Why are wine bottles green? Why are beer bottles brown? Why are medicine bottles blue? The answers to these questions speak volumes about American culture and design. For instance, bottles for wine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ekely / E+ via Getty Images Whether you are a collector, digger, trader or someone who just loves the look of a few old bottles ...

Old, colorful bottles line a window of Fred Bjork’s Colorado Springs home. “The morning sun hits this wall and puts on a rainbow effect,” he says. “That’s one reason people collect bottles.” The ...

Looking for a holiday gift for the gardener who has everything? How about a bottle tree? The decorative “trees” — with colored glass bottles for “branches” — are a tradition in the rural South and the ...

While empty wine bottles don't need much to turn into decor (just insert flowers inside), this creative DIY turns them into ...

According to the Town of Amherst and its partner Modern Disposal, it's getting too expensive to recycle certain items. Specifically, colored glass. So, now you will have to toss most of those wine and ...