Glass Recycling:

Americans throw away enough glass bottles and jars every two weeks. Most bottles and jars contain at least 25% recycled glass. Glass never wears out — it can be recycled forever. We save over a ton of resources for every ton of glass recycled — 1,330 pounds of sand, 433 pounds of soda ash, 433 pounds of limestone, and 151 pounds of feldspar. A ton of glass produced from raw materials created 384 pounds of mining waste. Using 50% recycled glass cuts it by about 75%.We get 27.8 pounds of air pollution for every ton of new glass produced.

Glass recycling reduces pollution by 14-20%.  It saves 25-32% of the energy used to make glass. Every day, Americans recycle about 13 million glass jars and bottles. Germany recycles almost 40% of its glass.