Did you know that glass is 100% recyclable and the long-lasting nature of glass also means that it can be recycled forever. Glass never wears out as a raw material, so old bottles and jars can be remanufactured into new glass containers over and over and over again without loss in quality or purity.
How about serving your favourite drinks next time in tumblers made from upcycled wine bottles? Here at NAMI Home we have available super stylish and cheerful 2 pack Rebottled tumblers in olive green and red, also 4 pack mix option with green, olive, clear and brown colour tumblers available.
Recycling one glass bottle saves enough electricity to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours.
Glass is one of the easiest materials to recycle. There is no reason we should throw glass into our landfills when it can be used endlessly and benefit the environment for years to come. In fact glass never decomposes! This means it's the worst thing to just throw away and put in landfill.
Glass never decomposes! This means it's the worst thing to just throw away and put in landfill.
Every family in the UK uses around 500 glass bottles and jars a year on average. Recycling and upcycling used glass reduces space in landfills that would otherwise be used by bottles & jars, etc. Experts think it can take up to a million years to break down in a landfill.
Recycling glass is just one way you can make a difference when it comes to reducing pollution and waste – it reduces emissions, consumption of raw materials and saves energy. Over a ton of natural resources are saved for every ton of glass recycled. Recycling glass reduces air pollution by 14-20%, water pollution by 50% and saves 25-32% more energy than making glass from raw materials.
So toast next time using upcycled glass tumblers! Not only they look cheerful, they will make you and our planet more cheerful too.
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