Tempered glass is recyclable but only at the manufacturing level. You can’t put it in your curbside recycling, but tempered glass byproducts can be de-tempered and repurposed in new products. So, yes, our claims of using 30% recycled glass are genuine, but we don’t want to create the impression you can simply chuck your old glass doors, cookware, or screen protectors into the recycling bin.

By using 30% recycled glass, we’re able to save tons of sand, literally. Our aluminosilicate glass is made from roughly 55-65% silica—a highly coveted type of sand that’s also used in everything from concrete and ceramics to golf courses and sports fields. That equates to a savings of X tons of sand, just for our lineup of iPhone 14 screen protectors, with even greater benefits for the future of the industry as our competitors scramble to develop their own recycled glass screen protectors.

Probably about 15%. According to a recycled glass market research report from The Insight Partners, “every 10% of recycled glass or cullet used in production results in an ~5% reduction in carbon emissions.” While we don’t have independently verified numbers from our factories, this figure is in line with what our manufacturing partners are reporting from the production of our Pure 3 screen protectors.