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Clear Ornaments $9.00
3" diameter
COP:ORN-CLR Clear
COP:ORN-BL Blue
COP:ORN-GR Green
(Sorry - blue and green ornaments are out of stock)
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Glass from bottles from restaurants and homes was collected, sorted by color, crushed, washed, melted down,
tinted, and used to produce new blown glass ornaments, angels and Madonnas for you.
The Recycled Glass Cooperative of Cantel (COPAVIC) was formed in 1976 by the former
employees of an Italian-run recycled glass factory in the village of Cantel, near Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
The members applied for a loan, purchased land,
built the factory themselves, and constructed the heavy-duty kiln needed to melt glass.
The cooperative, with 23 members, has received technical and financial
assistance from development organizations in the U.S. and Germany.
The partners are all owners, and there is a master-apprentice system to help new members.
Profits are shared responsibly among the members.
The mission of this Guatemalan glass blowing cooperative is to improve their community.
The tremendous amount of heat generated in glass-making is also used to produce electricity,
and some of the crushed glass is added to the raw materials for road paving.
They have established medical access for their employees and
made it available to other businesses in the city.
(We also carry blown fruit bowls and fruit -
let us know if
you'd like to be informed when photos are available.)
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Frosted Ornaments $18.00
3" diameter
COP:ORN-CIR Circles
COP:ORN-STR Stars
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Hand-blown, Recycled Glass Angels and Madonnas |
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Large Angel |
6.5" high x 4" wide |
COP:ANGL-L |
$30.00 |
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Small Blue Angel |
4.25" high x 2.5" wide |
COP:ANGL-S |
$15.00 |
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Small Madonna |
4.75" high x 2" wide |
COP:MADONNA-S |
$17.00 |
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Large Madonna |
8" high x 2.75" wide |
COP:MADONNA-L |
$22.00 |
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Batavia, NY 14020
Tel: 585.343.4490
Fax: 585.344.3551
E-mail: sales@oneworldprojects.com
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