
ODNR Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention Glass Study

Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention
2045 Morse Rd.
Building B-1
Columbus, OH 43229-6693
Phone: (614) 265-6333
FAX: (614) 262-9387
Email: drlp@dnr.state.oh.us

Glass Study Underway to
Identify Obstacles Preventing Glass
From Moving to the Market

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention sent out a Request for Proposal (RFP) last May of 2010 to help the division identify obstacles that are preventing glass from moving to the market and instead are being diverted to the landfills. Referencing Ohio's recent Waste Characterization Study (RW Beck and Associates), the inherent difficulties noted by the Ohio Solid Waste Management Districts and concerns voiced at the division's glass stakeholder meetings, the division decided to fund a comprehensive study that can pave the way forward for effective glass recycling programs in Ohio.

The ODNR Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention awarded a contract to DSM Environmental in September of 2010 to help identify these obstacles.

The goal of the study is to examine glass compostion and generation rates statewide and to develop sound methodology to mitigate obstacles and current market barriers affecting glass recycling in the state of Ohio.

A waste audit was conducted by DSM Environmental in October of 2010 at Rumpke's Recycling Facility located in Columbus. The week-long waste sort was used to help determine glass generation rates in the state.

DSM Environmental will provide strategies to help meet the demand for glass at the next Glass Stakeholder meeting set for May 31. Please contact Chet Chaney at chet.chaney@dnr.state.oh.us for more details.

More information on upcoming meetings can be found by visiting our division's calendar at www.ohiodnr.com/recycling.

DSM Environmental Presentation for May 31, 2011

ODNR DRLP Presentation for May 31, 2011

Glass Study Report

Glass Study Underway to Identify Obstacles Preventing Glass From Moving to the Market

Glass Study Underway to
Identify Obstacles Preventing Glass
From Moving to the Market