The amount of glass bottles recycled every year is increasing, but the amount of recycling is huge and immeasurable.
According to the Glass Packaging Association, the energy saved by recycling a glass bottle can power a 100-watt light bulb for about four hours, run a computer for 30 minutes, and watch 20 minutes of TV, so recycling glass is a big deal.
Glass bottle recycling saves energy, reduces landfill waste capacity, and can provide more raw materials for other products, including glass bottles. According to the Chemical Products Council's National Consumer Plastic Bottle Report, about 2.5 billion pounds of plastic bottles were recycled in 2009, with a recycling rate of just 28%.
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