Glass Container Manufacturers Institute: Glass Public Relations, 1950s
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- | Glass. | 0:01 |
It comes from the earth. | 0:03 | |
It's three quarters sand. | 0:05 | |
Some people think all the glass they use | 0:08 | |
is a bigger problem than it is. | 0:10 | |
And they're worried about conserving our natural resources. | 0:12 | |
Well, the people who make glass bottles are concerned too. | 0:16 | |
They've always used old glass to make new glass. | 0:20 | |
And they found many useful ways | 0:24 | |
that glass can be returned to the earth. | 0:26 | |
There are machines that grind it into grains like sand. | 0:29 | |
Glass makes the most sanitary landfill. | 0:33 | |
It's good for road beds. | 0:36 | |
You can mix it with asphalt, | 0:39 | |
make glassphalt and pave roads with it. | 0:40 | |
From the earth, to glass, and back to the earth. | 0:44 | |
A cycle as natural as life itself. | 0:47 | |
The people who make glass bottles are doing their part. | 0:51 | |
And you can help too. | 0:54 | |
Don't leave bottles where they don't belong. | 0:56 |
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