Did You Know

That our very own glass is 100% recyclable and has the capability to be recycled again and again with loss in its quality or purity. This is something that no other food or drink package can do. Also, glass is made from abundantly available domestic materials, like sand, soda ash, limestone and “cullet,” which is the industry name for scrap glass. The only material that is used in larger than this cullet is actually sand. These materials are “batched,” or mixed and heated to a temperature of 2600-2800°Fahrenheit and then formed into the required shape. Glass makers benefit from recycling in lots of ways, recycled glass lowers emissions and the relentless consumption of raw materials, extending the life of plant equipment, like furnaces. London Glazing advise on recycling glass. Recycled glass containers are always needed because glass manufacturers require high-quality recycled container glass to meet market demands for new glass containers. More than 67% of all glass bottles and jars in europe go for recycling. This equates to 25 billion jars and bottles or 11 million tons being collected. The EU’s waste experts, after prevention and reuse, think that recycling is the best environmental option over energy recovery and landfill. London Glaziers are professionals with glass. Glass is derived from natural materials like sand, soda ash and limestone. Glass is not made from scarce resources like crude oil, so it helps to stop the exploitation of fossil fuels. Glass production needs energy to melt the raw materials and also the recycled glass but this is not from fossil fuels. With glass there is no need for any of it to be put into a landfill site or be incinerated because of its recyclability. This advantage gives glass the real chance to literally be a zero waste packaging material. Container Glass under EU law [1] is said to be inert and this means it is without risk of contaminating the environment. Also glass will not be found polluting the sea.