Belhaven has today announced a glass amnesty and is calling for the return of any drinking glasses which may have been inadvertently taken from its pubs.
The ‘no questions asked’ move comes as the industry is said to be on the brink of a global glass shortage, with stocks forecast to run out long before another potentially warm UK summer.
Stocks of the sand, used in the manufacture of glass, are at an all-time low. A combination of global warming, coastal erosion and political unrest in the Middle East have all impacted on the sand mining industry, putting enormous pressure on supplies. Sand pits are stretched and stockpiles, or dunes as they are more correctly called, are shrinking fast.
Sandy Dhunes from Belhaven explains, “Owing to the impending glass shortage, we are asking our customers, past and present, to return any glasses they may have accidentally taken home. We know it happens. After all, who among us has not at some stage in our lives been out for a few drinks and next day found a pub glass that has somehow made it home with us? I suspect if everyone opened their glass cupboard this morning to check, the majority will find a rogue pub glass tucked away somewhere towards the back.”
“I would urge anyone who has a pub glass at home to bring it back today. Otherwise we may have to ask customers to bring their own drinking vessels next time they come to the pub.”
That is as long as its April 1!
