Glass replacement vs restoration: the green choice

Save glass, save money, save the planet with Glass Savers
Windows pull together the look and feel of a home or building. That’s why it’s so important that they remain beautiful and unblemished. Many people don’t realize that scratched windows are often cheaper and easier to restore than to replace. In fact, restoring a piece of glass often saves you about 50% to 80% of the cost to replace that same glass! And, by choosing to restore rather than replace your windows, you make an eco-friendly decision as well.
Depending on temperature, oxygen levels, and the presence of water, glass can take steps towards decomposition at vastly different rates. Scientists are not in agreement on the exact amount of time it would take a piece of glass to break down and decompose into the earth. Some say it’s as little as 500 years, others say it can take up to one million years, and still others argue that glass will not ever decompose completely. Glass obsidian found in nature can be dated back millions of years and it is still glass. With every piece of glass we put in the dump, we are taking a risk that it will remain there for a very long time.
In addition to piling up in landfills, glass manufacturing is also responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. Twenty percent of the negative impact that causes climate change is attributed to the generation of electricity in glass making factories. About half of the emissions from making a piece of glass, such as a window, that contribute to global warming occur at the glass factory. That’s why it’s so important to look into getting your glass resurfaced and restored as opposed to getting it replaced.
Glass Savers not only restores your scratched windows, but we also do it 100% distortion-free, so you won’t even be able to tell that there was a scratch there before! And our prices are easy on the wallet. Make the right choice for you and for our planet. The choice is easy, restore your glass today!