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How They Recycle Glass
By Callyn and Livea
The first thing they do to recycle
glass is that they sort the glass by
color. The next step is to break the
glass into tiny pieces called cullet.
Then the glass is melted in a fire over
1500 degrees. Then they make new
glass containers out of the recycled
glass.
Here are some interesting facts
about recycling glass.
? The energy saved from recycling
one glass bottle can run a 60-watt
light bulb for four hours
? Glass never wears out-- it can be
recycled forever
