Glass bottle recycling

Glass bottle recycling The amount of glass bottles recycled is increasing every year, but the amount of recycling is huge and immeasurable. According to the Glass Packaging Association: The energy saved by recycling a glass bottle is about enough to light a 100-watt light bulb for 4 hours, run a computer for 30 minutes, and watch a 20-minute TV program, so recycling glass is a significant thing. Glass bottle recycling saves energy, reduces the garbage capacity of landfills, and can provide more raw materials for other products, including glass bottles. According to the National Consumer Plastic Bottle Report of the American Chemical Products Council, about 2.5 billion pounds of plastic bottles were recycled in 2009, and the recycling rate was only 28%.