Ever wondered how much energy you could save by just recycling glass? The carbon calculator helps you find out. Now you will finally be able to know how much of a difference you really make – which is important for the environment!
How does the calculator work? By recycling glass, you recover energy that otherwise would be lost while producing new glass. So every bottle you recycle is an amount of energy you save. Additionally, there is no limit in the amount of times glass can be recycled. This makes it a completely unique product.
So, let’s show some figures to give you an idea of the scale of energy saving that can be achieved. If you recycle just one, yes one, item per week for one year, you could:
– Light a compact florescent bulb for 15 days, 11 hours
– Light a standard 60 watt light bulb for 3 days, 14 hours
– Operate a computer for 17 hours, 20 minutes
– Operate a TV for 11 hours, 33 minutes
That’s an incredible saving of energy and represents a true benefit of buying, using and recycling glass packaging products.
But maybe you use more than one glass item per week. What if you recycle up to ten items per week for a year? Well, you would be saving enough energy to:
– Light a compact florescent bulb for 5 months, 2 days
– Light a standard 60 watt light bulb of 1 month, 5 days
– Operate a computer for 7 days, 5 hours
– Operate a TV for 4 days, 19 hours
That’s a real difference that you’d be making to the environment and a great reason to choose glass packaging when buying your food and beverage products!
Want to know just how much of a difference you could make recycling glass? Find out here.
Why is wine stored in glass?
Glass bottles remain the best choice for wine lovers. New research showed that 94% of consumers in France prefer glass wine bottles over other packaging materials, such as bag-in-box. But why is it that we think of glass when we think of wine? Or why do we often store them horizontally? And are wine bottles sustainable?
What glass can you recycle?
More people than ever are recycling and we couldn’t be happier – as the glass industry, we love to be able to use recycled glass when we manufacture new containers. However, not all varieties can be used in production.
#EndlessCycle: How does recycling glass help protect the environment?
Have you ever wondered how glass is recycled? What happens to your used glass after you’ve put it into the bottle bank? The good news is that every single one of us can make a difference.
