Did you know?.....

glass never wears out - it is infinitely recyclable

recycling 2 bottles saves enough energy to boil water for 5 cups of tea

the energy needed to melt reclaimed glass is 30% less than that needed to melt the raw materials (sand, soda ash, limestone) to make new glass

every tonne of waste glass recycled into new saves 315 kg of carbon dioxide

for every tonne of recycled glass 1.2 tonnes of raw materials are preserved

currently nearly 50% of waste flat glass goes into landfill in the UK

the Uk currently recycles only 34% of it's container glass - compared to Switzerland and Finland who recycle 90% of their container waste

So, the main advantages of glass recycling are:

* energy saving
* lower emisssions
* reduced landfill
* reduction in quarrying