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Glass bottle recycling is still nowhere near the level it should be. A discarded glass bottle in the landfill equals a monumental effort thrown away. Creating a glass bottle is not easy but recycling is. The huge effort put into glass bottles can be reused easily in the same shape, earning you the respect of your planet and your peers. Start with some recycled glass bottle projects at home and make the best out of what you have at hand. You can materialize a wind chime, a small cottage with an extraordinary light effect, you can upcycle glass bottle into flower ports and even light fixtures or jewelry boxes.
Glass bottles are extremely sturdy, colorful and useful on filtering light. Underneath you can see how a multitude of bottles have been used as bricks in a superb wall that will surely filter the light beautifully.
You can create wind chimes in big variety of colors and shapes as showcased below. Whether you have the patience to make the entire wind chime out of glass or just use the bottle as an exterior wall you should know that the glass sounds incredibly delicate and beautiful when animated by wind.
A round glass window can be realized with glass bottle easily. All you need is patience and multiple glass bottle sizes.
Glass bottles can nestle beautifully in a vintage interior design if they're decorated with care. Glass bottle centerpieces are quite common and graphic, the possibilities being endless .
Just cut the bottle, sand the margins and use it as a planter.Transparent glass as showcased below can transform you plant into a mesmerizing spectacle .
Blue glass bottle chandelier filtering light.
Glass bottles transformed into plant hangers. Three different plants and three different bottles in a superb composition.
Graphic and simple light fixtures realized out of glass bottles.
What can shout out vintage more than a coca cola glass bottle ensemble hanged on an old wheel ?! Superb lighting fixture.
Extremely graphic glass bottle centerpieces dressed in warm neutral colors.
Insanely easily to realize from one-two bottles, the wind chime below will be a great recycling conversation starter on your front door. You can mix colors and bottle shapes into a colorful sculptural pieces.
Rectangular glass bottle can be found on the market too, these being even more efficient in glass walls.
What do you think about the selection showcased above? We would love to hear what is stopping you from recycling.
