Recycling glass. A good thing.
Instead of only discussing how trash is a problem, this book has an additional section about how people around the world are trying to solve this problem through recycling .Glass is an ideal material for recycling. The use of recycled glass in a new container helps save energy. It aids in brick and ceramic manufacture, it conserves raw materials, reduces energy consumption, and reduces the
volume of waste sent to landfill. Glass is made of melted sand, so little broken bits of glass can be put into a furnace to be melted and reshaped. Voila! Another perfect glass.Is recycling glass worth it? Is it really worth the time and cost to recycle an empty Sobe bottle, or is it really a waste of time?” FOOL!!! Of course it is worth it—the reality is that recycling two bottles saves the equivalent energy of boiling water for five cups of coffee. Sounds like peanuts? Not when 331 glass bottles and jars are thrown away every year by the average person. Approximately 20
billion bottles and jars annualy. Over an average lifetime that is 24,825 bottles and jars per person.