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“Singing” glass bottles inspire millennials to recycle 

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

Glass makes the moments that matter 

From shared moments with all the family around one table to celebrations of life’s biggest milestones, glass is there for all the moments that matter – no matter how big or small.  And you can also make the most of glass: recycle and give glass a new endless life. 

The UN designated 2022 as the International Year of Glass, to reflect on the past, present and future of an iconic material. So join us in celebrating the International Year of Glass, and celebrate a product that’s been by our side through the ages. Choose glass.  

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From generation to generation, glass has always been by our side. Glass helps us make the most of life – in moments big and small. It has accompanied civilisation’s progress since the beginning, from one generation to the next, and it will continue to do so, long into the future. And you, in turn, can also make the most of glass: recycle and give glass a new endless life.

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2022 will be the International Year of Glass!

We are delighted to announce that 2022 has been recognised as the International Year of Glass 2022 by the United Nations General Assembly on May 18. From the Romans through to the high-tech innovation of today, glass has always been by our sides as part of civilisation, science, art and culture. It’s time to celebrate the past, present, and future of this iconic material, and reflect on how it’s driving progress towards UN Agenda 2030 goals​.

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How is glass manufacturing evolving to face the future?

Have you ever seen a glass bottle being made? It involves taking an alchemy of ingredients and crafting, twisting, shaping and sculpting them into life – all in front of the dancing flames of the furnace. “That’s why I like to think of glass as a living thing,” says Trevor Philips, a Production and Engineering Director who has spent nearly 50 years in the heart of the industry.

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From how we live at home to how we show up for the planet, our everyday choices can be the starting point for a more sustainable future.

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