Paper can be recyled. Can glass be recyled?

Once glass is solidified, can I still recycle it and make into other shapes?

20 Comments

ChocolateDrop
on February 8th, 2012

YES IT CAN BE RECYCLED IN SIMPLE SUBSTANCE . BY HEATING IT IT WILL CHANGE IT’S SHAPE .IT IS DUCTILE SUBSTANCE
ConverseShoesRule
on February 8th, 2012

Yes, glass can be recycled professionally. Or I guess you could re-melt it and make stuff out of it if you were feeling artistic.
Fairground
on February 8th, 2012

Your local recycling plant takes all sorts of glass, aluminum, paper, plastic, metals, etc. and you get money!
FallingMoon
on February 8th, 2012

Yes, and here’s a fairly informative link
Chips
on February 8th, 2012

sure why not, if you melt it again?
BloodFlower
on February 8th, 2012

Sure can. You would need several degrees of heat to reliquify glass but it can certainly be done. Infact most things are liquid form before its form.
TheProposal
on February 8th, 2012

yes. depending on where you live there are different places to recycle it.
Cocktail
on February 8th, 2012

Glass can be recycled indefinitely as part of a simple but hugely beneficial process, as its structure does not deteriorate when reprocessed. In the case of bottles and jars, up to 80% of the total mixture can be made from reclaimed scrap glass, called “cullet”. Cullet from a factory has a known composition and is recognised as domestic cullet. From bottle banks it is known as foreign and its actual properties will not be known.
Mayumi
on February 8th, 2012

All clear, green and brown glass can be and should be recycled.
CaptainCrunch
on February 8th, 2012

yes you can…
KoolKermit
on February 8th, 2012

yes it can be recycled..for more info go to http://www.bottlesandcans.com
PoPCorn
on February 8th, 2012

Absolutely! Not only CAN it be recycled, it SHOULD be – recycling is so much better than burying it in a landfill!
Thank you for making an effort to REduce, REuse, and REcycle! Your grandchildren and great-grandchildren will appreciate it! -RKO- 07/04/07
Orchid
on February 8th, 2012

Yes if you have the means to do so.
oddperson
on February 8th, 2012

Yes it can be and should be recycled. Most recycling centers will take bottles, jars, etc.. However tempered or window glass is sometimes not taken at recyling centers.
Hippie
on February 8th, 2012

Glass can always be reheated to melt it.
Once it is melted you can reshape it.
There are companies that recycle glass bottles.
SlightlyBitter
on February 8th, 2012

Yes – and I have some really cool sun catchers by Aura glass (check them out on the web – the proceeds go to Good Will)….
CrispApple
on February 8th, 2012

Yes.
Sunflower
on February 8th, 2012

yeah(to both answers)
Seashells
on February 8th, 2012

ABSOLUTELY!
FunnyFish
on February 8th, 2012

yes it can not sure how but i do know you can recyle i now you got me woundering how thay do that lol