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Glass is one of the largest components of household and industrial waste. Over 41 billion glass containers are produced every year and 30% of glass containers in the supermarket are recyclable, but not even half of these containers are recycled by consumers. Beverage containers, such as beer and wine bottles, spaghetti jars, and other food containers are among the few household items put into landfills every day. Glass material can take up space in landfills for up to 4,000 years.
Glass can be recycled indefinitely – it can be recycled over and over again without degrading its quality. Only about 22 percent of the glass produced today is from recycled materials.
Not all glass is manufactured through the same process, so that is why light bulbs, dishes and window glass cannot be recycled. The main glass recyclable products are:
 Beverage containers
 Food jars
All glass comes in one of three different colors: clear, green and brown. Always sort your glass products by color. And look for the “G” logo on the product, which means that the product is made from recycled glass and can be recycled again.
REGULATIONS
1. All glass comes in different colors. The most common colors are brown/amber, clear, and green. The recycling process requires that the glass be sorted by color. The reason for this is because different chemicals need to be added depending on what color the glass is.
2. Non-recyclable glass, such as window glass, light bulbs, and cookware, mustn’t be recycled because there are additives, such as ceramics and other impurities, which would contaminate the recycling process. Ceramic contaminants in glass can lead to structural defects.
3. Removal of contaminants, such as bottle caps and paper, is necessary amidst the process because the quality of the recycled class could be affected.
CONSEQUENCES
PROS
Here are some benefits of glass recycling:
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Glass can be recycled over again and never lose its quality or quantity
Creates 20% less air pollution
Reduces water pollution by 50%
Saves enough energy

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 It reduces that amount of landfill space that is used
80 percent of the recycled glass is used to produce new glass containers.
Making new glass bottles from recycled glass uses less energy and creates less pollution.
It is non toxic and will not contaminate our environment even if it does end up in a landfill.
There is a rapid turnaround time. Within a month of recycling that soda pop bottle can be back on the shelves as another glass product.
Some glass products have a bottle-deposit law and may give you cash for beverage containers you return.
NEGATIVES
There are high costs involved in transporting the recycled glass to the re-manufacturing plant.
Consumers often add non-recyclable glass to the recyclable glass resulting in a less that pure product.
Much of the glass is used in commercial establishments is not recycled and ends up in landfills.
Glass must be sorted into colors to be recycled.