City and state officials, as well as members of the business and recycling community, attended a ribbon cutting and grand opening event recently at the new Glass to Glass facility.
Glass to Glass is a joint venture formed by Owens-Illinois (O-I) and eCullet. The facility will supply recycled glass to the O-I Portland plant located just a few miles away.
“O-I is pleased to partner with eCullet on this new facility,” said Pedro Tchmola, manager of O-I’s Portland plant. “Using recycled glass in our manufacturing process is important to O-I’s sustainability efforts. This new facility will help us to reduce our use of virgin raw materials, lowering our overall environmental impact.”
O-I and eCullet announced the joint venture earlier this year and began construction of the new facility in June 2013. The construction supported approximately 75 jobs and the facility will employ 15 people.
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