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Drinking glass

From the CARRY Bottle to the CARRY Glass

How are the CARRY Glasses made?

The CARRY Glasses are particularly sustainable drinking glasses that are also super robust and unique. They are a true upcycling product , as they are made from our discarded CARRY Bottles with glass defects, which are then cut, ground and polished into glasses.

A regional and short supply chain is important to us. That's why we produce our glass bottles in southern Lower Saxony and have the discarded bottles cut into glasses in northern Bavaria. We share all information about the materials and the production process with you here :)

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CARRY Bottles with glass defects

Mistakes are normal and even in the production of our CARRY Bottles, defects sometimes occur on the bottles. If the bottles are already printed, we sell them as B-stock. If the bottles are still unprinted and the defect is in the upper part of the bottle, we put them aside for further processing into our drinking glasses.

Our CARRY Glasses are true upcycling artists, made exclusively from our discarded bottles!

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Cutting, grinding & flame cutting

We send the CARRY Bottles with glass defects in the upper part of the bottle to a company in northern Bavaria, where the bottles are cut into glasses. To do this, the bottle is scratched at the predetermined breaking point and then blown open with gas. The resulting glasses are then simply ground and flamed and are ready for sale.

Our CARRY Glasses are really sustainable ! We save a lot of raw materials and energy during the production of the bottles by using recycled glass. The otherwise unused B-stock is then converted into glasses, which avoids waste and the re-melting of the faulty bottles. And the top halves of the bottles that are blown off are of course recycled directly on site 😊

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Printing, packaging & shipping

In our production facility in Hehlen in southern Lower Saxony, we print the glass blanks and package and ship them from there.

We work closely with our partner company, which has built up outstanding expertise in printing over decades and also places an emphasis on sustainability in production.

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Sale & Use

We then sell the finished water glasses through our online shop, through retailers across Europe or with an individual label to companies.

From our office in Berlin we take care of all your concerns, sales and marketing. Our drinking glasses are super sustainable, robust and dishwasher safe - with these great functions and lovely designs, we want to inspire you to sustainability that brings joy.

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Recycling

If your CARRY Glass breaks, you can simply dispose of it in the glass recycling container. This way it will be added back to the glass cycle and new CARRYs can be created :)

Did you know that not all glass is the same? There are different types of glass and only soda-lime glass can be disposed of in the glass recycling containers. Everything else (window glass, borosilicate glass) cannot be recycled and belongs in the residual waste.

01

CARRY Bottles with glass defects

Mistakes are normal and even in the production of our CARRY Bottles, defects sometimes occur on the bottles. If the bottles are already printed, we sell them as B-stock. If the bottles are still unprinted and the defect is in the upper part of the bottle, we put them aside for further processing into our drinking glasses.

Our CARRY Glasses are true upcycling artists, made exclusively from our discarded bottles!

02

Cutting, grinding & flame cutting

We send the CARRY Bottles with glass defects in the upper part of the bottle to a company in northern Bavaria, where the bottles are cut into glasses. To do this, the bottle is scratched at the predetermined breaking point and then blown open with gas. The resulting glasses are then simply ground and flamed and are ready for sale.

Our CARRY Glasses are really sustainable ! We save a lot of raw materials and energy during the production of the bottles by using recycled glass. The otherwise unused B-stock is then converted into glasses, which avoids waste and the re-melting of the faulty bottles. And the top halves of the bottles that are blown off are of course recycled directly on site 😊

03

Printing, packaging & shipping

In our production facility in Hehlen in southern Lower Saxony, we print the glass blanks and package and ship them from there.

We work closely with our partner company, which has built up outstanding expertise in printing over decades and also places an emphasis on sustainability in production.

04

Sale & Use

We then sell the finished water glasses through our online shop, through retailers across Europe or with an individual label to companies.

From our office in Berlin we take care of all your concerns, sales and marketing. Our drinking glasses are super sustainable, robust and dishwasher safe - with these great functions and lovely designs, we want to inspire you to sustainability that brings joy.

05

Recycling

If your CARRY Glass breaks, you can simply dispose of it in the glass recycling container. This way it will be added back to the glass cycle and new CARRYs can be created :)

Did you know that not all glass is the same? There are different types of glass and only soda-lime glass can be disposed of in the glass recycling containers. Everything else (window glass, borosilicate glass) cannot be recycled and belongs in the residual waste.

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From waste product to CARRY Glass

More sustainability in everyday life

At CARRY Bottles we produce sustainable everyday products that are meant to bring you joy. With our products we want to support you in making changes in your life step by step. And not with frustration and sacrifice, but with joy 🌻

That's why we have expanded our product portfolio to include upcycled drinking glasses - which allow you to toast with friends in a sustainable way, entertain guests at home and share your favorite moments.

Why do we make glasses from bottles?

Quite simply: because it's super obvious. We often have drinking bottles with flaws in the upper part of the bottle, but which otherwise meet all of our quality requirements. And we wanted to expand our range with a great product that makes it even easier for you to live a sustainable everyday life.

The CARRY Glasses are the result of our existing waste, creative thinking, our wishes and our demands on new products. Hopefully they will convince you as much as they did us 😊

Why are the drinking glasses not always available?

Our CARRY Glasses are an upcycling product because they are made from our CARRY Bottles with glass defects.

How many bottles have a glass defect always depends on the quality of the new batch of bottle blanks. This means that our inventory of our upcycled drinking glasses also fluctuates and they can temporarily be completely sold out.

Why do we use soda-lime glass?

Did you know that there are many different types of glass and that they are all suitable for different applications? Window panes, test tubes, wine bottles - different types of glass are used depending on the industry and requirements.

The conventional glass in the food industry is soda-lime glass - it is used for water, wine and beer bottles as well as jam jars. We also use soda-lime glass for our CARRY Bottles and CARRY Glasses!

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