Anchor Glass Warner Robins plant closure affects 168 employees
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGGeorgia Department of Labor· filed August 18, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Warner Robins, Georgia, USA (Houston County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on August 18, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the GA state workforce agency.
Summary
Anchor Glass Container Corporation permanently closed its glass-container manufacturing facility at 1044 Booth Road in Warner Robins, Georgia. Company filings and Georgia's WARN record say all 168 employees at the site are affected, with production having stopped in mid-August. The firm's notice schedules workforce separations beginning October 17, 2026 and continuing through January 30, 2027 as the shutdown process unfolds, and identifies union-represented workers among those losing jobs. Anchor Glass said the closure was due to "changing business needs" and noted it continues to operate four other plants in New York, Indiana, Minnesota and Oklahoma. State and local agencies are offering assistance to affected employees.
Anchor Glass Container Corporation disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the GA state workforce agency on August 18, 2026. The notice covers 168 employees in Warner Robins, GA (Houston County), with the layoff effective October 17, 2026.
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