environmentalleader.com - 12/7/2008
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Members of the Glass Packaging Institute have agreed to use at least 50 percent recycled glass in the manufacture of new glass bottles and jars by 2013.
GPI estimates that energy savings from using 50 percent recycled content in all glass packages made in the U.S. could save enough energy to ...
Lights from Recycled Glass Beads
greatgreengoods.com 4/15/2009 —
Eco-friendly lighting created from colorful glass beads which were created out of recycled glass bottles. They remind me of this recycled glass bracelet and these recycled glass holiday ornaments .
Designed by artists, Angus and Barbara Ewing ...
Glass Packaging Institute
gpi.org 9/9/2009 — About the institute The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) is the trade association representing the North American glass container industry. Through GPI, glass container manufacturers speak with one voice to advocate industry standards, promote sound ...
Designer Uses 100 Percent Recycled Glass in Furniture
earth911.com 5/24/2009 — Green Grove Design has found a new use for recycled glass bottles. Based in Rochester, N.Y., the company is taking all sorts of colored glass and making a variety of home furnishings, from tables to sculptures.
Robal Glass can feature as much as 82 ...
GlassDharma - Use glass instead of plastic ...
glassdharma.com 1/16/2009 — I had never heard of these before and I am always intrigued by something made out of glass that I hadn t thought of. I was struck by the unique elegance in such a simple item. I immediately recognized that here was a partial solution to our plastics ...
Recycled Glass Live Edge Servers
vivaterra.com 3/16/2009 — We found an artisan studio that beautifully transforms post-consumer waste glass¿from soda bottles and similar sources¿into decorative live-edge servers with a difference. Within their rounded, ropey rims, they're partitioned, making it a snap to ...
Style - A Touch of Glass
nytimes.com 1/25/2009 — Everyone knows the Glass House, the weekend retreat that the architect Philip Johnson designed for himself in New Canaan, Conn. Much less well known is another house Johnson designed soon after — across the street. Because it was for a family, it ...
BottleStone: Recycled glass surface material
bottlestone.com 11/7/2008 — is a beautiful, new green surface material made of 80% post-consumer recycled glass. BottleStone provides a green alternative to stone slabs offering the same warm aesthetics of natural stone materials. Bottlestone also meets or exceeds all of the ...
How to reuse glass jars, part 2
supereco.com 2/20/2009 —
We're impressed! Friends of Super Eco (that's you!) had some wonderful ideas and uses (reuses, actually) for glass jars. We posted earlier about that in a How To piece inspired by a great discussion over at Super Eco's flickr group . And of course we have more great ideas to share ...
Bottled beauty: recycled glass jewelry
supereco.com 5/29/2009 —
It really pumps me up when I get the chance to write on something I really care about—like how we should all be recycling more glass —and then serendipitously find myself pelted by still more resources, inspirations and fresh ideas. I know, I know, it makes me look like a ...
From Beer and Wine Bottles to Recycled Glass Furniture
earthfirst.com 5/24/2009 —
Glass makes such a beautiful recycled material for countertops and furniture – there’s just something about its sparkle that makes it stand out as an eco-friendly choice. And, there’s plenty of it out there – just think how many beer, wine and other glass bottles get thrown away all across ...
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