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Paper Wine Bottle to Debut in the U.K.

Alexis Petru, November 17th, 2011

The wine industry has toyed with many approaches to make their product’s packaging more eco-friendly – replacing natural corks with plastic alternatives to save trees, using wine boxes to cut down on transportation pollution and washing and refilling glass wine bottles. Now British company GreenBottle has developed a paper wine bottle, which it says shrinks the bottle’s carbon footprint ... read more

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Tagged blueglass, food, greenglass, otherglass, paperboard, reduce

Published in Paper


How to Prep For Recycle Glass Month

Megan Dobransky, July 11th, 2011

Recycle Glass Month is right around the corner in September, but why have an entire month dedicated to recycling glass? What’s so great about glass recycling? Lynn Bragg, President of the Glass Packaging Institute, has a few good reasons. “Glass is 100 percent recyclable, and can be recycled endlessly with no loss in quality or purity.  An estimated 80 percent of recovered ... read more

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Tagged blueglass, brownglass, clearglass, greenglass, otherglass

Published in Glass


Reclaimed Beach Litter Used in Surfboards

Alison Neumer Lara, March 9th, 2011

Amid the beauty of ocean waves and sandy shores is an all too frequent outlier: garbage. Surfer Kevin Cunningham spends a good deal of time near the water and reports first-hand that “the beaches we all love to visit are being plagued with trash; trash that washes up onto the shores from the massive drifts of debris in the ocean.” But ... read more

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Tagged otherglass, styrofoam

Published in Plastic


How to Recycle ‘Weird’ Glass

Jennifer Berry, February 7th, 2011

When it comes to recycling, knowing what not to put in the bin is sometimes just as important as getting the right materials in there in the first place. From the nuances of pizza box recycling to knowing what forms of plastic you can recycle in your local program, there's no shortage of rules to keep up with. This ... read more

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Tagged blueglass, brownglass, clearglass, glassornaments, greenglass, otherglass, windows

Published in Glass


Dos and Don’ts of Glass Recycling

Jennifer Berry, February 7th, 2011

News flash: Don't put your broken drinking glasses in your general recycling bin. Don't put mirrors, glass ovenware or windows in there either. If you live in a community that's like most, only "container glass" can go in your bin. Container glass includes items like beer and wine bottles or mustard and pickle jars. This type of glass is food ... read more

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Tagged blueglass, brownglass, clearglass, greenglass, guide, otherglass, recycle

Published in Glass


Get Involved

Megan Dobransky, February 3rd, 2011

Now that you understand glass recycling a little better, below are some further resources to help you get more involved in the recycling effort. Download a fact sheet to help bars, restaurants, and hotels kick-start glass bottle recycling. Sign-up for the Glass Packaging Institute’s monthly e-newsletter, Inside Glass Packaging: info@gpi.org. Visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Common Wastes and Materials read more

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Tagged basics, blueglass, brownglass, clearglass, greenglass, ideas, noteworthy, otherglass

Published in General


Tips on Recycling Glass

Megan Dobransky, February 3rd, 2011

Before you recycle your glass bottles and containers, remember the following: Recycle glass containers only. Check to make sure it’s a glass bottle or jar, such as food jars, tea and soda bottles and beer and wine bottles. Do not include for recycling any non-container glass such as drinking glasses, ceramic coffee cups, Pyrex, mirrors, etc. Keep it clean. Be sure to keep ... read more

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Tagged basics, blueglass, brownglass, clearglass, greenglass, ideas, noteworthy, otherglass

Published in General


Toyota Launches Hybrid Battery Recycling Program

Trey Granger, November 2nd, 2010

For many components of hybrid cars, recycling is the same as with their non-hybrid counterparts. The metal body is reprocessed into steel, tires are shredded into crumb rubber or burned for fuel, even the windshield can be recycled into insulation and concrete. But the hybrid car battery is a whole different story. While traditional vehicles use lead-acid batteries, ... read more

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Tagged autobodies, carbatteries, otherglass, rechargeablebatteries, tires

Published in Automotive


Empire State Building Completes Massive Window Refurb

Amanda Wills, October 14th, 2010

The Empire State Building announced yesterday that it had completed its building-wide window refurbishment, an endeavor it took on last April as part of its energy retrofit. A 1,454-foot landmark of the Manhattan skyline, the building's 6,514 windows were refurbished through a groundbreaking process that reused 96 percent of the existing glass and frames. The initiative alone will directly ... read more

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Tagged constructionmaterials, energy, otherglass, reduce, windows

Published in Construction


How to Recycle Your Old Cookware

Trey Granger, October 11th, 2010

There are hundreds of reasons to dispose of old cookware. You may have upgraded to a new model; the quality material may have eroded over time, or perhaps you are merging kitchen supplies with a new roommate. If you need to dispose of pots and pans, the first option to consider is reuse. Sites like Craigslist and Freecycle ... read more

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Tagged ferrousmetal, nonferrousmetal, otherglass, wood

Published in Metal


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