REPLANET - Glass Recycling

Glass containers go from recycling bin to store shelf in as little as 30 days.
An estimated 80% of recovered glass containers are made into new glass bottles.
For every ton of glass recycled, over a ton of raw materials are saved, including 1,300 pounds of sand, 410 pounds of soda ash, 380 pounds of limestone, and 160 pounds of feldspar.
Ninety percent of recycled glass is used to make new containers.
Recycling glass helps to preserve natural resources while lessening the load on landfills—and helping communities avoid expensive disposal costs.
Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours.
Recycling glass lowers the melting temperature and saves 32% of the energy needed for production of new glass.