Art for a Green World

Finished glass is inert and non-toxic. It is easy to clean and maintain, having a dense surface which inhibits contamination. Thanks to modern glass manafacturing techniques, modern glass is a perfect combination of form and function. It is up to 25% lighter than its predecessor, and considerably stronger. Yet, it can be shaped, etched, enamelled, coloured and decorated in an almost infinite number of ways. It is also odourless, chemically inert and 100% recyclable - while remaining cost-effective.

Benefits for Designers:
Glass can be shaped or decorated and is perfect for art or collectibles
Glass can be etched, shaped, silk-screened, colored, coated, enamelled, or sand-blasted
Glass can be formed into various sizes and shapes

Glass is vastly recyclable and scrap glass, known as cullet, is a key production ingrediant added to raw material. Some standard glass production uses over 45% recycled post consumer content. Specialized production can ramp this up to 100%.

Some glass recycling facts from A Recyling Revolution:

	Every month, we throw out enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper. All of these jars are recyclable!
	The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours. It also causes 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials.
	A modern glass bottle would take 4000 years or more to decompose — and even longer if it’s in the landfill.
	Mining and transporting raw materials for glass produces about 385 pounds of waste for every ton of glass that is made. If recycled glass is substituted for half of the raw materials, the waste is cut by more than 80%.