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Healthy lunch on the go, in glass jars!

It’s January and for many of us this month heralds the inevitable backlash against the indulgence of food and drink during the Christmas period. While there’s no shortage of advice on getting fit and healthy: gyms, the latest diets and the new super-foods, the expense, time and effort these things take can be overwhelming.

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Life Supplies – the world’s first zero-waste toothpaste

Reducing waste from those everyday essentials…

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Reducing waste from those everyday essentials…

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Purdy & Figg prove circular systems are popular

Cleaning that’s kinder to your home and the planet…

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Cleaning that’s kinder to your home and the planet…

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The Natural Living Shop: Championing glass for a sustainable future

A curated selection of eco-friendly products, food refill stations and beauty items…

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A curated selection of eco-friendly products, food refill stations and beauty items…

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UpCircle – skincare brand built on circular principles and repurposed ingredients

In a world overflowing with packaging waste, UpCircle Beauty are committed to doing things differently…

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In a world overflowing with packaging waste, UpCircle Beauty are committed to doing things differently…

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Two Drifters, the UK’s most sustainable rum

When it comes to making great rum, the team at Two Drifters believe it should taste good and do good too…

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When it comes to making great rum, the team at Two Drifters believe it should taste good and do good too…

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Creativity, science and inclusion at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

The LimbBo Foundation celebrates British Science Week with an inspiring event at Yorkshire Sculpture Park…

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The LimbBo Foundation celebrates British Science Week with an inspiring event at Yorkshire Sculpture Park…

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6 handmade gifts this Christmas

Capture the true spirit of Christmas with handmade gifts stored beautifully in upcycled glass jars…

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Capture the true spirit of Christmas with handmade gifts stored beautifully in upcycled glass jars…

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Friends of Glass urge brands to move back into glass after consumer survey results

Following Earth Day, the pan-European consumer movement Friends of Glass is calling on brands to make the switch back to glass.

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Following Earth Day, the pan-European consumer movement Friends of Glass is calling on brands to make the switch back to glass.

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The best gifts in glass this Christmas

It’s that time of year again.

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It’s that time of year again.

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Waste not want not – freezing food in glass

With plenty of summer fruit and veg around now, this is a good time to save as much as possible of any fresh food you have spare now. And you can save it in spare glass jars

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With plenty of summer fruit and veg around now, this is a good time to save as much as possible of any fresh food you have spare now. And you can save it in spare glass jars

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Duerr’s case study

In the second of our occasional blogs that look at the most recent striking and innovative ideas in glass bottle and jar design, we talk to those responsible for turning the humble marmalade jar into a work of art.

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In the second of our occasional blogs that look at the most recent striking and innovative ideas in glass bottle and jar design, we talk to those responsible for turning the humble marmalade jar into a work of art.

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Raise a Glass for World Milk Day

Happy World Milk Day to all Friends of Glass.

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Happy World Milk Day to all Friends of Glass.

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Recycle glass

8 in 10 bottles in Europe are collected for recycling – making their way back onto shelves in as little as a month.

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Reuse glass

From DIY crafts to stylish storage solutions, the options for repurposing empty containers are endless.

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Glass is so much more than just a bottle or jar.

A bottle isn’t just a bottle. A jar isn’t just a jar. Glass is much more than the ingredients it’s made from or the product it holds – it’s a guardian of taste, an infinite shape-shifter, and a creative canvas.