New organization promotes glass recycling.

The Glass Manufacturing Industry Council (GMIC), Columbus, Ohio, has established a Glass Recycling Division (GRD) that will serve to facilitate the development of tools and practices relating to the beneficial use of glass among interested parties.

"Our ultimate goal is to divert post-manufacturing and post-consumer glass that would otherwise be sent to landfills to a variety of added-value products and processes," Todd McCollough, GRD manager, says.

McCollough says the GRD will provide its members with a directory of glass users and cullet providers; promote members' activities and products on a Web site; offer information retrieval services for technologies, glass sources and industry activities; and research R&D grant opportunities.

GMIC Executive Director Michael Greenman says the GRD is one of three initiatives in a national action plan to address challenges to glass recycling. The National Recycling Coalition, the Glass Packaging Institute and Recycle America Alliance are also involved in the effort.

Interested individuals, businesses and municipalities should contact McCollough at tmccollough @gmic.org or at [phone]; or Greenman at [e-mail] or [phone].