Facts About Glass Recycling Glass
Help make the planet happy and create local jobs by recycling your empty glass bottles and jars. If you do not know much about recycling glass, this article is for you. Let’s run through 10 facts about glass and recycling glass:
- Glass is 100% recyclable.
- Glass has an unlimited life and can be recycled endlessly to make new glass products with no loss in quality.
- Recycling glass saves considerably more energy than making a whole new glass product from raw materials. Plus, it creates and supports jobs at the new glass recycling plant right here in Pulaski County.
- 1 ton of natural resources is saved for every ton of glass recycled.
- 6 tons of recycled glass equates to 1 ton less CO2 (carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases).
- Glass does not decompose, so while it’s amazing for recycling, it puts a huge strain on our landfills. That means…
- Recycling glass preserves limited space in landfills needed for non-recyclable garbage.
- New glass produced from recycled glass reduces related air pollution by 20% and related water pollution by 50%.
- Glass is simple to make. It requires only 3 main ingredients: sand, soda ash, and limestone. Recycled glass uses what’s already been produced with these ingredients.
- Before recycling, all glass packaging should be emptied. Lids may be left on.
Aren’t those interesting facts? By saving on raw material, using less energy, and cutting CO2 emissions, recycling results in vast environmental payoffs for not only our community, but the Earth as a whole. So, let’s give life to our old glass bottles and jars and bring them to a local Green Station, place them in your curbside recycling cart, or bring them to an Epic Glass Recycling drop-off location.