玻璃是唯一一种可以回收且质量不降低的材料。这对环境的影响是巨大的，利用废弃玻璃（碎玻璃）制造新产品的过程中，每一步都节约了能源。首先，回收利用玻璃消除了制造新玻璃必须的自然资源开采和运输需求。用原材料制造玻璃时，熔炉必须达到1600°C才能熔化制成玻璃的核心成分(主要包 括硅砂、苏打灰和石灰石)。而用碎玻璃再加工成玻璃时，所需温度较低。制造每吨玻璃可节省约42千瓦时。这也意味着释放到大气中的二氧化碳要比用原材料制造玻璃少得多。鉴于温室气体时气候变化的主要成因，光是让温室气体减少，就让回收玻璃成为我们每个人都应该做的事情。

Another important environmental benefit of recycling glass is linked to one of the material’s most prized attributes: its durability. In the environment, waste glass can take thousands of years to decompose. In landfill, where it is protected from wind and rain, it can take up to a million years. By recycling in a closed-loop system we can divert glass from landfill where it takes up considerable amounts of valuable space.

尽管回收玻璃有着诸多令人信服的好处，但目前全球玻璃生产总量中，只有不到四分之一得到回收。碎玻璃会对工人和机器产生危害，当碎玻璃太小时，按颜色分类也变得很困难，成本也会增加，这些都成为了回收玻璃的阻碍。缺乏意识也是更有效率回收玻璃的一个重要阻碍。展览《100%》的目的是让博物馆观众认识到玻璃能循环再利用的特质，及此特质蕴含的改变地球的潜力。

除了向观众介绍玻璃回收的科学和技术外，本展览还聚焦在艺术家和设计师如何从旧玻璃中获取灵感。被升级改造的玻璃材料作为一种媒介，可以成为一种强有力的工具，用于表达环境可持续发展，时间循环往复等等任何主题。

这五个100% 集装箱内使用的砖块，是由取自上海玻璃博物馆和景德镇的玻璃废料和再生陶瓷制成的。这些砖是设计获奖产品 YIBRICK 的特别版。每年，上海玻璃博物馆的玻璃工作室产生大约1250公斤的玻璃废料。每一块砖包含0.14公斤的再生玻璃。总共有4824块砖用于集装箱,这相当于675.36公斤的再利用玻璃废料，或超过50%的年废料生产。在 100% 展览结束后，这些砖块将被重新利用，作为博物馆内的建筑材料。

In keeping with the exhibition’s focus on sustainability, 100% is a proudly zero-waste showcase. Exhibits comprising installations and digital elements will occupy a series of shipping containers already owned by Shanghai Museum of Glass, which will be dotted throughout the park. The containers will house predominantly pre- existing materials, as well as modular components to be used for future projects. The outdoor nature of the exhibition is a nod both to public health concerns, as well as the environment we share and protect through careful recycling.

100% signals Shanghai Museum of Glass’ commitment to the past, present, and future of glass. Housed in a former glass factory, since its inception in 2011 the institution has been engaged in showcasing the material’s potential across art, design, science, architecture, and more. Through living elements including artist studios, residencies, and workshops, the museum supports contemporary makers, as well as the next generation of creative glass professionals. With 100%, the museum cements its support for the broader and multifaceted glass industry in realizing its potential for steering society towards more sustainable lifestyles through glass.