We also work hard to be responsible when it comes to manufacturing and operations. Glad reuses scrap plastic left over from the manufacturing process, we reduced packaging materials for our Glad® Tall Kitchen trash bags, and we send whatever we can't re-use to be recycled. We've also invested a lot of resources into reducing our energy footprint, from sourcing and manufacturing to delivery.

Of course, we know that simply reducing the impact of our products and operations isn't enough. Glad has an ongoing outreach and education program aimed at spreading adoption of composting.

We partnered with NY Compost to help increase compost diversion in NYC. This innovative group provides residential compost pick-up by bike for NYC residents where there is currently no city-wide residential compost program. It's a creative solution that can help make a big difference.

We're also partnering with cities to promote zero waste efforts across the country. This includes Seattle where we helped promote participation on the city's composting program through product sampling and education initiatives at city events and with local bloggers. Head across the country to Princeton, NJ where we helped launch a pilot program to distribute one thousand cartons of Glad® Compostable bags along with kitchen compost bins - the first-ever compost program of its kind in New Jersey! Only by working together can we make big change.

Did you know that clean, dry sandwich bags can be recycled at the same locations that accept plastic shopping bags? When you're done using them, recycle them! We also commend people who use our reusable GladWare® containers. They last even longer and can be recycled at any recycling location that accepts yogurt containers.

Of course, not everyone has easy access to recycling options. That is why we partnered with Waste Management on a sandwich bag recycling pilot in select U.S. school districts. We provided bins to collect used sandwich bags that were later sent to nearby recycling plants to run an analysis on an efficient and effective process for recycling sandwich bags. We hope we can expand the program in years to come, and continue to look for additional ways to reduce the overall impact of our products, including increasing recycled content.

Glad has always been about responsible waste through our innovation, products and partnerships. We've been partners of Keep America Beautiful for 27 years, providing millions of bags for the Great American Clean-up and more recently supporting America Recycles Day waste reduction and composting efforts on college campuses. We also launched a One Bag Campaign across the country to help consumers reduce waste at parties and other events with the ultimate goal of only one bag of waste to landfill, and the rest diverted to recycling and composting. Together with the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education we helped reduce waste within university and college football programs. Learn more.