The art of making recycled glass beads is a legacy that been sustained by the Krobo people for many years. The artisan who makes these African beads has trained to break old glass into small pieces before putting the glass powder in a special oven-proof mold and heating at high temperature. The result is an environmentally friendly bead that is made from scrap glass and old drink bottles. Ghana in West Africa is the place where many of these great beads are produced to this day.