Recycling of Glass

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    Abstract

    Glass is used for many purposes, but in the waste system glass is predominantly found in terms of beverage and food containers with a relatively short lifetime before ending up in the waste. Furthermore there is a large amount of flat glass used in building materials which also ends up in the waste system; this glass though has a long lifetime before ending up in the waste. Altogether these product types add up to 82% of the production of the European glass industry (IPCC, 2001). Recycling of glass in terms of cleaning and refilling of bottles as well as the use of broken glass in the production of new glass containers is well established in the glass industry. This chapter describes briefly howglass is produced and howwaste glass is recycled in the industry. Quality requirements and use of recycled products are discussed, as are the resource and environmental issues of glass recycling.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationSolid Waste Technology and Management
    VolumeVolume 1. Chapter 5.2
    Place of PublicationChichester, West Sussex, UK
    PublisherWiley
    Publication date2011
    Pages211-219
    ISBN (Print)978-1-405-17517-3
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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