GO Glass

While it was anticipated that plastics would gain popularity, due to their durability, versatility and cost, at the beginning of the “plastic age”, almost 80 years ago, the global waste-management and health problems associated with them weren’t. Today, tons of plastic have accumulated in landfills and by researchers from the University of Georgia, in the USA, showed that an estimated 8.8 million metric tons of plastic had landed up in the ocean by 2010. Furthermore, many studies are claiming that certain chemicals found in plastics – such as bisphenol A (BPA) – could be harmful to human fertility, foetal development and cell repair. But since we have started to understand the consequences of overusing this household material, the demand for healthier alternatives has grown. The main substitute – which is by no means new on the market – is glass.