Why Green Glass?
Okay, so maybe it's not exactly all green. Some are blue, some are amber, so an and so forth. They're called 'green glass' because they're made from recycled wine bottles. Most of the time when glass is recycled, it must be completely crushed and melted down before being used in new glass products. Green glass is different from the majority of recycled glass because it completely circumvents this process by taking the wine bottle and reshaping parts of it to create goblets, tumblers, and other such glasses. Not only is it friendly for the environment--it looks pretty cool too.
More about Green Glass
Another great thing about green glass is that it not only recycles glass in a very efficient way, it also uses environmentally friendly processes to reshape the bottles. Green glass is created in an energy-efficient process that completely
recycles the wine bottle by cutting it in half, using the bottom half as a tumbler, and the twisting and reshaping the neck of the wine bottle to create a goblet or champagne flute. From there, they can do several things to decorate the glass. Often, the glass is sandblasted using aluminum oxide, a completely inert compound, to frost the glass or create etchings--an environmentally friendly alternative to acid etching. Their shipping utilizes packaging and peanuts that are recycled, and sometimes biodegradable cornstarch peanuts.
Another great thing about green glass is that it not only recycles glass in a very efficient way, it also uses environmentally friendly processes to reshape the bottles. Green glass is created in an energy-efficient process that completely
recycles the wine bottle by cutting it in half, using the bottom half as a tumbler, and the twisting and reshaping the neck of the wine bottle to create a goblet or champagne flute. From there, they can do several things to decorate the glass. Often, the glass is sandblasted using aluminum oxide, a completely inert compound, to frost the glass or create etchings--an environmentally friendly alternative to acid etching. Their shipping utilizes packaging and peanuts that are recycled, and sometimes biodegradable cornstarch peanuts.Who? Where?
The company that creates green glass, aptly named the Green Glass Company, can be found online at www.greenglass.com. You can also find information there to send the Green Glass Co. your empty wine bottles for their reuse (you might want to make a little stockpile before shipping them off). If your restaurant sells wine from one of the bottles they need, I definitely suggest contacting them to send over your empty bottles instead of piling them in the trash or even recycling them by conventional means. You can also find several of them for a reduced price at our store at www.earthfriendlyfinds.com, alongside several other earth friendly products.
