New Water From Old Bottles

Old wine and beer bottles are being recycled to create clean drinking water in a revolutionary new water treatment process on trial in Edinburgh. A pilot project at Scottish Water's Marchbank treatment plant works in Edinburgh began recently. The system takes household glass, which has been cleansed and treated by local company Dryden Aqua, to act as a filter system for cleaning water supplied to the tap. Not only is the glass being put to good use, but early results indicates that it works just as well as existing sand filters. Partners in the project are: Dryden Aqua, water filter manufacturers, Mac-Glass, glass suppliers and Remade - Scotland assisted in establishing the scheme. WRAP funding has also been provided.