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Green Recycled Glass Chippings A vibrant, bottle-like green that catches the light differently as it moves across the day, Green Recycled Glass Chippings bring real life and depth to memorial gardens, eco-friendly designs and decorative projects. The colour is rich without being heavy, and the chippings carry a quiet sustainability story that customers increasingly look for. Every piece in the bag was once a glass bottle or jar destined for landfill. A green choice in every sense. Where Green Recycled Glass Chippings work The vivid green tone has real flexibility across memorial, decorative and eco-led design work: Memorial products and grave dressing — used as a full blanket cover or contrast band, particularly suited to memorials where a natural, considered colour is wanted. Eco-friendly landscaping and decorations for projects where the recycled origin is part of the brief. Terrazzo and decorative concrete floors — blended with other Terrazzo range chippings such as cobalt blue, electric blue, white quartz or yellow recycled glass. Top dressing for planters and pots — particularly effective around silver-leaved plants, where the green creates a coordinated tonal scheme. Mosaics and craft panels where the angular shapes catch and refract light from different directions. How they’re made — and the sustainability story The process is fully circular. Used glass bottles and jars are collected, sorted, and melted at high temperature. A vibrant green dye is added to the molten glass, where it becomes part of the glass body itself rather than a surface coating. The material is cooled into sheets, crushed into angular fragments, and polished to remove sharp edges so the chippings are safe to handle by hand. The colour is locked into the glass, which means the chippings won’t fade in sunlight, won’t release pigment into surrounding soil or water, and won’t dull when wet. A grave dressed today will look exactly the same in five Irish winters’ time. Choosing them helps divert glass waste from landfill — bottles and jars that would otherwise have been thrown out instead become a long-lived decorative finish. Sizes, packaging and how much to order Available in two graded sizes: a small mix of approximately 6 to 11 mm, and a large mix of 11 to 20 mm. Pick based on the look you want — smaller for a denser, finer surface; larger for more visible texture and reflection. Use case Coverage guide 1 × 25 kg bag ~0.25 m² at decorative depth (50 mm) 4 × 25 kg bags ~1 m² at decorative depth Average single Irish grave (full cover) ~6 × 25 kg bags 1 tonne (bulk bag) ~10–12 m² at decorative depth Use the Online Calculator to estimate the exact quantity for your area, or order a sample bag first if you want to test the green tone against an existing scheme. Blue and cobalt glass chippings are also available if you want to compare related colours from the same recycled-glass range before committing. FAQs Will the green colour fade in the Irish climate? No. The dye becomes part of the glass body during the melt, so the chippings are colourfast under sun, rain and frost. They look the same after several Irish winters as they do the day they arrive. Which size should I choose for an average Irish grave? Most memorial masons use the larger 11–20 mm size for full grave covers, where it provides a richer texture and more visible colour. The smaller 6–11 mm size is often chosen for memorial borders, kerb sets, or where a denser, finer finish is wanted. Are these chippings really recycled? Yes. They’re produced from 100% post-consumer recycled glass — bottles and jars that would otherwise be sent to landfill. Choosing them is a genuine eco-choice without compromising on colour or finish. Need a hand choosing the right size or comparing related colours? Call our team or use live chat. We’ve been advising memorial masons, landscapers and decorators across Ireland for over twenty years and we’re happy to talk you through your project.