebook / Twitter /
Instagram / LinkedIn
CONTACT:
JIM WOODS
Corporate Affairs
James.Woods@o-i.com
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