Greensboro's Glass Headed For Landfills
Glass makes up about a quarter of all recyclable materials that Greensboro residents put in their curbside recycle bins. But, once there, it's a hassle for companies to deal with.
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City Of Greensboro Says Goodbye (For Now) To Glass Recycling
The city of Greensboro will no longer accept glass at its recycling facilities. The move comes as the demand for glass bottles has declined, and the cost to recycle them has skyrocketed.
Oregon Launches First Statewide Refillable Bottle System In U.S.
The new beer bottles can be refilled up to 40 times and are designed to be easily separated from the rest of the glass in the deposit system, ensuring that they get refilled instead of recycled.
Glass Has Ancient Origins But A High-Tech Future
Where would the smartphone be without glass? Now glass may change the way you interact with data again — in everything from head-up displays on car windshields to augmented-reality glasses.
PHOTOS: Welcome To The World's 'Highest And Longest' Glass-Bottomed Bridge
The bridge is elegantly stretched between two peaks in China, where visitors can gaze under their feet at the canyon — a vertigo-inducing 328 yards below.