| is 100% recyclable. A lot of the glass bottles and | | | | glass bottles in there every day lives. Glass has |
| jars we buy from the local supermarket have | | | | many uses after you have used the containing |
| been made from recycled glass which in turn has | | | | products. Some great ideas we have seen glass |
| been made from recycled glass. So the brand | | | | jars and bottles being used for are: 1, storage jars |
| new item you purchase could easily be sat in a jar | | | | for the garage (great to store your nuts and |
| that is over a quarter of a century old. Glass has | | | | bolts) 2, crafts for the kids, it's great to see your |
| the ability to be recycled over and over again | | | | little ones using there imagination and creating |
| without losing it's quality. | | | | lovely sand shows or picture frames 3, storage |
| This means 100% of the glass you put in your | | | | for dry foods and preserves. wash it out and |
| bottle banks can be recycled which has a great | | | | reuse, make your own homemade jams and |
| impact on the environment and also greatly | | | | chutneys or wines. 4, lanterns. this has been a |
| reduces energy consumption. Watching the | | | | popular choice, do a search in your search engines |
| election debates on the TV this year raised some | | | | to see some great pictures of household and |
| important issues about the environment and how | | | | garden lamps and lanterns that have started off |
| people can go about improving it. For every tonne | | | | as just an empty jar. |
| of recycled glass melted in the reproduction | | | | We all know the negative impact of climate |
| process saves approximately 315kg of Carbon | | | | change and would all like to do our bit. that is why |
| Dioxide, which in turn reduces emissions overall | | | | we have written this article as many people don't |
| and saves on natural resources needed. | | | | understand the benefits a simple act like recycling |
| The glass is collected from your local bottle banks | | | | and reusing your glass jars and bottles can bring. |
| and taken to a bottle recycling plant where it is | | | | So next time your at the end of a honey jar, |
| sorted and crushed. It is then processed and any | | | | glass jam jar or wine bottle just have a think. If |
| metals are removed by a powerful magnet. The | | | | you can't think of a way of how you are able to |
| final process is the vibrating of the glass to | | | | reuse it, pop down to your local supermarket and |
| remove any bricks or stones. | | | | pop your bottles in the bottle bank. Even make it |
| As technology is increasing and more unwanted | | | | a fun experience for your kids and let them |
| materials are filtered from the glass, the quality of | | | | throw the bottles in to hear that destructive |
| glass is increased. Recycled glass takes a lot less | | | | smashing sound we all love when we was kids, |
| energy to melt than if we were melting the raw | | | | just make sure they're careful! and hopefully they |
| materials. | | | | will nag at you next time you have an empty |
| We have also seen a dramatic increase in the | | | | glass storage container. |
| people that are now using empty glass jars and | | | | |