3.4% of household garbage in Victoria was made up of glass that could have been recycled. (1998-99) (Source: EPA, 1999) 124 thousand tonnes of glass was recycled in Victoria in 1997-98. (Source: EPA, 1999) The recycling rate for glass for Australia was 44% (1998). (Source: ACI Glass Packaging, 2000) Recycling glass saves 74% of the energy it takes to make glass from raw materials. (Source: Grant, T et al 1999)