Glass recycling is a crucial practice for all sizes and types of business since it is simple, inexpensive, and useful. Never throw it away; it can be recycled indefinitely. Whatever kind of glass your business generates, from bottles to windows, we can arrange for convenient collection and eco-friendly recycling. Moreover, businesses may do a lot to lower their carbon footprint by changing employee behavior, you may help create a more sustainable future by incorporating glass recycling into your business operations.
Glass Waste Management Services
No matter your business size or industry, Green City can provide you with glass containers, collection, and recycling services. We make sure your company is in compliance with the applicable waste management standards, regardless of whether you only have glass drinking bottles to recycle or a mixture of shattered windowpanes, jars, or any other kind of glass waste.
What is glass waste?
It is referring to any used or shattered glass products that are no longer usable. It may be anything from a shattered windowpane to empty bottle, beverage, and jam jars. If your business generated or used the glass and is disposing it, it is classified commercial glass waste.
How is glass recycled?
Glass is generally smashed after being washed or floated to remove labels and straws. If the glass is to be remelted into new glass, it will be color-sorted using an optical sorting process before being remelted. Otherwise, the crushed glass might be utilized in the construction sector as a secondary aggregate.
What are the benefits of recycling glass?
Reducing the emissions of hazardous gases that are routinely created during production. This contains sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, both of which contribute to climate change. When glass is recycled and reused for new bottles and jars, less energy is required to manufacture them, and 20% less air pollution is produced.
What is included as a glass waste?
● Plates and panes
● Jars – jam, honey, other products
● Bottles – used or broken bottles for drinks, oil, liquids
● Glassware – drinking glasses, vases, and broken or unneeded glassware
Glass is one of the few waste streams that can be recycled repeatedly without degrading in quality, and it requires much less energy to recycle it than to produce it, thus it's a significant energy-saving strategy.