La Mediterranea. A Spanish glassware company

 who set up business   in 1975 in Valencia, 

with the specific intention of making beautiful 

 products from recycled glass.

Their mission statement was strikingly simple:

 ‘Do a good job, respecting both the 

environment and individuals’.

To date this clear aim has served them well,

they have been recognised with over 30 awards

 for design and manufacturing

 excellence and export to 70 countries around the world. 

They have two product lines, Vidreco, 

a collection of practical products for daily use,

 all made from 100% recycled glass and La Mediterranea,

 a more decorative design collection,

 which uses 95% recycled glass and ceramics. 

The glass is mostly sourced from urban

 recycling bins and they are currently

 totalling recycled glass consumption of more

 than 5 million kilos per year. 

They use top designers who produce

 new collections each year

 and also collaborate on projects with

 other well known designers,