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Support for new unbreakable glass

Feb 7 2010 Sunday Sun

THESE prototype pint glasses could answer the prayers of pub landlords and drinkers.

Traditional pint glasses in pubs and clubs can quickly be turned from something used to enjoy a drink into a weapon capable of maiming and killing.

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On average in our region around one person a week suffers a disfiguring injury after being glassed.

That shocking figure led the Sunday Sun to launch our Last Orders On Glass campaign – which aimed to persuade landlords to ditch traditional pint glasses and replace them with unbreakable polycarbonate alternatives.

The polycarbonate glasses look the same as traditional glasses and are unbreakable – as proved when we drove a Transit van over one.

However, they failed to find favour with the majority of landlords who feared that punters wouldn’t be won over due to fears their favourite drink would be tainted with a plastic taste.

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