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5 Ways To Use Glass For Your Halloween Decorations At Home

With Halloween right around the bend, we’d like to share 5 ways to use glass around the house for your decorations. Nifty, crafty, and sometimes outright spine-chilling, these ideas will leave your house ready for the big day – the 31st of October!

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Join us in celebrating the International Year of Glass 

Despite its endless qualities, not all glass varieties can be collected in your household recycling.

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5 ways you can help close the glass loop

We all have a part to play in building a more sustainable world, starting with how we shop, all the way down to how we get rid of our rubbish. This summer, organisations involved in all stages of the glass collection and recycling value chain have launched Close the Glass Loop – a major glass recycling action plan for Europe.

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About Friends of Glass

Friends of Glass is a community that supports all things glass packaging, as part of a more intentional lifestyle that starts with our everyday choices.

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Why Glass?

Learn why we love glass, and why we’re dedicated to promoting its numerous benefits to people all over the world.

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Join a growing community of people who care about a better planet and a healthier lifestyle.

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Hear stories from the community, and discover all the reasons why choosing glass is better for us, as part of a more intentional lifestyle.

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Did you know that the glass from all your little jars and scented bottles is recyclable?

When it comes to recycling, most of us are quite good at it in the kitchen. But what about the beauty products in your bathroom cabinet? Don’t forget your cream jars, perfume or aftershave bottles; because the glass from all your little jars and scented bottles is recyclable!

Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly – without loss in quality or purity – into new glass bottles and jars. A glass bottle can go from a recycling bin to a store shelf as a new glass container in as little as 30 days.

Recycling glass is good for the environment. Every ton of glass that is recycled saves more than a ton of the raw materials needed to create new glass such as sand, soda ash and limestone. And because glass is made from natural ingredients – glass containers have no chemical interaction with their contents, ensuring that the products inside a glass bottle keep their strength and aroma.

And it’s worth it! Here’s why:

  • Recycling one perfume bottle box saves enough energy to charge two tablets;
  • Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to light a 100-watt light bulb for 3 hours;
  • Recycling two glass bottles saves enough energy to boil water for 5 cups of tea.

Choose Glass. Recycle Glass. Happy Recycle Week!

 

Sources: recyclenow.com, beautypackaging.com

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