--- title: Alehouse Amber description: Drinking a cold one on a hot day. What could be nicer? Drop the empty into the recycling bin, kick back, and think how you just made the world a little better by sending that bottle on its way to a new life. 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What could be nicer? Drop the empty into the recycling bin, kick back, and think how you just made the world a little better by sending that bottle on its way to a new life. Who knew it was so easy? Glass Source Story Those bottles and jars that held refreshments can now be processed and put back into use. The glass in this mix is from your recycling bin. They could have gone to the landfill, but instead they are in this gorgeous Vetrazzo mix; Alehouse Amber.  ![](https://blog.vetrazzo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-1520223114-1.jpg?width=213&height=320&name=file-1520223114-1.jpg) ![](https://blog.vetrazzo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-1520223129-1.jpg?width=320&height=213&name=file-1520223129-1.jpg) ![](https://blog.vetrazzo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-1520223159-1.jpg?width=213&height=320&name=file-1520223159-1.jpg) ![](https://blog.vetrazzo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-1520223174-1.jpg?width=273&height=320&name=file-1520223174-1.jpg) ![](https://blog.vetrazzo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-1520223189-1.jpg?width=320&height=213&name=file-1520223189-1.jpg) ![](https://blog.vetrazzo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-1520223204-1.jpg?width=213&height=320&name=file-1520223204-1.jpg) [![AA-300x300](https://blog.vetrazzo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AA-300x300.jpeg?width=300&name=AA-300x300.jpeg)](https://blog.vetrazzo.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AA.jpg) Topics: [LEED](https://blog.vetrazzo.com/topic/leed), [Alehouse Amber](https://blog.vetrazzo.com/topic/alehouse-amber) ### Mindfully Made **Recycled Glass Countertops** Vetrazzo recycled glass surfaces were hatched in Berkeley, CA in 1996. 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