Stop plastic waste

Old beverage bottles are perfect for giving free rein to creativity when upcycling. Our name Altglas (German for “glass waste”) is also our mission: We want to show the beautiful upcycling products you can build from old glass bottles and inspire to think about even more upcycling ideas.

We are by far not the only ones who have ideas about what to do with the old bottles and waste:

• Upcycling lights make great lamps out of used bottles
• Truefruits offers lids that match their smoothie bottles
• UpCandle uses recycling glass for natural candles

Instead of buying a new plastic soap dispenser in the drugstore once a month, you can quickly turn an old bottle into a refillable soap dispenser. You can refill it as many times as you like and honestly, doesn’t it look way better than the cheap plastic soap dispensers?

While ideas like this are simple and mundane, in sum they have an effect on our waste production and the way we handle resources.