Why It Is Important to Recycle Glass
Published: 28 July 2009
Category: Recycling, Sustainability
According to the “Examiner” (Washington, D.C.), glass makers and recyclers are calling all Americans to recycle more glass containers because unlike other packing materials, glass is 100 percent recyclable 100 percent of the time. How can you help? Start by talking to your local representative about starting a deposit program for recycling glass, get your community to start multi-stream recycling, or make sure that restaurants and bars in your community have recycling programs in place. Research conducted by glass container manufacturer O-I shows that if the United States were to increase glass recycling by only 10 percent, manufacturers would see a 2.5 percent reduction in energy required for bottle production, a 10 percent reduction of sulfur oxides, an eight percent reducion in particulates and a four percent reduction in nitrogen oxide.