Glassmaker hopes World Cup will boost recycling

Recyclers are hoping that a good England performance in the World Cup (which starts on Friday 11 June) will boost the amount of glass collected from the public. Glassmakers need the increase to plug a shortfall in the level of glass being returned for recycling into new bottles and jars. O-I, which recycles much of the glass collected from consumers and pubs in southern England at its plant in Harlow, wants to increase the levels of glass, especially clear and brown glass it uses in its furnaces to help the environment. O-I Recycling Manager, Martin Langshaw said, “Whether at home or in the