This is How Recycled Glass Bottles Are Made

Americans toss out about 10 million metric tons of glass every year. Only a third of that gets recycled, and the rest ends up as trash in landfills - this is a shame because glass can be crushed, blended, melted and recycled endlessly to make new glass products without any loss of quality.

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Here's a short video clip of how crushed bottles and jars are made into granular materials called cullets, which are then melted and recycled into new bottles.