| The glass manufacturers consume a lot of energy | | | | into cullet or smaller pieces. Broken pieces are |
| in extraction as well as transportation of raw | | | | subsequently crushed, cleaned and sorted, ready |
| materials. During glass processing, materials are | | | | to be blended with different raw materials. |
| heated together to very high temperatures. | | | | Benefits associated with glass recyclingo About |
| Combustion of large amount of fossil fuel results | | | | 80% of glass that is recycled can be made into |
| in carbon dioxide emissions. To tackle the menace | | | | new glass storage containers.o Glass, unlike other |
| of atmospheric pollution, recycling of glass is the | | | | items like paper, may be infinitely recycled without |
| answer. Glass may be indefinitely recycled as a | | | | loss of quality or purity.o For creating new glass, |
| part of a hugely beneficial and simple process. If | | | | some substances like sand needs to be heated to |
| new bottles and jars are made with recycled | | | | very high temperatures - 2,600° Fahrenheit. |
| glass, energy consumption in the furnaces is | | | | Large amounts of energy are consumed resulting |
| reduced greatly. | | | | in pollution. This may be avoided if glass is |
| The glass recycling process | | | | recycled. Again since recycled glass is made into |
| Bottles, jars, and several other containers and | | | | "cullet", less energy is spent while melting it thus |
| many everyday products created out of glass | | | | giving rise to fewer pollutants in the atmosphere.o |
| may be recycled. After the glass has been picked | | | | Recycled glass may be used in different areas like |
| up, by the recycling truck, the process of | | | | manufacture of kitchen tiles, creation of sports |
| separating the colors begins. When glass is | | | | turf as well as providing sand for the depleted |
| transported to the recycling plant, it is broken up | | | | beaches. |