Using present technology the UK glass industry has the capacity to recycle over one million tonnes of glass each year and this coupled with the materials unique ability to be infinitely recycled without compromising its quality creates a compelling case for the recycling of glass. Despite this, glass makes up around 7% of the average household dustbin and in 2001 over 2.5 million tonnes of this material was landfilled.

We hope to reduce the amount of glass going into landfill by offering an alternative to the bottle bank and dustbins. Recycling reduces the amount of waste glass which needs to be landfilled. Although glass is inert and is not directly hazardous to the environment, it will remain there indefinitely.