From the Blue Bag LLC

 

From the Blue Bag is a recycle giftware company that raises the awareness of recycling with/for local businesses through the creation of new, functional items from discarded glass containers (bottles).

 

We accomplish our green initiative and recycling mission in two ways.  First, we educate local businesses on the importance and value of recycling and provide them with a means for them to recycle their glass containers.  We also help them in setting up a viable recycling program, all of which makes their business more sustainable and environmentally friendly.  Second, we transform their discarded glass items into food functional serving ware, including serving trays, bowls, and centerpieces made from recycled bottles.  From the Blue Bag starts with the recycled bottles and creates functional art by melting the bottles in a kiln at over 1500 degrees. We then temper them, which enables them to go into the oven, freezer and dishwasher. We are also able to customize our products by engraving a personal message onto them with our laser engraver.  As part of our ongoing and holistic approach to recycling, we also take discarded packing materials and used them to ship our products along with having all our boxes and packing materials returned back to be reused.  We also are continually exploring new and different ways to extend and continue our green mission.

 

Serving Suggestions:

Cutting / Serving Tray or Dishes:  If you are serving a hard cheese

(cheddar) place the tray in the freezer it will keep the cheese cold for several hours.

To keep food warm while serving,

Warm tray in the oven, place tray in cold oven and warm to 175 degrees

Dishwasher Safe. ( keep cap on while washing put on top shelf of the dishwasher)

If water gets inside bottle let completely drain do not freeze or heat  bottle with water in it.

Dish will Break.

If engraving gets dull scrub with toothbrush and degreaser, ( Dawn)

 it will clean the oils out of the engraving

Any dishes with liquid can not go into the freezer, oven or dishwasher,

 but they can be chilled in the refrigerator.

Beaded bottles must be hand washed .