Recent News: Bottles
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WRAP offers guidance for plastic bottle collection
letsrecycle.com, January 31st
A technical guide to the collection of plastic bottles has been issued by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to help local authorities launch plastic bottle recycling or to boost collection rates. A number of key findings have been set out...Read more
Bottled up passion
China Daily, January 30th
By Han Bingbin (China Daily) Perfume bottle collector Cui Shaosong repeatedly apologizes for the state of his apartment, saying it's not suitable for visitors. The dwelling, which is less than 40 square meters, is filled with fragrances and crammed...Read more
Vintage Alco Pop? Maotai's Price Spiral
Wall Street Journal (blog), January 30thBy Dinny McMahon Two weeks before China's first auction dedicated to aged Maotai, China's most famous baijiu or white spirit, auctioneer Liu Xiaowei set the price of a 1982 vintage bottle at 10000 to 20000 yuan (roughly $1600 to $3200). Why 1982?...Read more
A lifelong passion
Ludington Daily News, January 27thHe has a bottle collection that includes a one-of-a-kind soda pop bottle that many are interested in. He has a collection of Pere Marquette Railroad table service items, again something many are interested in. Then there's the clay pipes found over the...Read more
New Jersey Antique Bottle Show
MyCentralJersey.com, January 25thThe New Jersey Antique Bottle Club is a non-profit organization that promotes the history of bottles and glass. New Jersey has a strong history in the production of glass dating back to the 1700s and the society is especially interested in documenting...Read more
Just Folks: Bottle collector leads trip through local dairy history
Lebanon Daily News, January 16thBy LES STEWART John Eisenhauer holds one of the more unusual items in his milk bottle collection, a 10-quart bottle from a Philadelphia-area dairy. (Les Stewart / Lebanon Daily News) John Eisenhauer could teach a history class about Lebanon County's...Read more
Museum showcases antique bottles in new exhibit
Ramona Sentinel, January 14thThe late John English had a passion for antique bottles, and his collection has been donated in his memory to the Ramona Pioneer Historical Society and the Guy B. Woodward Museum. A total of 120 bottles are on display for viewing by the public in the...Read more
Old glass draws onlookers
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, January 12thBill Mitchell and Mike Seeliger show their collection of historical glass at the 43rd annual Suncoast Antique Bottle Show at the Manatee Civic Center in Palmetto. The allure of brightly colored bottles and antiques drew a crowd interested in viewing...Read more