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HOW IS GLASS RECYCLED?
Last post 08-22-2008 7:21 AM by Jenin. 0 replies.
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08-22-2008 7:21 AM
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Jenin
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- The glass which is disposed in the rubbish bin will reach the landfills along with all other waste.
- Glass is recycled in all the glass banks around the globe.
- Many supermarkets have glass-recycling banks, enabling you to recycle glass on your weekly shop.
- Most home recycle bins, provided by your local council, usually accept glass.
- Glass
collected at the curbside is usually color separated on the vehicle or
is sold as mixed glass for color separation or for use in alternative
markets.
- Glass
from pubs and clubs is usually collected color separated in wheeled
bins, but often it is collected in mixed bins due to lack of space.
- Glass is usually separated into three colors. Brown, green and clear.
- Recycled
glass contains contaminants which must be removed before it is used to
make new containers. Metal, paper, plastic, organics, ceramic and
pyro-ceramic must all be removed. This is done using manual inspection
and high-tech equipment utilizing metal detectors, vacuums, crushers,
screens, lasers, digital cameras and even x-rays to detect and remove
contamination.
- Once
the recycled glass has been cleaned and prepared it is mixed with raw
materials and the whole process of glass product manufacturing begins
again.
- Recycling glass mainly constitutes of 6 major steps:
Ø Dumping Glass
Ø Commercial collection
Ø Removing contaminants
Ø Container making
FACTS
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Currently we landfill around 1,400,000 tonnes of glass each year. This is a real lost opportunity! -
100% of recycled glass can be used to make new glass bottles and jars, without any loss in quality. -
Green bottles are made with up to 90% recycled glass content. -
Can you believe that glass recycling in 2003 saved enough energy to launch 10 space shuttle missions?
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