{"id":7008,"date":"2026-11-09T06:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/green-glass-recycling-initiative-lebanon-ggril-made-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T06:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:51:25","slug":"green-glass-recycling-initiative-lebanon-ggril-made-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/fr\/green-glass-recycling-initiative-lebanon-ggril-made-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Glass Recycling Initiative Lebanon (GGRIL) | Made in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Initiative turning discarded Lebanese glass into mouth-blown jugs, carafes and vases made by traditional glassblowers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>GGRIL was set up in 2012 to stop green and amber glass from ending up in Lebanese landfills, where tens of millions of bottles were going each year. Cedar Environmental, led by engineer Ziad Abi Chaker, was one of its founding institutions. Rather than run its own plant, GGRIL supplies cleaned waste glass to the country&#x27;s remaining glassblowers, including the Khalifeh family workshop in Sarafand and glass factories in Tripoli, and sells what they make. After the August 2020 port explosion, it collected shattered window glass from damaged buildings and had it reblown into commemorative water jugs, carafes and cups. The range now includes traditional ibriks, wine carafes, cubic vases and lamp shades, and its packaging also uses Lebanese recycled glass and paper. Sales proceeds go back to the artisans.<\/p>\n<h2>Brand Information<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Brand Name<\/th>\n<td>Green Glass Recycling Initiative Lebanon (GGRIL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Founded<\/th>\n<td>2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Founders<\/th>\n<td>Ziad Abi Chaker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Products<\/th>\n<td>Jugs and pitchers, carafes, vases, cups, bottles, lamp shades, ibriks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Where to Buy<\/th>\n<td>Online shop at ggril.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Website<\/th>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ggril.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ggril.org<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<td>Initiative turning discarded Lebanese glass into mouth-blown jugs, carafes and vases made by traditional glassblowers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Green Glass Recycling Initiative Lebanon (GGRIL) at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Set up in 2012 to keep glass bottles out of landfills<\/li>\n<li>Works with the Khalifeh glassblowers in Sarafand and factories in Tripoli<\/li>\n<li>Reblew glass from Beirut blast-damaged windows into jugs and cups<\/li>\n<li>Proceeds go back to the glassblowing artisans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who is behind Green Glass Recycling Initiative Lebanon (GGRIL)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ziad Abi Chaker<\/strong> (Founder). Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ourstosave.substack.com\/p\/environmental-solutions-are-growing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ourstosave.substack.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Is GGRIL glass really handmade?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Traditional glassblowers melt the recycled glass and shape each piece by mouth-blowing, so sizes and colors vary slightly.<\/p>\n<h3>Where does the glass come from?<\/h3>\n<p>Discarded green and amber bottles collected in Lebanon, and after the 2020 port blast, broken window glass from damaged buildings.<\/p>\n<h3>How can I buy GGRIL pieces?<\/h3>\n<p>The initiative sells its jugs, carafes, vases and other items through its online shop at ggril.org.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources and further reading<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sources\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/en\/features\/2020\/09\/22\/In-Lebanon-blasted-Beirut-windows-turned-into-traditional-glassware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Arabiya: Blasted Beirut windows turned into traditional glassware<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bam.agendaculturel.com\/explore\/handicrafts\/green-glass-recycling-initiative-lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BAM: Green Glass Recycling Initiative Lebanon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ggril.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GGRIL (official site)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourstosave.substack.com\/p\/environmental-solutions-are-growing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ours to Save: Environmental solutions growing out of Lebanon&#x27;s collapse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initiative turning discarded Lebanese glass into mouth-blown jugs, carafes and vases made by traditional glassblowers. 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