The EU’s glass value chain sustains a steady 80.2% glasspackaging collection rate with record volume of collected glass
Brussels, 27 June 2024 The latest data released today by Close the Glass Loop shows that the EU average collection for recycling rate of glass packaging remained stable at 80.2%…
Annual General Assembly of FERVER took place in Izmir
Last week, the Annual General Assembly of FERVER – European Federation of Glass Recyclers took place in Izmir. Three new additional directors were appointed to the board: Mr. Huco Knape…
M36 Meeting of the SUNRISE project took place in Los Arcos, Spain
22 May 2024 The M36 Meeting of the SUNRISE project was successfully held at the Lurederra Technology Center in Los Arcos, Spain. Representatives from all project partners, including our Secretary General and Vice-President attended the meeting,…
Sibelco completes acquisition of Strategic Materials, Inc.
Yesterday, our member Sibelco announced it completed its purchase of Strategic Materials, Inc. (SMI), one of North America’s largest glass recyclers. More info can be found here via this link…
Sibelco entered US glass recycling industry with acquisition of Strategic Materials, Inc.
Our member Sibelco entered North American glass recycling industry. They acquired Strategic Materials, Inc. (SMI), a leading glass recycler and producer of glass cullet in North America.
SMI operates a…
PRESS RELEASE
ROMANIA JOINS CLOSE THE GLASS LOOP
Brussels & Bucharest, 21 March 2024
Romania becomes the 13th country to join Close the Glass Loop, joining ranks with other national platforms in…
End-of-Life Vehicle Directive revision
Position Paper of Glass for Europe
In June 2022, Glass For Europe released its position paper on the revision of the European End-of-Life Vehicle Directive via an article (link is…
Introduction to “Close the Glass Loop”
The European ambition to connect the glass packaging ecosystem
Close the Glass Loop is a European industry platform to unite the glass collection and recycling value chain. It aims to…
GRL – We Think Glass
Our world is facing challenges due to the COVID-19 Crisis, impacting our personal and professional lives. It is clear that this changing world is focusing more and more on respect…